About Aquafort

Aquaculture has been a sustainable food source and a solution to food insecurity for many millennia. More recently, however, many agriculture farmers have turned to aquaculture and aquaponics with two main goals in mind: to improve their overall revenue and to establish a sustainable source of food for their families and their communities. But many challenges exist in aquaculture. These challenges can be costly and, in some cases, catastrophic. For instance, fish farmers experience significant mortality events & cost overruns due to manual-based techniques, reactive treatment practices, poor buyer-seller connectivity, and lack of quality and affordable feed. The farming community also lacks a distributed consumer channel, and there’s a minimal delivery option.

Moreover, most farmers lack access to micro-lending, which is crucial for many farmers to survive and for some to become profitable and grow. This is where technology, specifically Aquafort, can lend a helping hand. Our thesis at Aquafort is to facilitate technology-based solutions that are capable of steering new and existing fish farmers to adopt more sustainable approaches that are accessible and affordable for everyone. Aquafort is not just about technology. We are all about people and community building. After all, what better way to leave a legacy than to become a beacon of hope!