With a dense hydrographic network and exploitable water bodies with a total area of nearly 35,000 km², Cameroon has a large potential for fish production. In this country, since 2006, APDRA has been supporting the development of fish farming integrated into the farming systems of family farms. Based on the natural productivity of the pond food web, the production - a tilapia-based polyculture (Oreochromis niloticus) - is mostly market-oriented, although it also partly contributes to family self-consumption.
Up to 2015, about 150 fish farmers in the Central and Eastern regions were beneficiaries of the various projects implemented by APDRA. Subsequently, the association decided to refocus its intervention on the Eastern region, where the quantities of fish produced are still well below potential, particularly because of the lack of fry.
To carry out its actions, APDRA works in partnership with the Association Camerounaise pour la promotion et la gestion durable des ressources en eau et des systèmes aquacoles (ADESA).
Since July 2019, support for fish farmers is realized whithin the framework of the DeFiP program (Development of Fish Value Chain), mainly financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
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