Benchmarking Catfish Feeds in West and Central Africa
Catfish farming in Africa has grown into a vital industry, improving food security, providing livelihoods, and promoting sustainable aquaculture practices. With a continuous production increase over the past years, this fish is prepared and enjoyed in many ways across the various western and central sub-Saharan nations.
However, stagnating fish prices and economic headwinds have made it difficult for many farms to make a sizeable profit with catfish farming. There are even reports of farms closing owing to lack of profitability.
We wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the economics of catfish farming and therefore a long-term trial with African catfish was undertaken under common farming conditions in Cameroon.
We tested our ALLER CLARIA FLOAT line against local competitors for a duration of 28 weeks at 25
The result showed that fish fed ALLER CLARIA FLOAT had the lowest mortality and were 59% heavier resulting in the highest economic profit index for the farmer, because bigger fish fetch better prices on the market.
