Fish and Food Security in Africa

By Christophe Béné, S. Heck. 2005

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Climate change impacts on fisheries in West Africa: implications for economic, food and nutritional security (2012, background): “In West African coastal countries, the percentage of dietary protein from fish relative to other animal proteins can be very high with some at more than 50%, e.g. 62% in Gambia and 63% in both Ghana and Sierra Leone (Béné and Heck 2005).”
Feeding the poor: Contribution of West African fisheries to employment and food security (2015, methodology): “…de Carvalho, 2010) and 2007 (30 kg capita 1 year 1) (Scopa et al., 2007) and compared to the apparent consumption of 21.4 kg capita 1 year 1 (B en e and Heck, 2005). catches), b) increased purchasing power (income and employment in the artisanal sector) and thus diversifying household diet by…”
Tilapia – An Excellent Candidate Species for World Aquaculture: A Review (2019, background): “Till a few past years, most of tilapia production was consumed locally, with Africa and Asia as developing countries.”