The goal of the Promoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (ProSCAWA) project is to empower and transform the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Africa through enhanced Sino-Afro application of knowledge, sustainable technologies, and expertise in cage aquaculture. The project is funded by the China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility and led by WorldFish, a research institute dedicated to transforming aquatic food systems.

The project objectives are to: (i) empower rural communities through sustainable cage culture; (ii) enhance employment, incomes and nutritional status of rural households through productive and sustainable cage farming in water bodies; and (iii) establish links and partnerships for improved rural entrepreneurship and livelihoods. Photo credit: ProSCAWA Fish Hub Ghana Strengthening rural livelihoods in Ghana and Nigeria through small-scale cage aquaculture: The ProSCAWA project ProSCAWA works in collaboration with two private sector companies in Ghana and Nigeria, ProSCAWA Fish Hub and Orisha Farms, respectively, to develop the capacity of fish farmers, and businesses for sustainable cage culture farming systems in Nigeria and Ghana with a focus on enhancing employment, incomes, and nutritional status of rural households through productive and sustainable small-scale cage farming in water bodies. This is to be achieved by:

1. Supporting smallholder farmers with cage culture materials to establish demonstration sites.

2. Providing Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) fish seeds, nutritionally balanced feed and water quality equipment. 3. Training smallholder farmers on Best Management Practices (BMPs) on cage culture operations using the training of trainers approach.