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International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium

Conservation, management and sustainable utilisation of Artemia biodiversity

Webinar on the history of Artemia activities in Africa

30 July 2022 Various | 11108 views | Resource management, Country status

The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute in partnership with the International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium hosted a webinar on the History of Artemia in Africa on 4 May 2022. This was necessitated by the fact that Artemia production has been ongoing on the continent for more than four decades, similar to Asia, but without any distinctive levels of success. The world demand for Artemia cysts has continued to increase and annual consumption is now estimated at 3,500 – 4,000 tonnes with Asia being the largest producer and consumer globally while Africa lags behind in both production and utilisation, despite Artemia having been introduced on the two continents at the same time. Diverse levels of Artemia activities in different African countries were presented, to take stock of where the continent is, explore opportunities and address the various challenges impeding the production and utilisation of Artemia for improved livelihoods and overall aquaculture development in Africa.

Video recordings of the presentations and the report of the webinar are linked below.

Programme

  • Welcome remarks
    Eric Okuku, KMFRI Mombasa Centre Director
  • Aim of the workshop
    Patrick Sorgeloos, Artemia Reference Center, Belgium
  • Introduction of Artemia in Keyna
    Prof. Rasowo, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya & Eddy Naessens, INVE Aquaculture, Belgium
  • History of Artemia activities in Kenya
    Morine Mukami, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
  • History of Artemia activities in Tunisia
    Mohamed Salah Romdhane, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Tunisia
  • History of Artemia activities in Libya
    Gilbert Van Stappen, Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium
  • History of Artemia activities in Uganda
    Martin Serrwanda, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda
  • History of Artemia activities in Tanzania
    Imani Kapinga, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania
  • History of Artemia activities in Mozambique
    Rafael Rafael, Aquaculture Research Center, Mozambique
  • History of Artemia activities in South Africa
    Horst Kaiser, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
  • History of Artemia activities Algeria, eritrea, Namibia, Madagascar and Botswana
    Patrick Sorgeloos, Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Q&A discussion, conclusions and recommendations
  • Closing remarks
    Simon Wilkinson, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

Report

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In this collection

Introduction, welcome remarks and aim of the workshop

Presentation by Betty Mindraa Nyonje, Eric Okuku (Director, KMFRI) and Patrick Sorgeloos at the "Webinar on the History of Artemia activities in Africa".

Introduction of Artemia in Kenya

Presentation by Prof. Rasowo, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya & Eddy Naessens, INVE Aquaculture, Belgium, at the "Webinar on the History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia in Kenya

Presentation by Morine Mukami, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in Tunisia

Presentation by Mohamed Salah Romdhane, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Tunisia, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in Libya

Presentation by Gilbert Van Stappen, Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in Uganda

Presentation by Martin Serrwanda, Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in Tanzania

Presentation by Mani Kapinga, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania.

History of Artemia activities in Mozambique

Presentation by Rafael Rafael, Aquaculture Research Center (CEPAQ, Mozambique, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in South Africa

Presentation by Horst Kaiser, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

History of Artemia activities in Algeria, Eritrea, Namibia, Madagascar and Botswana

Presentation by Patrick Sorgeloos, Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Belgium, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Q&A, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations

Panel discussion at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".

Closing remarks

Closing remarks by Simon Wilkinson, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, at the "Webinar on History of Artemia Activities in Africa".