Nov 13 2017

Integrated fish-pig farming in Peru

Photo credit: Juan Martin Cautvein Grecia (Peru)

Review: Juan Martin Cautvein Grecia and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)

 

 

 

The inserted picture which was taken in the in the Peruvian jungle shows an integration model between pigs and fish. In such system, ponds are generally small of less than 2000 m2. The structure shown in the picture is the shed for the pigs. In this system, the cultured fish species are gamitana (Colossoma macropomum) and Paco (Piaractus brachypomus) which are characterized among Amazonian fish by their high growth rate.

 

 

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Nov 13 2017

Ferry Fish Market in Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)

Photo credit: Lucka Paschal and Erick Kiiza (Tanzania)

Review: Lucka Paschal – Erick Kiiza (Tanzania) and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)

The inserted photo shows the ferry fish market in Dar Es Salaam during its busy time as shown in the many people who seemed involved in fisheries business whether fishermen, traders, transporters as well as fish buyers.

This Ferry market is the main market for captured marine fish species such as tuna, octopus, mackerel, etc., whereas tuna and octopus are among the highly valued marketed species.

Usually, the daily fish auctioning activity at ferry fish market occurs early in the morning. However, there are also vendors who continue to sell their catch throughout the day.

 

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Nov 13 2017

Small-scale aquaculture in rural development (2017 – Updated)

 

This lecture has been delivered in Fish Culture Development training courses organized by the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). The content of this lecture includes the features of rural communities, models of small-scale aquaculture, promoting small-scale aquaculture, challenges and issues of concern, and examples of small-scale aquaculture projects. The lecture has been included by case studies supported by illustrations.

 

 

 

 

Small-scale aquaculture in Rural Development (2017)

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Nov 10 2017

Fish Culture Development training course – EICA – Egypt (2017 Updated)

 

This is an updated group picture accommodating the participants who joined the course after few days from the start. This 10-week course has been annually supported since 1988 by the Egyptian Government as represented in the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). The course is delivered through variety of training tool including lectures, practical training, field trips, round-table discussion, seminars and group projects.

The 20 course participants who represent 19 countries are: Anas Al Islam (Bangladesh), Raul Alberto Guardia Quino (Bolivia), Marleyi Acuna Torres and Sandra Magally  Sanchez Trujillo (Colombia), Awazi Kambi (DRC-Congo), Jainaba Jaiteh (Gambia), Eric Osei-Gyebi (Ghana), Cele Anaitte Mendez Garcia (Guatemala), Jalal Momani (Jordan), Hanan Mohd Yusof (Malaysia), Soumeilou  Sidibe (Mali), Faridullah khan (Pakistan), Vivian Quiros (Panama), Jhons Huayanay Ostos (Peru), Mamadou Sileye Niang (Senegal), El-Hag Ambrajo Juma (South Sudan), Mamoun Ahmed (Sudan), Bilali Banali (Tanzania), Gersy Daniela Ruiz Arreaza (Venezuela) and James Lungile Dhlomo (Zimbabwe).

 

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Nov 06 2017

Climate change in Vietnam

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Nov 05 2017

Country report – Gambia (2013)

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Oct 24 2017

Fish Culture Development training course (Africa) – 2017 – Egypt – Updated

The present 10-week course is being organized by EICA in partnership with FAO. In this course, I delivered my first lecture when the attendants were seven participants.  In few days, the target participation has been achieved. The 14 course participants are:

Gideon Gicheru, Jesee Maina Nyokabi and Mercy maiyo (Kenya), Muriisa Emmanuel (Rwanda);  Assam Eldeen Mohamed, Mutasim Yousif and Fatima Yousif (Sudan); Raphael Mahinya and Oswald John Alonga, Lucka Paschal, Jamila Ibrahim and Pudensiana C. Panga (Tanzania); David Mubeezi and Nuwasiima Saverino (Uganda).

