While tilapia is only just now making inroads into the European and US markets, the fish hails from ancient traditions in Egypt.

The country is now the world's second largest tilapia producer.

However, while growth is rapid, the farms still face a number of challenges, Alaa Badr, a nutritionist at the Egyptian feed producer Hendrix Misr, told IntraFish.

Click here to see photos of tilapia production in Egypt and of ancient drawings showing the fish's presence in Pharaonic Egypt.

The photos were supplied by Hendrix Misr.

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This article is a stub from the February issue of Fish Farming International.

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