Better Farming Series 27 - FreshWater Fish Farming: How to Begin (FAO, 1979, 43 p.): Now you must begin again

Better Farming Series 27 - FreshWater Fish Farming: How to Begin (FAO, 1979, 43 p.)

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Preface

Plan of work

Introduction

What is fish farming?

Why do we raise fish?

What do you need to raise fish?

How do we begin?

The pond

Where to put your fish pond

Compost to fertilize your pond

How to dig your pond

The water

Filling your pond

Fertilizing the water in the pond

How to make compost

Putting the fish into your pond

Feeding your fish

Taking care of your pond

Harvesting your fish

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What to do with your baby fish

What to do with your big fish

Now you must begin again

113. Be sure that your pond is very clean.

114. Repair the banks and cut the weeds and grass around the pond.

Repair the banks

115. Fill the pond with water as before. Be sure to use a screen to keep out bad fish.

Keep out bad fish

116. Put compost in the crib.

Put compost in the crib

117. Then put 200 of your baby fish back in the pond.

Put baby fish in the pond

118. If you have more baby fish than you need, sell some to a neighbour to help him start fish farming.

Sell baby fish

119. You will see that by farming fish you can provide for your family better

Provide for family

and you will have

· fresh fish to eat
· fish to dry, smoke and store
· fish to sell at market

120. If your family is not too big you will have more fish to sell

Sell fish

and you and your family can live better.