The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture is turning to local technology as it explores new ways to help fish farmers reduce losses and improve production.
The Ministry has partnered with Ghanaian aquaculture technology company AquaMet Technologies to explore digital solutions that can help farmers monitor water quality, manage farm operations, and make better production decisions.
The collaboration followed a presentation by AquaMet Technologies to the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, on September 1, 2026. The engagement was facilitated by the Chamber of Aquaculture, with its Chief Executive Officer, Jacob Adzikah, also participating.
AquaMet Co-Founder Frank Owusu presented the company’s suite of digital technologies, including a locally developed smart water-quality monitoring device that allows fish farmers to remotely track conditions in ponds and tanks and receive real-time alerts on their mobile phones.
The technology monitors critical water conditions affecting fish health and can provide farmers with recommendations when readings move outside acceptable ranges. AquaMet’s digital platform also supports farm management by enabling producers to keep records of feeding, inventories, production activities, and costs. The company’s technology has been developed around the need to help farmers make faster, data-driven production decisions and reduce fish mortality.
The engagement comes as the Ministry steps up efforts to position technology, innovation and research as important components of Ghana’s aquaculture expansion. Earlier engagements by the Ministry have highlighted improved production technologies, biosecurity and research-led approaches as key to building a more productive and sustainable aquaculture industry.
Emelia Arthur welcomed the opportunity to work with young Ghanaian innovators developing solutions for the sector, noting the importance of monitoring critical water-quality parameters in fish production.
She said the value of such technologies extended beyond detecting abnormalities, particularly where they could also guide farmers on the appropriate action to take.
The Minister, however, stressed that digital solutions introduced into the sector must remain simple, practical and accessible to farmers, especially given differences in digital literacy among producers.
The partnership forms part of the Ministry’s broader engagement with local innovators and industry players as it seeks to harness technology to address production challenges and support the sustainable growth of Ghana’s aquaculture sector.
