Now you must begin again

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

		(introduction...)
		Preface
		Plan of work
		Introduction
		The pond
		The water
		Putting the fish into your pond
		Feeding your fish
		Taking care of your pond
		Harvesting your fish
		Now you must begin again
		Suggested question paper

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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.