FISH FARMING TO EXPAND IN CENTRAL

 

ABAU KICKS OFF BASICS

Deputy Provincial Administrator Economic Sector Glen Gani (seated centre) with Central Fisheries Officers, while participants with UNRE students pose for group picture at Ipamawa Fish Farm near Kelerakwa village, Aroma Coast. –Picture supplied.

A two weeks basic fish farming training was completed last Friday by the Central Provincial Administration under the Fisheries and Marine Resource Division.

The training also partnered Abau District Administration and was attended by 19 participants, 11 farmers from Aroma coast villages, 2 Keiva villagers in Hiri District and 6 students from University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) Fisheries department, who are attached under Central Province Fisheries Division undergoing industrial training.

It was facilitated by two Provincial Fisheries officers, Kila Kalakau and Jacob Benosi, and Naime Hera from Kupiano Vocational and Community College.

Deputy Provincial Administrator for economic services challenged the participants to go out and start up their SME projects in their respective areas.

“Central province people dirty your hands by working on the land, we have plenty of land available, let’s make use of the land or land may make use of us in future, move away from subsistence farming and move into commercial farming”, said Mr Gani.

The training involved pond designing, construction and installation, cage design and rigging, feed formulation methods, general fish farm management, site selections and sex identification.

Provincial fisheries advisor Iga Peni said, “Our job is to impart knowledge to you and it is now your job to implement what you have learned,” he added, “This is not the end but the beginning, the division will supply the fingerlings to help assist you start off your fish ponds.”

There will be more similar training held later in other districts of Central Province this year.