More than a mere subsistence activity, fish smoking on Benin’s coast is a real entrepreneurial activity in the daily life of many actors. It certainly offers them many permanent jobs, but it also causes health discomforts. Immersed in this world, on the smoking sites of Cotonou, Sémè and Ouidah, our…
The decline in fish production and the growing population are leading to a serious deterioration in Benin’s fish supply conditions. Against this background, fish farming is a bulwark to supplement inland fishing. However, feeding farmed fish is often a difficult equation to solve. It calls for fishmeal, a commodity whose…
Faced with the increasing scarcity of fish and to meet their needs of animal proteins and enhance the flavour of their cuisine, the populations of southern Benin are heavily engaged in harvesting shellfish. Along the shores of Lake Nokoué in Cotonou, along the coastal lagoon of Djebadji and in the…