For this slide of the month our West Africa team has done in-depth research on the fish sector in Ghana. The value chain analysis shows that despite partly very modern and efficient fish production there is still a huge food loss during processing, packaging and logistics. This challenge means also a great potential for investments to reduce food waste where africon together with the SAVE FOOD initiative are strongly committed. Please do not hesitate to contact us directly for any further information on this opportunity!

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Source:africonresearchGhana(2018)
Fish value chain analysis: Example Ghana
Fish waste can be classified into waste during farming, waste during
processing, waste after processing and waste after consuming.
Type
Description
Stakeholders
Post-consumptionProcessing, Packaging
& Logistics
Post-harvest
handling & storage
Aquaculture Production
• Mortality • Wasted guts • Excess fish • Wasted bones
Causes
• Force Majeure in lakes
such as rain, heat and
floods.
• Pond construction in in-
land farming.
• SSFF
• Environmental interest
groups
Opportunity
• Mortal fish into fish oil
• Fish insalting
• Fish guts are regularly
removed to meet
market demands
• SSFF
• Processing companies
• Liver, which makes 20%
of the guts is nutritious.
• Rest 80% of guts can
processed as feed.
• Large/Medium farms
experiencing excess
supply in fish.
• Unmatched Supply vs.
Demand
• L/MFF
• Processing
companies
• Value added
products.
• (i.e. Frozen fillet)
• Natural habits of
throwing bones
• Restaurants
• Waste collectors
• Bone grinding into
feed.
Fish Waste
Waste share 12% 30% 50% 8%