Climate Smart Production and Demonstration Systems
By demonstrating and supporting climate-smart aquaculture systems that improve productivity, water use, biosecurity, training, and farmer learning, TCoE provides practical aquaculture systems designed specifically for African conditions.
Aquaculture systems must be productive, commercially realistic and environmentally responsible. Farmers and investors need to see technologies working in practice before they commit capital or change production methods.
TCoE is developing demonstration systems that let farmers, students, researchers, investors and policymakers learn from real production environments — showing what works, what it costs, how it is managed and where each technology is most appropriate.
Demonstration and advisory areas
Six production systems
Pond production systems
Pond design, preparation, stocking, feeding, fertilisation, water quality, grading and harvesting.
Cage production support
Site planning, stocking, feeding, sampling, grading, health monitoring and production records.
RAS and nursery systems
Controlled systems for hatchery, nursery and training — water treatment, oxygenation, stocking density and biosecurity.
Biofloc systems
Biofloc as a climate-smart system for water efficiency, nutrient cycling and intensive production.
In-pond raceway systems
Raceway-style production for improved control, water movement and farmer learning.
Environmental and water-use
Better water quality, waste handling, effluent management, energy planning and environmental compliance.
Why it matters
Climate-smart aquaculture is about choosing the right system for the site, farmer, market, water source, skill level and investment capacity. TCoE helps partners make these decisions on practical evidence rather than assumptions.