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InvestinginBlueFoods:

InnovationandPartnershipsforImpact

FoodInnovatorsNetwork

WHITEPAPER

JANUARY2026

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Contents

Foreword3

Executivesummary4

Introduction5

1ThebluefoodsopportunityanditspotentialforAfrica6

1.1Bluefoodsystemsaresignificantandexpanding6

1.2GloballyandinAfrica,bluefoodsofferpowerfulbenefits7

1.3ClosingAfrica’sproteingapthroughbluefoods7

2Challengesfacingbluefoodsystems10

2.1Challengeslimitingbluefoods’ability10

toscaleupareamplifiedinAfrica’scontext

2.2Bluefoodchallengescompounded12

byalimitedenablingenvironment

3Risksofunmanagedgrowthandtheimperativeforsafeguards13

3.1AsAfricascalesupbluefoods,safeguardsareneeded13

4Innovationcanunlockbluefoods’potential15

4.1Threecategoriesofinnovationplaycriticalroles15

4.2Innovatorsarealreadyrethinkingkeychallenges18

–withpotentialapplicationsforAfrica

4.3GlobalexamplesofferpromiseforAfrica’s21

bluefoodtransformation

Conclusion25

Appendix:Methodologies27

InvestinginBlueFoods:InnovationandPartnershipsforImpact

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Bluefoods–fish,shellfish,crustaceans,seaweed

andotheraquaticorganismsfrommarine,

freshwaterandbrackishsystems–arecritical

tofeedingtheworld,sustaininglivelihoodsand

protectingtheplanet.Globally,theyprovidenu