Khaled Sherif, vice-president of African Development Bank (AfDB), announced new investment strategies like providing high-yielding seeds and making large farms more productive to boost up Africa’s agriculture sector during the 52nd session of AfDB annual meetings in Gujarat, India, which was held from 22 to 26 May

Eritrea has been issued a US$15mn grant by The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost fisheries sector and nutrition to be distributed

Algeria and Mauritania have expressed willingness to develop cooperation in the fishing sector by promoting scientific research and exchange of expertise

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification has been awarded to a leading Madagascan shrimp farm, located in Mahajamba, on the north-west coast

Overfishing by foreign vessels is driving many species towards extinction and destroying the livelihoods of fishing communities in countries such as Ghana, Liberia and Mauritania, said the London-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI)