A Zambian firm has been prompted to go into fingerling production prompted by growing demand, which at present is preventing the country’s aquaculture from growing, reports the Zambia Daily Mail. Palabana Fisheries is currently producing around 100,000 tilapia fingerlings per month on its 20-acre land in Chongwe, about 45 kilometers east of Lusaka. Supervisor Rabson Phiri said the farm has 18 workers, 17 concrete and six earth ponds and a dam. The company was prompted to go into fish farming partly because of the growing demand for fingerlings in the country. The lack of technical know-how was making it difficult for people to go into fish fingerling breeding, and this had negatively affected the growth of the aquaculture sector, he said. “When we supply the fingerlings for the first three months, we visit the producers to show them how they can grow the fish,” he said. Phiri also urged people who want to go into fish farming to understand the industry if they want to contribute to the growth of the sector and the economy. Palabana Fisheries will be officially commissioned in December.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:57:24 +0000