Is fish farming / aquaculture profitable in africa?

February 1, 2012 | Filed under: Aquaponics | Posted by:

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Question by : Is fish farming / aquaculture profitable in africa?
Would like to know what are the pitfalls?
the barriers to setup?
what sort of investment is needed to make it viable / how many ponds /c ages would be good? cost?
best sytem to use?

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One Response to Is fish farming / aquaculture profitable in africa?

  1. Fish farming can be very effective financially, but it can do great damage to the environment. Shrimp farms in Africa destroy the native aquaculture and pollute the surrounding area. The best technique is to make artificial ponds and lakes. The fish can’t escape and pollution is minimal.

    Panda Coley
    February 1, 2012 at 5:49 pm
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