Issues related to UN SDG (2) on food security in the republic of Burundi

Abstract

Abstract In the UN’s humanitarian response plan, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) calls on countries to: support small-scale farmers so that they can increase food production. At the same time, among the 17 goals to transform our world, one of the most important is goal 2: Eliminate hunger, ensure food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. The main goal of the development of the main sector of agriculture – aquaculture is to provide the population with a variety of safe and environmentally friendly fish food products available to people with different income levels, as well as to meet the needs of neighboring industries in technical products. The fisheries sector plays an important role in the economy of any country. In Africa, aquaculture develops with varying degrees of intensity depending on the region. This review article examines the prospects for the development of sustainable aquaculture in the East African Republic of Burundi, a landlocked developing country that has its own history and traditions in aquaculture. The results of the study of soil characteristics of pond reservoirs that are of fishing significance in the country determined the further development of commercial cultivation and promising aquaculture facilities.