By : Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam Lecturer, Department of Aquaculture, DMI St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi Campus, Republic of Malawi, Central Africa STATUS                 Potamonautes sidneyi (Rathbun, 1904) was first described from “Natal, southern Africa” (presently KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa). P. sidneyi (Rathbun, 1904) was established Freshwater crabs (Potamidae, Potamonautidae, Gecarcinucidae, Parathelphusidae, Pseudothelphusidae, …

By Papa Demba Ndao et al, Biomedical Research Center Espoir Pour La Santé (CRB/EPLS), Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Saint-Louis, Senegal As part of an effort to use biological control against human schistosomiasis, post-larval production of the prawn Macrobrachium vollenhovenii was carried out in a hatchery. This species is a freshwater …

By Mustapha ABA, Researcher, Aquaculture, Fish Nutrition, Morocco. In the African continent, as an important part of the agri-food system, aquaculture has considerable potential to contribute to the goal of reducing food and nutrition insecurity in Africa, but also to generating employment and reducing poverty. Given the potential demand for …