News Germany, October 2025: Review of the Brown Shrimp Management Plan’s implementation COFAD is reviewing the implementation of the North Sea Brown Shrimp Management Plan from the Brown Shrimp Cooperative MSC Group consisting of three units, Dutch, German and Danish vessels catching brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) in the North Sea. Uganda, December 2025: Strengthening commercial aquaculture in Uganda (SCA) - project launch Four (4) year project launches in December 2025. COFAD-led consortium will deliver comprehensive initiative to address sectoral challenges faced by the aquaculture sector in Uganda. Germany, September 2025: Preparation of the final implementation report and a citizen information document on the EMFF COFAD is preparing the final implementation report on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2014-2020 funding period and a citizen information document on the content of the report. African Union, October 2025: Collecting existing relevant information in African Union member states and institutions on the state of marine and inland fish stocks COFAD is implementing a short-term study to gather existing information on freshwater and marine fish stocks in five African regions and deduce measures for capacity building. Madagascar, July 2025: Launch of a project to strengthen sustainable cage aquaculture practices A new initiative to modernise environmental regulations and monitoring for cage aquaculture in Madagascar kicked off on 1st of July 2025. Funded by GIZ, the project aims to bolster food security while protecting ecosystems. Rwanda, 2025: Development of best practice guiding documents for fisheries and aquaculture sector On behalf of the Kwihaza project, COFAD has developed key guiding documents to support the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Rwanda. Western Indian Ocean, 2025: Implementation of Blue Economy for WE4D In coastal regions of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique the COFAD team is working closely with local communities to develop socially and environmentally sustainable livelihoods addressing a wide array of topics from mangrove restoration to seaweed farming. Zambia, April 2025: COFAD secures contract for aquaculture training and support for small-scale armers in Luapula Province COFAD is proud to announce its new contract to provide aquaculture training and follow-up loops for small-scale farmers in Luapula Province, Zambia, under the GIZ Global Programme Sustainable Aquatic Food. This project aims to enhance sustainable aquaculture practices and boost local food security. Senegal, May 2025: COFAD gets awarded a contract to support the development of aquaculture centres and an aquaculture training programme COFAD has been awarded a major contract to provide technical assistance for the development of aquaculture centers and the implementation of a comprehensive training programme for producers in Senegal. This project, funded by the World Bank, aims to boost aquaculture production and create thousands of jobs in the sector. Morocco, March 2025 - COFAD was awarded a contract for fisheries and mariculture value chain analysis COFAD has been contracted by the World Bank to conduct a fisheries and mariculture value chain analysis in Morocco as part of the North Africa Blue Economy and Coastal Management (MENA Blue) Maghreb - Phase II initiative. The project is meant to identify investment opportunities, necessary policy reforms and strategies to improve the sector's performance while promoting sustainability and climate resilience. Show more
Germany, October 2025: Review of the Brown Shrimp Management Plan’s implementation COFAD is reviewing the implementation of the North Sea Brown Shrimp Management Plan from the Brown Shrimp Cooperative MSC Group consisting of three units, Dutch, German and Danish vessels catching brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) in the North Sea.
Uganda, December 2025: Strengthening commercial aquaculture in Uganda (SCA) - project launch Four (4) year project launches in December 2025. COFAD-led consortium will deliver comprehensive initiative to address sectoral challenges faced by the aquaculture sector in Uganda.
Germany, September 2025: Preparation of the final implementation report and a citizen information document on the EMFF COFAD is preparing the final implementation report on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2014-2020 funding period and a citizen information document on the content of the report.
African Union, October 2025: Collecting existing relevant information in African Union member states and institutions on the state of marine and inland fish stocks COFAD is implementing a short-term study to gather existing information on freshwater and marine fish stocks in five African regions and deduce measures for capacity building.
Madagascar, July 2025: Launch of a project to strengthen sustainable cage aquaculture practices A new initiative to modernise environmental regulations and monitoring for cage aquaculture in Madagascar kicked off on 1st of July 2025. Funded by GIZ, the project aims to bolster food security while protecting ecosystems.
Rwanda, 2025: Development of best practice guiding documents for fisheries and aquaculture sector On behalf of the Kwihaza project, COFAD has developed key guiding documents to support the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Rwanda.
Western Indian Ocean, 2025: Implementation of Blue Economy for WE4D In coastal regions of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique the COFAD team is working closely with local communities to develop socially and environmentally sustainable livelihoods addressing a wide array of topics from mangrove restoration to seaweed farming.
Zambia, April 2025: COFAD secures contract for aquaculture training and support for small-scale armers in Luapula Province COFAD is proud to announce its new contract to provide aquaculture training and follow-up loops for small-scale farmers in Luapula Province, Zambia, under the GIZ Global Programme Sustainable Aquatic Food. This project aims to enhance sustainable aquaculture practices and boost local food security.
Senegal, May 2025: COFAD gets awarded a contract to support the development of aquaculture centres and an aquaculture training programme COFAD has been awarded a major contract to provide technical assistance for the development of aquaculture centers and the implementation of a comprehensive training programme for producers in Senegal. This project, funded by the World Bank, aims to boost aquaculture production and create thousands of jobs in the sector.
Morocco, March 2025 - COFAD was awarded a contract for fisheries and mariculture value chain analysis COFAD has been contracted by the World Bank to conduct a fisheries and mariculture value chain analysis in Morocco as part of the North Africa Blue Economy and Coastal Management (MENA Blue) Maghreb - Phase II initiative. The project is meant to identify investment opportunities, necessary policy reforms and strategies to improve the sector's performance while promoting sustainability and climate resilience.
