Nov 14, 2023 · There are two types of feeds; the sinking and floating pellet (normally in the sizes above 1mm diameter). Ssabwe says due to the lack of manufacturing equipment in Uganda, most of these feeds...

Until recently, most fish farmers in Uganda were poor people in villages who practiced aquaculture for subsistence with ponds of usually less than 500 m² constructed using family labour. These are low or no input production systems, with little or no need for routine management.

Oct 31, 2023 · According to Andrew Izaara, a senior research officer in aquaculture at the Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MuZardi), Uganda has a deficit of 1.13 metric tonnes,...

Uganda produces up to 15 000 tonnes of fish from aquaculture, including production from small-scale fish farmers, emerging commercial fish farmers and stocked community water reservoirs and minor lakes. There are an estimated 20 000 ponds throughout the country with an average surface area of 500 m² per pond.

Oct 24, 2023 · Feed ingredients can be hand ground or a manual grinder can be used. It’s important to adhere to the four fixes (4Fs) when feeding fish. These are: • Fixed feed quality. • Fixed feed...