Photos’ credit: Jean Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Description: Jean Marie Maniranbona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The integrated farming has been usually adopted for the purpose of minimizing wastes from the various farm systems through the use of such wastes and by-products whenever appropriate to improve the farm productivity and in the …
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Aug 26 2016
Actions taken against illegal fishing in Burundi
Photos’ credit: Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Review: Jean-Marie Manirambona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The two inserted pictures show a routine activity carried out by Fisheries Department towards the enforcement of fishing regulations. Whenever a fishing violation is spotted, the illegal fishing gears are seized …
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Jul 26 2016
Protecting of fish breeding grounds on Lake Tanganyika in Burundi (Video)
Video credit: Jean Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Review: Jean Marie Manirambona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Burundi’s fish catch comes almost entirely from the share of Burundi in Lake Tanganyika whose waters are shared by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. The lake is the second largest …
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Jan 06 2016
Aquaculture in Burundi (Feed formulation and tilapia reproduction)- Video (in French)
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This video belongs to the “Direction du Centre National de Developpement de l’aquaculture et de la Peche Artisanala”- CNDAPA. The video focuses on aquaculture research; in particular fish nutrition and tilapia reproduction. The video shows the facilities and the descriptions of feed formulation as well as feed ingredients. …
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Jun 12 2015
Construction and management of a typical fish farm in Burundi
Photo credit: Nick James (Rivendell Hatchery – South Africa) Review: Nick James and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an earthen fish pond under construction which is located near Bujumbura, Burundi. The average size of the pond in this private farm is 0.5 ha while …
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May 17 2015
Tilapia aquaculture in Burundi (in French) – Video
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This video belongs to the “Direction du Centre National de Developpement de l’aquaculture et de la Peche Artisanala”- CNDAPA. The video is mainly on-dike lecture with the facilities of the station in the background and. The video contents reach in full the French speakers. However, being English speaker myself, I was …
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Dec 03 2013
Artificial reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Burundi
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) The photos show most of the artificial spawning of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as carried out in Kunagura Ubworozi (Burundi). The typical practices of artificial catfish –whether shown in the photos or not- include the selection of broodstock, administration of the pituitary gland extract, ovulation and egg fertilization, incubation and hatching. If …
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Dec 03 2013
Fish drying in Burundi
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Drying of fish is done as shown in the photos on raised racks or meshes and relates mainly small fish such as Lake Tanganyika sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae) and Lake Tanganyika sardine (Limnothrissa miodon). Fish are exposed to the sun for a period of 1 to 3 days depending on weather conditions, until …
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Dec 03 2013
Fish smoking practices in Burundi
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Smoking is a method of preserving a food by smoke exposure. Traditionally, ovens consist of a pit about 30 cm deep, built by craftsmen processing before the smoking process. These traditional smokehouses, permanent or temporary, are often situated within a plot of artisans to enable them, usually women, to conduct jointly …
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