Tag: Cameroon

Intensive pond culture of African catfish in Cameroon – Video

Video credit: Domwa Mathieu (Cameroon) Review: Domwa Mathieu and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)       The video was filmed in a private fish farm located in Lagdo, Nord region (Garoua). The farm which has 23 earthen ponds contributes to the promotion plan for the culture of African catfish (Clarias …

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Fish smoking facility in Bambalang, Cameroon

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroon)                     The photos show fish smokers that belong to the same operation.  These represent double oven Chorkor type with dimensions of 2m by 1m. The ovens are separated by an inner wall so that in case of less quantity of fish, only …

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Le fumage du poisson au Cameroun – in French

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroun) Il s’agit d’un four amélioré de genre Altona muni d’un toit et d’une porte métallique. Il dispose de beaucoup de claies superposées qui permettent de fumer une grande quantité de poissons a la fois. La condensation de la chaleur dans ce four est très élevée parce que la porte métallique  en …

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Improved fish smoking in Cameroon

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroon) The photos show an improved method in fish smoking in Cameroon. The improvement is mainly related to the oven which is furnished by a roof and a metal door. The smoker is equipped with overlapping screens that allow smoking a large amount of fish at a time. The metal door of the …

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Chicken houses and piggeries in Bamessig Fish Station (Cameroon)

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroon) The two photos were taken at the Bamessing Fish Station, Cameroon. The main fish species cultured in the station are Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio). One of the photos shows the chicken house which targets to get chicken manure for fish ponds while …

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Trade of smoked fish in Cameroon

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroon) One of the photos shows a whole sale smoked fish market in Youpwe, a fishing area in Douala, Cameroon. The two other photos show a smoked fish market in Bamenda main market, Cameroon.  Actually, the fish is not produced here. Fish sold in this market come from Youpwe and other places. About …

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Establishment of a Nile tilapia hatchery in Cameroon (in French)

This project has been developed by a group of trainees who participated during 2012 in the Warm Water Fish Production training course which is hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposed location of this project is the suburban area of the city of …

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Production intensive des tilapia mono-sex dans les bacs bétonnes dans la localité de Ngaoundéré, Cameroun (in French)

This project proposal has been developed by a team who participated in Fish Culture Development training course in 2011. Developers recommended Ngaoundere (Cameroon) to be the place of this project. The project proposal began with the rationality and need to enhance the productivity of unit area. The opportunity of the project as well as the objectives have …

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