Fish feed production line. Ghana’s fish consumption requirement is about 720,000 metric tonnes however, fish supply stands at 400,000 annually. Ghana has a natural potential for aquaculture, yet after years of adoption, aquaculture’s contribution to the economy has been quite low.

Feed prices were high in 2012, with 30-35 percent protein feeds at about US$1.3/kg, and fry and fingerling feeds up to US$3-3.5/kg. ... View in full-text.

Oct 2, 2017 · PDF | On Oct 2, 2017, Francis A. Anani and others published Production and use of farm-made fish feeds by small-scale pond fish farmers in Ghana | Find, read and cite all the research you need on

Sep 15, 2023 · Several large-scale feed companies such as Aller Aqua, Skretting, Unga Feeds, Durante, and Raanan Feeds produce fish feeds in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia ( Aqua Spark, 2023; Ragasa et al., 2023a ). However, fish feeds remain very costly, especially for smaller producers.

cost of fish feed in Ghana is mostly responsible for the high costs of aquaculture production. Feed cost is 70% of the total production costs, and the imported feeds are mostly about 30 percent costlier than the locally-manufactured feeds [9]. Ghana presently has about 5,000 fish farmers operating approximately 19,000 fish ponds and cages [19].

Ghana's aquaculture sector has seen significant growth in recent years, due to the government/World Bank-funded fisheries program through Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD