Nutreco-owned Skretting, the world's largest aquaculture feed producer, is eyeing East Africa as the next big frontier for production and sales on the African continent.

This comes despite the African aquaculture sector contending with somewhat of a slowdown after years of rapid growth.

The optimism is founded in increasing numbers of aquaculture projects coming online, Nutreco Managing Director for Africa Rob Kiers told IntraFish.

"We see good prospects in East Africa meaning Kenya, Uganda are doing quite well, especially around Lake Victoria," Kiers said.