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Integrated Aquaculture Model: Transforming Farmer-to-Farmer Technology Transfer

Discover the benefits of aquaculture, including health advantages and income generation potential. Learn from our experiences and find out what drives our mission in integrated commercial aquaculture in Uganda. Explore the constraints and assumptions for successful aquaculture development in the country.

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Integrated Aquaculture Model: Transforming Farmer-to-Farmer Technology Transfer

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  1. Peter M. OkoyaManaging Director+256 772 820 108+256 702 626 280pukinfifaltd@gmail.comLacor, Amuru district 7 miles along Gulu – Nimule High way

  2. Company’s Goal commercialized integrated aquaculture Model fish farm for farmer – to –farmer technology transfer. Profits ? How Create awareness. Help you make a wise decision on whether or not to adopt.

  3. ? Aquaculture Is the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments, including tanks, ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. • Health benefits when we eat fishes. • Our experiences: PSFU Grant Presidential Grant LEADS- USAID Grant World Vision Grant projects

  4. ARTIFICAL INSEMINATION HATCHERY FOR EGGS INCUBATION

  5. FISH FINGERLINGS CAT FISH (CLARIUS GARIEPINUS) NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHHROMIS NILOTICUS)

  6. Demonstration and Training Center for Students and Farmers

  7. What drove us into integrated commercial aquaculture? • Food and nutritional insecurity. • Cash income generation • Availability of raw materials. • Demand

  8. Constrains to sustainable commercial aquaculture • Expensive, inaccessible, low quality fish feeds. • Lack of modern technology. • Misconceptions about aquaculture. • Poor/ unfavorable policies- Loans for aquaculture. • Poor infrastructural development . • Climate changes

  9. ……………..Constrains • Lack multiple Fishery training institutions. • Lack of fishery enhancement. • communication gap between Government, universities and production sector.

  10. For aquaculture in Uganda to be successful, the following assumptions must hold true: • Change in mindset relative to aquaculture. • Availability of economically viable technologies. • Business incubation and mentorship of youth. • Youth funds by government and other agencies. • Model farms. • Fishery enhancement /restocking the large water bodies. • Private investors interested and willing to invest in aquaculture.

  11. ……………..assumptions • The government and its agencies to support aquaculture • development by shaping policies that; • provide infrastructure, adequate funding, farm credit and direct services. • provide incentives and are willing to work in joint cooperation • with the aquaculture farmers to support training and on-farm • demonstrations.

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