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Fisheries Commission lauds government’s Aquaculture for Food and Jobs initiative (News Ghana)

January 12, 2022


News Ghana published an article stating that the Tilapia Seed (Tiseed) module has had a significant impact on fish production as well, thereby creating numerous job opportunities for the youth in the region. Hanson Kodzo Dzamefe Jnr, the Bono Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission has lauded the government’s flagship Aquaculture for Food and Jobs (AFJ) program explained the Tiseed module targeted hatcheries to develop quality tilapia fingerlings, saying “this particular module is being implemented in collaboration with the CSIR-Water Research Institute, IFPRI, and the Royal Technical Institute.”  

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