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The FASA project prioritizes work in Nigerian, Zambian, and Kenyan regions that have high need and the potential for partnerships. The project has the primary goal of developing low-cost, highly nutritious fish feeds based on novel ingredients and enable 5,000 smallholder fish farmers in 3 African countries to test and adopt these ingredients and feeds, leading to increased income, improved food security, and reduce waste and pollution. Building off of a preliminary ingredients assessment in 2017-2018, the project aims to address the need for sustainable, equitable development of aquaculture in SSA, as well as the need for high-quality and local ingredients and fish feeds. The project seeks to address sustainability through the enhancement of local, sustainable ingredients and fish feeds through a circular economy approach. By recycling waste rather than discarding it, and removing ingredients from fish feeds that can be used in other contexts, this project has the ability to address improvements in human nutrition and food security without damage to the environment. Working with partner organizations, the project will research the nutrition requirements of improve strains of tilapia and African catfish. Based on feedback from lab analysis and stakeholder input, experimental fish feeds will be created for piloting. The knowledge obtained through this process will be synthesized into knowledge products and disseminated. It is expected that at least 6,000 end-users will benefit from the knowledge products and research created.
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