The Fifth Central China Forum on Aquafeed Technology was held in Hefei, Anhui province, from April 9 to 11, 2021. (Credit: IHB)

The Fifth Central China Forum on Aquafeed Technology was held in Hefei, Anhui province, from April 9 to 11, 2021. The forum was jointly sponsored by Aunhui Agricultural University, Anhui Fisheries Technology Extension Center, and Anhui Society of Fisheries, and was organized by the College of Animal Science and Technology at Anhui Agricultural University.    

More than 650 researchers and technical staff from different universities, institutes and enterprises attended the forum.    

Five topics were featured at the forum with 29 oral presentations being made in aquatic animals nutrition, aquafeed processing technology, green revolution, aquatic microbiology, and disease control of aquatic animals.    

Researchers and students from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the forum and gave oral presentations.    

The forum focused on the challenges faced by the transformation and development of the aquafeed industry, and served as a platform for participants to exchange experience, ideas, present achievements and seek opportunities so as to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the aquafeed industry.