APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne

What APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne does

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) recognized as being of general interest since 2006, founded in 1996 (originating from an earlier 1994 Ivory Coast entity) and headquartered in Massy, France. The organization promotes profitable and sustainable family fish farming (pisciculture paysanne) in developing countries, primarily across sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo) with additional operations in Cambodia and North Korea. APDRA works with over 4,200 fish-farming families through national offices in five African countries and a network of regional antennas across France.

Its core offering is technical expertise in integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems, notably tilapia polyculture (Oreochromis niloticus), rice-fish farming (rizipisciculture), and ecological intensification based on natural pond food-web productivity rather than imported industrial feed. Methodologically, the organization has developed a co-construction research approach with fish farmers and formalized a 2019 framework convention with CIRAD for action-research partnerships. Service delivery is structured around development projects, technical assistance to governments and NGOs, training programs, and publications including scientific articles, technical documents, and the quarterly "La Voix des RiziPisciculteurs" journal.

APDRA is funded primarily by development grants from institutional donors including Agence Française de Développement, the European Union, GIZ, IECD, and several French regional councils (Normandie, Centre-Val-de-Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), supplemented by individual memberships (€15/year), corporate partnerships, and donations eligible for French tax deduction. The association is governed by a six-member volunteer Board of Directors, employs 72 staff across France and Africa, and mobilizes approximately 15 additional volunteers plus a network of French and African fish-farmer partners.

Name

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne

Legal name

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne

Website

https://apdra.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne is a French non-profit NGO that promotes sustainable family fish farming in tropical Africa and Asia, delivering technical assistance, training, and integrated aquaculture-agriculture projects to over 4,200 smallholder families across 12+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Development Services

NAICS

Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511), Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Finfish Farming (e.g., salmon, tilapia, catfish) (AFAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aquaculture Feed & Nutrition (farm-level feed programs) (AFAEAAAL)

Keywords

• Sustainable aquaculture
• Family fish farming
• Rice-fish farming
• Aquaculture development
• Tropical fish farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Massy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Funding and Grants: APDRA is an NGO that operates primarily through development projects funded by international donors such as Agence Française de Développement (AFD), European Union, GIZ, and regional councils.
2. Membership Fees: APDRA collects membership fees from members (15 euros per year). Members come from throughout France and foreign countries, from development backgrounds, fish farming, or supporters of the association.
3. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: Companies, corporate foundations, works councils, associations, or local authorities can engage through project financing, village sponsorship, shared-products, skills sponsorship, in-kind donations, or promotional support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne is a French non-profit NGO that promotes profitable and sustainable family fish farming (pisciculture paysanne) in tropical developing countries. It delivers development projects, technical assistance, and training programs to smallholder farmers, professional fish farmer organizations, governments, and partner NGOs across Africa and Asia, with expertise in integrated rice-fish farming and ecological intensification using natural pond productivity.

