Lango farmers asked to explore fish farming

LIRA– Farmers in the Lango sub region have been asked to take advantage of the opportunities presented in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and venture into fish farming if they are to generate more income for their households.

Fiona Acayo Birungi, a prominent fish farmer and chief executive officer of Dewilo Fish Farm in Amuca, Lira City West Division, said starting fish farming is not expensive and stressful like other farming enterprises.

“It is simple, easy to manage and the most important factors are land and a source of water,” she said.

According to experts, soil quality with very low pH in order to retain water, hydrology of the land and a constant water supply all year round, are necessary when venturing into fish farming.

If necessary, according to Alebtong district production coordinator, Dr. Charles Noki, a borehole should provide backup water, especially in the dry season to enable the fish farm to operate all year round.

Acayo said her husband got the idea to start fish farming as they were baking bricks in a swamp in Amuca, Lira City.

“Every time we could get there [swamp], most of the places we dug the previous day had been flooded and we started thinking on what to do to fight this water,” she said.

One day my husband said, “Don’t you think we can put fish here and we make money out of it?”

Acayo and Owilo would then spend Shs 70, 000 on procuring fingerlings, which they dropped in the flooded holes within the site.

“It started performing fairly well and we got attracted by digging a fish pond and dropping more fingerlings,” she added.

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