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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Perspectives on the Latest African Aquaculture Statistics By Aquaculture Innovations Global aquaculture production is soaring with more seafood farmed each year since 2013 than is harvested from the wild (Figure 1). In 2018 the aquaculture industry produced in excess of 114 million tons of aquaculture products globally, valued at more than $263bn! A massive […]
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Several factors contribute to aquaculture representing an attractive investment opportunity. Seafood (freshwater and marine products are loosely lumped under this term) is widely recognised as having many health benefits for the consumer. Brain development, anti-cholesterol properties, anti-cancer, minerals and vitamins are all part of these positive attributes. Perhaps an unexpected advantage that has developed […]
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