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Credit: <\/strong>Patrick Appenteng\u00a0(Ghana)<\/p>\n

Aquaculture presents a promising sector in Ghana as more and more people develop interest in fish farming. However, the inadequate supply of fingerlings as the demand increases and the supply by the few hatcheries setups decrease, together with the relatively high prices of fingerlings as a result of high feed prices had left most farmers with no choice than to start their own hatcheries in subsistence manner to feed their farms.<\/p>\n

This picture shows a brood stock unit by a farmers consisting of hapa\u2019s in an earthen pond, supported primarily by local materials of bamboo and wooden boards.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Patrick Appenteng\u00a0(Ghana) Aquaculture presents a promising sector in Ghana as more and more people develop interest in fish farming. However, the inadequate supply of fingerlings as the demand increases and the supply by the few hatcheries setups decrease, together with the relatively high prices of fingerlings as a result of high feed prices had … <\/p>\n

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