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| TILAPIA TYPE OF FISH SPECIES(PHOTO/FILE) |
Kagadi
Kagadi district local government under its department of
Fisheries, Animal husbandry and crop production has handed over 30,000 young
Tilapia fish species to about 45 fish farmers within the district in abide to
boast their house hold incomes and food nutrition standards.
The exercise
presided over by Ms. Josephine Natukunda the Kagadi district Fisheries officer
yesterday held at the district headquarters in Kagadi town council.
According to
Ms. Josephine, 30,000 free Tilapia fish species have been distributed to 45 fish
farmers as each moved away with 500 fish species.
Ms. Josephine has revealed
that a systematic procedure and factors were followed to have the 45
beneficiaries brought on board out of the 90 persons who had initially applied.
She is appealing the beneficiaries to carefully look after these fish species so
as to meet the intended goals inform of house hold income boasting through
commercial production and as a source of food security that supplements body
proteins.
Meanwhile in an interview with Kagadi Tv , beneficiaries thanked the
government for supporting them with such a project with optimism that it will
enable them have balanced diet in their families and eventually boasting their
house hold incomes.
They have also urged fellow community members to desist from
environment degradation by using pods and swamps to rare fish rather than
destructing them through ridiculous economic activities like sand mining
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