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Government has committed more than Shs 304 million to support climate-smart aquaculture in Kiryandongo district, with four farmer groups set to receive Shs 76 million each to establish commercial fish farming enterprises.
The project aims to increase fish production, improve household incomes and strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change.
It is being implemented under the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project (UCSATP), with government financing 80 per cent of the project cost while beneficiaries contribute the remaining 20 per cent.
Kiryandongo district production officer Hassan Byenkya said only organised farmer groups comprising about 15 members, each with a valid National Identity card, qualify for the support.
The beneficiary groups include Karagalya Fish Farmers Group, Kanyogo Fish Farmers Group, Mapendo Fish Farmers Group and one other selected group.
Byenkya said government will provide key production inputs, including fishponds, fingerlings and fish feeds, while also equipping beneficiaries with the technical knowledge and skills needed to manage the enterprises sustainably.
District fisheries officer Scovia Nyiratunga said each fishpond will be stocked with about 7,000 tilapia fingerlings, translating to approximately 35,000 fingerlings for each beneficiary group across the project’s ponds.
Source: The observer
The project aims to increase fish production, improve household incomes and strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change.
It is being implemented under the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project (UCSATP), with government financing 80 per cent of the project cost while beneficiaries contribute the remaining 20 per cent.
Kiryandongo district production officer Hassan Byenkya said only organised farmer groups comprising about 15 members, each with a valid National Identity card, qualify for the support.
The beneficiary groups include Karagalya Fish Farmers Group, Kanyogo Fish Farmers Group, Mapendo Fish Farmers Group and one other selected group.
Byenkya said government will provide key production inputs, including fishponds, fingerlings and fish feeds, while also equipping beneficiaries with the technical knowledge and skills needed to manage the enterprises sustainably.
District fisheries officer Scovia Nyiratunga said each fishpond will be stocked with about 7,000 tilapia fingerlings, translating to approximately 35,000 fingerlings for each beneficiary group across the project’s ponds.
Source: The observer
