Peter M. Okoya Managing Director +256 772 820 108 +256 702 626 280 [email protected]

Lacor, Amuru district 7 miles along Gulu – Nimule High way

Company’s Goal

I. commercialized integrated aquaculture II. Model fish farm for farmer – to –farmer technology transfer.

III.Profits

? How

a. Create awareness.

b. Help you make a wise decision on whether or not to adopt.

? Aquaculture Is the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments, including tanks, ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. - Health benefits when we eat fishes.

- Our experiences: I.

PSFU Grant II. Presidential Grant III. LEADS- USAID Grant IV. World Vision Grant projects

ARTIFICAL INSEMINATION

HATCHERY FOR EGGS INCUBATION

I N G S F I S H F I N G E R L

CAT FISH (CLARIUS GARIEPINUS) NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHHROMIS NILOTICUS)

Demonstration and Training Center for Students and Farmers

What drove us into integrated commercial aquaculture?

• Food and nutritional insecurity.

• Cash income generation • Availability of raw materials.

• Demand

• Constrains to sustainable commercial aquaculture Expensive, inaccessible, low quality fish feeds.

• Lack of modern technology.

• Misconceptions about aquaculture.

• Poor/ unfavorable policies- Loans for aquaculture.

• Poor infrastructural development .

• Climate changes

……………..Constrains

• Lack multiple Fishery training institutions.

• Lack of fishery enhancement.

• communication gap between Government, universities and production sector.

For aquaculture in Uganda to be successful, the following assumptions must hold true:  Change in mindset relative to aquaculture.

 Availability of economically viable technologies.

 Business incubation and mentorship of youth.  Youth funds by government and other agencies.

 Model farms.

 Fishery enhancement /restocking the large water bodies.

 Private investors interested and willing to invest in aquaculture .

……………..assumptions

 The government and its agencies to support aquaculture development by shaping policies that; • provide infrastructure, adequate funding, farm credit and direct services.

• provide incentives and are willing to work in joint cooperation with the aquaculture farmers to support training and on-farm demonstrations .