Two female farmers operating a treadle pump in Malawi. © FAO/24088/J. Spaull
Two female farmers operating the treadle pump, in Malawi.
© J. Spaull , FAO.		  

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Supplementary feeding for farmed fish in Uganda

Most fish farmers believe that fish is a wild animal. They think that once put in pond water, it will survive naturally without adding any food supplement. This has resulted into pond fish taking a long period to reach a reasonable size. Most farmers add manure like cow dung and chicken droppings. This technology focused on supplementary feeding and list some recommended types of fish for faming in Uganda.

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