Our Ecohub Countries

Making Waves in Aquaculture

Our EcoHubs are the hotspots for innovation. We’re merging cutting-edge tech with eco-friendly practices to create waves in sustainable aquaculture!

Akosombo, Ghana

Tropical savanna ; few farms; no climate tech; high unemployment; fish products; targets women & youth.

Hathala , Kenya

Temp: 20-30°C; moderate rain; flat lands; targets women and youth; high unemployment & social challenges.

Magu, Tanzania

Temp: 18-35°C; moderate rain; springs and rivers; rice, maize, cotton; feed quality, fish protein demand.

Abbassa, Egypt

Semi-desert; land and water scarcity, mainly dependent on fresh Nile water; increasing demand for aquaculture products.

Living Labs

Where Nature Meets Innovation

Lake Victoria in Kenya

Rio fish assist 4 womens’ groups consisting of 25 women each, who have 26 fish cages (HDPE cages of 10 m diameter and metallic cages - 5 m3) for fish farming and 500 women to access fish

Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Sengerema): Rainfall 700-1200 mm/year. Livelihoods: fishing, small-scale cage farming, paddy, cattle, maize. Soil: medium to poor fertility, poor water retention. Challenges: declining fish catches, land scarcity, high population density, excessive livestock.

Lake Victoria in Uganda

Lake Victoria, Uganda: 25-28ºC, 1000 mm rainfall, large aquaculture farms. Challenges: malnutrition, unemployment, poor technology, waste, and livelihoods. Beneficiaries: malnourished community.

Lake Volta in Ghana

Ghana, Lake Volta: Dominant cages are 5x5x5/4 meters, stocking 5000-8000 fingerlings. Initial stocking size: >5 kg.

Katima Muliro in Namibia

Namibia, Katima Mulilo Area-I-Shams Farm; Temperature 20-40°C, rainfall 500-600 mm. Main livelihoods: fisheries and subsistence agriculture. Challenges: low water levels during drought, lack of aquaculture expertise, high unemployment. Target: unemployed youth and women.

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Keeping Track

Work Packages

We organize our projects into precise, manageable segments, driving efficiency and innovation.

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WP1 – Project Management

1.1 Operational and financial management
1.2 Monitoring project progress
1.3 Internal project meeting
1.4 Project management tool
1.5 Ethical, gender and environment issues

WORK PACKAGE 1 66%
WP2 – Establishing ECOHUBS and living lab cages in African countries

2.1 Scoping & installation of ECOHUBS
2.2 Construction of ponds
2.3 Installation of the processing rooms

WP2 48%
WP3 – ECOHUBS eco-farmed fish, feed and post-harvest technologies and living lab cagescages

3.1 Tilapia and catfish innovative production
3.2 Production of sustainable feeds
3.3 Post-harvest handling and processing
3.4 Optimizing living LAB aquaculture cages

WP3 25%
WP4 – Optimization of production of selected spirulina species and processing

4.1 Selection/production of spirulina strains
4.2 Innovative processing of spirulina

WP4 56%
WP5 – Optimization of selected insect species production and post-harvest processing

5.1 Crickets and black soldier flies
5.2 Sustainable harvesting of wild locusts
5.3 Sustainable processing of products

WP5 54%
WP6 – Up-cycling waste nutrients from fish by-products, spirulina and insects

6.1 Novel products: solar drying/extrusion
6.2 Non-conventional value-added products

WP6 44%
WP7 – Validation of quality, acceptance, LCA and certification of products

7.1 Quality & safety
7.2 Sensory nutritional and acceptability
7.3 Consumer/socio-economic analysis
7.4 Consumer acceptance
7.5 Environmental assessment
7.6 Certification programme

WP7 51%
WP8 – Training and Dissemination

8.1 Baseline survey
8.2 Data/knowledge management infrastructure
8.3 Design/Development of training material
8.4 Training activities
8.5 Dissemination and liaison activities
8.6 Business model for ECOHUBS

WP 8 51%
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Our Objectives
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"Revolutionizing Africa's future through sustainable aquaculture and innovative technology, fostering resilience and prosperity across the continent."

"Sustainable aquaculture feeds the world."

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