Nutreco and its parent company SHV are partnering with FoodTechAfrica and African Parks on an initiative to promote sustainable aquaculture in Africa.

In addition to financial investments, Nutreco and SHV will contribute their deep knowledge and experience in creating sustainable ways to feed the future, while also driving forward conservation-led economies. The first project under the initiative, the Gishanda Fish Farm in Rwanda, opened this week and will help meet Rwanda’s growing demand for protein.

The sustainable aquaculture initiative started as a cooperative effort between FoodTechAfrica, a public-private partnership headed by Larive International focused on improving food security in East Africa, of which Nutreco’s Skretting aquaculture business line is a partner, and African Parks, a leading conservation organisation that manages a diverse portfolio of 22 protected areas. It will focus on helping solve challenges within the aquaculture supply chain in Africa by promoting protein production in lakes outside of the parks. SHV will make a financial investment in the project.  Nutreco, through its Middle East and Africa business, will act as sponsor and feed partner, contributing its world-leading specialist expertise in nutritional feeds for fish and in sustainable production.