Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses

By: Ekta Patel, International Livestock Research Institute ; Eric Teplitz, Cornell University, and Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University, The Conversation

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Published: November 19, 2025

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By Ekta Patel, International Livestock Research Institute ; Eric Teplitz, Cornell University, and Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University

Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms – is the world’s fastest-growing food production system.

The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured by production value.

Over the past 10 years in Lake Victoria, shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, aquaculture …

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