Tag: Clarias garepinus

Integrated agriculture-aquaculture project (IAA) in Kagera, Tanzania

This project has been developed by a group of trainees who participated during 2014 in the “Fish Culture Development – Africa 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 Kagera, Tanzania. The project document covered …

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Natural spawning of African catfish, Clarias garepinus in Benin

Credit: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) Source: www.fishconsult.org The photos show the process of the natural spawning of African catfish, Clarias garepinus in Benin. It is believed that the natural spawning when carried out properly, this approach is easier and more economical compared to artificial spawning. The photos show the spawning tanks in which two pairs of …

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Smoking of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in a commercial fish farm in Cross River State, Nigeria

Credit: Mfon Dominic Archibong (Nigeria)       The photo shows the smoking kilns used for the smoking of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus and temporarily sited in a school, Cross River State, Nigeria. The smoking is done for local consumption within the school premises (used for the student meal). However, very soon the farm wants to start …

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Isale fish station (Burundi)

Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This photo is for the Isale Fish station , located in bujumbura province, Burundi). The station contains 10 earthen ponds in total in which Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is farmed. Fertilization is done by chiken manure produced in chicken houses as seen in the photo. African catfish, Clarias gariepinus has been introduced  in some …

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