Over years, it has been always a pleasure to contribute to the training courses organized by the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA) including this course.

 

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Oct 20 2017

Use of yam and sweet potato leaves as a supplemental food for tilapia in Uganda (Video)

Video credit: Saverino Nuwasiima (Uganda)

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)

This video was filmed in a fish farm in Uganda.

Yams are herbaceous plants cultivated mainly for the consumption of their starchy tubers consumed by the people in many countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America whereas around 95% of the world’s yams are grown in West Africa whereas Nigeria produces about 70% of world’s yam. Yam is actually the common name that refers to a number of species belonging to the genus Dioscorea.

The strong similarities between yams and sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), may create some confusion leading to placing the two in one category. However, both species are not botanically related. China produces about 80% of total world production of sweet potato. In Africa, Uganda is the largest sweet potato producer.

The nutritional merit of yam and/or sweet potato leaves recommended its use in animal feeding. Yam leaves are rich in vitamins A and C as well as riboflavin, fiber and iron. Similarly the sweet potato leaves contain as much as 27% protein on dry matter basis and is also rich in minerals and vitamins. A relatively recent survey in Uganda showed that a significant proportion of fish farmers use the leaves of yam and/or sweet potato as a supplementary fish feed. Typically as shown in the video, tilapias receive their daily rations of pelleted feed and after few hours, the yam or sweet potato leaves are provided and as shown in the video it is obvious that such leaves are highly palatable to tilapia.

https://youtu.be/KLiyJbZa2pk

 

 

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Oct 18 2017

Using bamboos to keep predatory animals out of fish pond (Tanzania)

Photo credit: Lucka Paschal and Erick Kiiza (Tanzania)

Review: Lucka Paschal – Erick Kiiza (Tanzania) and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)

The inserted picture shows a typical fish pond which belongs to a fish farmer at Songea, Tanzania. Upon the construction of fish ponds, farmers normally use a series of bamboo trees installed across the pond as a means of protection barrier against wild animals especially those that could eat pond fish. Once the entry of suspected animal is felt, fish will move to far location within the pond and become less exposure to such predatory animals.

 

 

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Oct 17 2017

Collection and distribution of captured mullet fry in Egypt – Video

Video credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt)

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)

 

Egypt continues to be the world leader in mullet aquaculture, producing over 157,000 tons in 2015 whereas the culture of mullet relies solely on the collection of wild seed.

The collection of wild fry in Egypt in designated sites is controlled by the General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFARD) and carried out by private fishermen under the direct supervision of GAFRD after the permission of coastal guard. Licensed fishermen provide the fishing gears and all collecting and handling equipment as well as the fry reservoir boat shown in the video. Officially, fishermen receive a share of the sale price of the collected fry while the other share is kept for covering the running cost and maintenance of the collecting stations. One may notice that the boat reservoir of mullet fry is directly connected with the sea through screened windows.

The price of collected is determined by GAFRD and announced by an official decree. Collected fry are either sold directly to licensed fish farms according to official quota established by GAFRD, while part of the catch is used for the stock enhancement of specific Egyptian lakes. Another part of collected fry are transported to state nurseries where they are sold as fingerlings afterwards.

Among the collecting stations there are two stations which are specialized in the collection of keeled mullet (Liza carinata) as this species is more tolerant to high salinity which occurs in the Red Sea system. The one shown in this video is in Suez. Regardless the lower growth rate and the smaller size of keeled mullet, the species enjoys premium market price and higher demand compared to the key mullet species especially when processed as salted fish. In a quick shot, one can see the trucks of fish farms waiting to receive their quotas of mullet fry.

It may worth noting that the collection of wild seed is expected to continue to form the basis of mullet culture in Egypt as long as the hatchery-produced mullet fry is not developed at commercial scale to provide the demanded fry at comparable prices to the wild ones.

https://youtu.be/3ddvJiGgjcQ

 

 

 

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