Tilapia Culture in Homestead Concrete Tanks in Periurban Nigeria
Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Wed, 12/14/2005 - 13:32
J. A. Afolabi, P. B. Imoudu and O. A. FagbenroIn: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production
Two major constraints to the establishment of fish culture enterprises in Nigeria include lack of initial capital input and the acquisition and ownership of land. The rental price of land suitable for modern and conventional pond fish culture becomes prohibitive and unaffordable especially in urban centres because of competing and conflicting uses. Family-scale (backyard) aquaculture in periurban areas has been recommended in Nigeria as an economical method of producing fish. The homestead concrete tank has been developed as an alternative and suitable enclosure for backyard fish culture. Please scroll down in the pdf-document until you reach the correct article.
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