Egypt is the world's 8th-largest producer of fish, and the second largest for tilapia after China, according to figures by the UN Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FAO) -- most of it going into the domestic market. But while production levels have risen in the past three years, the sector is highly fragmented and still has several hurdles to jump to become a global leader in tilapia, industry experts told IntraFish.
It was only during the 1990s that Nile tilapia was rediscovered as an important aquaculture species, marking the beginnings of intensive-pond aquaculture in the country.
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