Until recently, few African governments saw aquaculture as a priority. In addition, the focus of many donors was on building and stocking small ponds to produce fish for local consumption, rather than engaging expertise to provide something on a larger scale, and encouraging commercial market development. Whilst valuable for the immediate beneficiaries, small pond developments produce low quantities of fish, and left in the hands of local communities, many such projects have failed due to a lack of technical expertise.
Conversely,
