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THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY INUGANDA: OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGES

BY

Mr. Komakech Richard

Student- Dept of Animal Production and

Management


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INTRODUCTION

Aquaculture: refers to all forms of active

culturing of aquatic animals and plants,

occurring in marine or freshwaters.


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Introduction

since 1950, there has been a 100

percent increase in demand of fish

world consumption of aquatic proteins

is predicted to rise to 155 million tons

however, traditional fisheries can only

provide up to 100 million tons

actions must be done to meet up with

the demand


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Introduction

Aquaculture makes an attempt to

protect marine life in order to ensure

sufficient seafood for the present and

future generation

encourage fish farming

significant increase in the amount of

fish available


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Benefits of fish farming

anticipated that the world would not have

to face shortage of fish supplies in the

next 3 decades

access to a large production of nutritious,

high-quality foods

Populations of fish can be very productive

(fish are cold-blooded; they divert little

energy to maintain their body temperature,

hence a large proportion of their food canbe converted into their growing biomass)


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Introduction

Aquaculture is the fastest growing

sector of the world food economy

,increasing by more than 10% per

year and currently account for

more than 30% of fish consumed.


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Introduction

Fish catch from natural water bodies is

on the decline world over while

aquaculture is on the upward trend.


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Aquaculture in Uganda

History

Fish farming was introduced to Uganda

by the colonial government in 1953

An experimental fish farming stationwas set up at Kajjansi for research

demonstration and training.

Farmers were encouraged to construct

pond which were later stocked with fish

seed by the government


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Aquaculture in Uganda

Tilapia was first used as a species of

choice for culture and later the Cat fish

was used.

Farmers were trained on fish farming

practices

Lake Victoria, L. Kyoga, L. Kwania, L.

Bisinia were stocked with fish and

before they were stocked, trials were

made in ponds


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Aquaculture production in Uganda


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Opportunities of Uganda for Aquaculture

Water suitability and availability Uganda has a water surface of 20% of

its total surface area which is well

distributed.

The water sources include lakes, rivers,streams, wells, and springs which are

good sources of water for Aquaculture

Valley dams and valley tanks which

supports fish farming.


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CTD

Land availability

Topography of the land is gently sloping

It facilitates easy drainage of the pond by

gravity A relatively flat land makes it easy to

construct earthen ponds due to amount

soil to be removed.


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Suitable soils

Deep soils

Clay soils with good water holding

capacity


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Market availability

Availability of national, regional and

global markets; most of the processed

fish is exported to EU markets


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Availability of suitable fish species

Cultable fish species like Nile tilapia

(Oreochromis niloticus)and Catfish

(Clarias).
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Liberalization and decentralization offish seed production

Research and training

National research stations (NARO)

Training done by NAADS


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Government policy on modernization of

Agriculture

Technical assistance and support from

NGOs and CBOs

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Integrated fish farming


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Ease of integration


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Fish processing factories

Fish hatcheries


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CHALLENGES OF AQUACULTURE IN

UGANDA

Labor and capital requirement

Fish farming is labor and capital intensive

especially at the construction stage- hence

difficulty in expansion of enterprises


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Challenges

Subsistence production


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Challenges

Competition for suitable sites

with activities like paddy rise growing,

livestock grazing and watering


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Challenges..

Research and extension

Most agricultural researches are

directed towards crops and other

livestock with little attention on fish

Poor linkages between research and

extension

Few extension staff and often the large

farmers are neglected

Few technicians with inadequate

support


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Challenges..

Fish seed supply

Often insufficient and dependent on the

public sector

Transportation of the seeds to the fish

farms


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Challenges..

Government policy

Lack of a clear policy on fish farming

Donor dependency Results in to unpredictable supply of

capital


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Challenges

Information management

Fish farms are dispersed, often isolated

and net working is practically non

existent.

Poor information exchange among

farmers


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Challenges

Poor management of ponds


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Challenges..

Fish diseases


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Lack of adequate fish

production technologies


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Challenges.

Environmental costs


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challenges

habitat destruction and water diversions

that disrupt aquatic ecosystem

waste water from the pond pollutes the sea

salt water from the fish farms may seep into

the ground, causing an increased salinity

which damages water supply and

surrounding agriculture land

Destruction of wetlands


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Conclusion


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