Product overview

APDRA Pisciculture Paysanne is a French NGO (association loi 1901) recognized as being in the public interest since 2006. The organization promotes and develops sustainable peasant fish farming in developing countries, primarily in Africa (Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Togo) and Asia (Cambodia, North Korea). APDRA's offering consists of technical expertise and assistance, training programs for fish farmers, project implementation support, and knowledge dissemination through publications including scientific articles, technical documents, and 'La Voix des RiziPisciculteurs,' a quarterly journal published by the Madagascar office. The organization does not offer a commercial software product; rather it provides development assistance, capacity building, and research dissemination services to support family-based aquaculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Project Implementation
• Training Programs
• Technical Assistance to Partners
• La Voix des RiziPisciculteurs Newsletter
• Scientific Research and Publications
• Corporate Partnership and Village Sponsorship Programs
• Individual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,200 fish-farming families currently supported
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CIRADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement. APDRA signed a framework convention with CIRAD in early 2019 to strengthen action-research partnerships. CIRAD conducts joint research and development projects with APDRA on fish farming systems.
• IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research institute collaborating on AquaCAM project in Cambodia and multiple research initiatives on integrated aquaculture in Africa.
• Aquaculture et Développement Durable (AquaDED) - BeninmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBeninese NGO partner for APDRA's project implementation in Benin, working on support for continental fish farming sector development.
• Association Camerounaise pour la promotion et la gestion durable des ressources en eau et des systèmes aquacoles (ADESA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCameroonian association partnering with APDRA since 2006 for fish farming development projects in Central and Eastern regions of Cameroon.
• Fédération FIFATA - MadagascarmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFédération nationale (Fikambanana Fampivoarana ny Tantsaha - Association for the progress of peasants) and its regional organizations FIKOTAMIFI, FIMPIAMA, VFTV, FIFATAM, VFTM. APDRA's main local partner in Madagascar.
• Fédération des Pisci-Riziculteurs de Guinée Forestière (FPRGF)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional federation of rice-fish farmers in Forest Guinea, supported by APDRA for organizational structuring and development.
• IRAM (Institut de Recherches et d'Applications des Méthodes de Développement)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrench development research institute collaborating as technical partner in APDRA projects in Benin.
• Catalyst Liberia Inc.majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLiberian NGO that APDRA has partnered with since 2010 to implement FishLib project and Development of Sustainable Inland Fishfarming project.
• Trailblazer Cambodia Organization (TCO)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCambodian organization partnering with APDRA for pilot project implementation starting 2020 under DeFiP program.
• Forum pour la Promotion des Groupes Ruraux (FPGR) - CongomajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCongolese association working with APDRA for RECAFIP project (Renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la filière piscicole).
• FAOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood and Agriculture Organization, collaboration on integrated agriculture aquaculture publications and events.
• Triangle Génération Humanitaire (TGH)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational NGO to which APDRA provides technical assistance for fish farming components of infant food improvement program in North Korea since 2010.
• Direction des Pêches du Ministère de l'Agriculture - BeninmajorOthersBeninese Ministry of Agriculture leading the Support Project for Development of Protein Sectors (PaDeFiP), with APDRA implementing the continental fish farming component.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WorldFish: CGIAR-affiliated research center focused on aquaculture and fisheries in developing countries; directly comparable as an international organization promoting sustainable fish farming for food security in tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
• Heifer International: International development organization supporting smallholder livestock and aquaculture farmers; comparable in mission to end hunger and poverty through sustainable animal farming, with overlapping programs in integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems.
• Aide au Développement Gembloux (ADG): Belgian NGO specialized in supporting smallholder aquaculture development across Africa and Asia; highly comparable as a peer organization delivering technical assistance, training, and institutional support to fish farmers in tropical developing countries.
• Farm Africa: UK-based NGO promoting sustainable agriculture, including aquaculture, among smallholder farmers in eastern Africa; comparable as a development-focused organization working on integrated farming systems and farmer cooperative development.

Others

• Solidarités International: French humanitarian NGO operating in similar geographies with development projects; comparable as a fellow French-headquartered development NGO with multi-country African presence, though focused on WASH and food security rather than aquaculture specifically.
• CARE International: Large international humanitarian organization with significant aquaculture and smallholder agriculture programs in Africa and Asia; comparable in mission focus on smallholder livelihoods and food security, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Triangle Génération Humanitaire (TGH): French humanitarian NGO and existing APDRA partner; comparable as a French-headquartered international development organization working on similar African and Asian geographies.
• TechnoServe: International economic development NGO working with smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs in Africa and other developing regions; comparable as a development organization promoting sustainable agricultural value chains with donor-driven project models.
• IRAM (Institut de Recherches et d'Applications des Méthodes de Développement): French development research institute serving as APDRA's technical partner; comparable as a French development consulting/research entity providing technical assistance to agricultural development projects in West Africa.

Emerging players

• Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD): French development organization with overlapping programs in African agriculture, vocational training, and economic development; comparable as a Paris-based development NGO with co-funding relationships with similar European institutional donors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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