Aquaculture Solutions: Farmed Catfish of Africa By Leslie Ter Morshuizen Africa is home to one of the world’s ultimate aquaculture species. Our local catfish is a tough, easy-to-rear fish that grows faster than other fish species whilst also living at extremely high densities. These characteristics make it an ideal aquaculture candidate and simplify the […]
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How biotech startup Seadling is turning seaweed into a high-impact crop for smallholder farmers
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Whether you’re planning to start tilapia fish farming on a modest, small scale or at a commercial scale, you will need help. The aquaculture industry is both capital and skills intensive. It is a farming activity that requires day-and-night attention, so you’ll need as much help as you can get before even thinking of jumping in to get your hands dirty, or in this case, wet. As a practicing fish farmer with more than 30 years’ practical experience, David Fincham, founder of the Gauteng-based David Fincham Aquaculture, believes the small-scale farmer is vital to the food security of any economy. He offers ten tips to get aspiring fish farmers off the ground and in the water.
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