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Water quality management
Type: Brief
In fish culture, water quality is the degree of how conducive the water is for fish growth and the environmental conditions that affect it. Fish farmers need to have sufficient knowledge of water quality parameters, the ...
Strengthening rural livelihoods in Ghana and Nigeria through small-scale cage aquaculture: The ProSCAWA project
Type: Brief
Promoting Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in West Africa (ProSCAWA) project is to empower and transform the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Africa through enhanced Sino-Afro application of knowledge, sustainable ...
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact
Type: Brief
The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program, funded by the African Development Bank, is a knowledge- and innovation-based response to the need to scale up proven technologies across Africa. The ...
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact [French version]
Type: Brief
The brief highlights the TAAT Aquaculture Compact objectives and aquaculture technologies disseminated in 12 targeted African countries.
Feeds and feeding in the cage culture system
Type: Brief
In tilapia cage aquaculture, commercially prepared floating tilapia feed works best. Fish must be fed enough food to ensure optimal growth within the shortest possible time and to result in maximum returns at a minimum ...
Tiliapia cage culture design
Type: Brief
Cage culture is a system in which fish are grown in a cage made of bamboo, metal or wood that is covered with nets. The netting encloses the cage on all sides or on every side except the top, which is left open. There are ...
Harvesting and post-harvest handling of tilapia from cage
Type: Brief
Harvesting involves the total removal of fish from the cage at the end of the culture period. Harvesting in cages is less stressful compared to other culture systems. This involves removing the net from the cage to harvest ...