Egypt repairs northern fish ponds
EGYPT has donated equipment for sinking and rehabilitating fish ponds in northern and eastern Uganda. Fisheries state minister Fred Mukisa said over 300 fish ponds in northern Uganda would be rehabilitated before sinking new ones.
By Chris Ocowun
EGYPT has donated equipment for sinking and rehabilitating fish ponds in northern and eastern Uganda. Fisheries state minister Fred Mukisa said over 300 fish ponds in northern Uganda would be rehabilitated before sinking new ones.
Mukisa was addressing residents of Lakwana sub-county in Gulu recently.
“The Egyptian government, under the Uganda-Egypt Aquatic Weed Control project, has accepted to finance the acquisition of four units of modern equipment for sinking and rehabilitating fish ponds,†Mukisa said.
“It takes a long time to sink a fish pond using local equipment, but with the modern equipment, it can take three days or less.â€
He noted that the project targeted northern and eastern Uganda because fish farming was expected to succeed in the two regions due to the availability of water bodies.
However, Mukisa observed that the capacity of the local farmers needed to be built to enable them undertake fish farming both home consumption and commercial purposes.
He added that he was impressed by the determination of the former internally displaced people who put their problems behind them and concentrated on agriculture. Mukisa said this would increase food security in the area.
The Gulu resident district commissioner, Col. Walter Ochora, vowed to ensure that each village in Gulu gets enough fish ponds. He promised to use his eight ponds in Obiya village to train the residents in fish farming.
EGYPT has donated equipment for sinking and rehabilitating fish ponds in northern and eastern Uganda. Fisheries state minister Fred Mukisa said over 300 fish ponds in northern Uganda would be rehabilitated before sinking new ones.
Mukisa was addressing residents of Lakwana sub-county in Gulu recently.
“The Egyptian government, under the Uganda-Egypt Aquatic Weed Control project, has accepted to finance the acquisition of four units of modern equipment for sinking and rehabilitating fish ponds,†Mukisa said.
“It takes a long time to sink a fish pond using local equipment, but with the modern equipment, it can take three days or less.â€
He noted that the project targeted northern and eastern Uganda because fish farming was expected to succeed in the two regions due to the availability of water bodies.
However, Mukisa observed that the capacity of the local farmers needed to be built to enable them undertake fish farming both home consumption and commercial purposes.
He added that he was impressed by the determination of the former internally displaced people who put their problems behind them and concentrated on agriculture. Mukisa said this would increase food security in the area.
The Gulu resident district commissioner, Col. Walter Ochora, vowed to ensure that each village in Gulu gets enough fish ponds. He promised to use his eight ponds in Obiya village to train the residents in fish farming.