Aquaculture Association of Tanzania
AAT is the private-sector apex voice connecting farmers, processors, traders, researchers, government and partners to grow a competitive, inclusive and sustainable aquaculture industry.
Since becoming operational in 2017, AAT has represented producers, traders, exporters and processors while safeguarding private-sector interests in national and international conversations.
Tanzania will host World Aquaculture 2026 with AFRAQ26 from December 1-4, 2026. The conference and exposition will bring researchers, policymakers, farmers, investors and industry leaders together under the theme "Aquaculture Driving Blue Transformation."
Strengthening fish farmer organization and coordination through cluster formation, improved access to information, and better engagement with government and service providers for sustainable commercial aquaculture development.
Policy, legal and regulatory advocacy to improve the competitiveness of aquaculture enterprises.
Partnerships with large-scale up-takers and backward linkages that connect smallholders to reliable demand.
Standards, food safety, traceability, environmental compliance and aqua-processing investment support.
Strategic links with financial institutions, credit providers and input suppliers for production and trading.
Technical assistance, farmer training, business development and knowledge-sharing for value-chain actors.
Stakeholder meetings, project updates, learning events and dissemination of lessons and best practices.
Addressing policy, legal, bylaw and regulatory issues that shape the competitiveness of aquaculture enterprises.
Building partnerships with financial institutions and credit providers to unlock productive resources for farmers.
Connecting Tanzanian aquaculture products to local, regional and international buyers with better supply pathways.
Guiding standards, compliance, productivity, traceability and farmer capability through technical extension systems.
Supporting pond management, fish health, climate-resilient farming practices, business planning and marketing capability.
Helping farmers access quality feed, fingerlings and coordinated services that strengthen commercial production.
Tanzania's aquaculture sector holds powerful promise for food, nutrition, employment and exports. AAT's work focuses on the systems that make that promise investable: better information, coordinated actors, finance, infrastructure, skills, quality and climate-smart practice.
Drawn from the strategic themes in the AAT presentation, these pillars translate constraints into coordinated action across the aquaculture value chain.
Use spatial planning to identify suitable sites and reduce conflict.
Promote high-quality, sustainable, affordable and accessible inputs.
Expand investment pathways for production, processing and trading.
Resolve land, policy and infrastructure bottlenecks.
Build reliable buyer relationships and backward supply linkages.
Improve productivity, competitiveness, standards and value addition.
Strengthen industry skills, entrepreneurship and coordinated capability.
AAT promotes environmental sustainability by helping the industry manage water quality, soil health, appropriate chemical use and emissions control while expanding opportunity for youth and women.
AAT's work sits at the meeting point of national leadership, regional institutions, research organizations and development partners.
For partnerships, policy engagement, market linkage work and technical collaboration, connect with AAT.
