STARTING UP FISH FARM IN NIGERIA ( PROJECT UPDATES: steem will feed the world)

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There are such huge numbers of data on the web on the best way to begin fish farming in Nigeria particularly catfish farming yet few are nitty sufficiently gritty to truly help seeking fish farmer to begin. I will be attempt to make this article as nitty gritty as could reasonably be expected and trust that other experienced fish farmer will add to it.

A standout amongst the most mainstream agribusiness in Nigeria is fish farming and for good reasons. Gone are the days when the main methods for getting fish is by getting it in the neighborhood waterways and lakes through trial and mistakes. Today, the cutting edge farm hone has made it conceivable to develop fish in the farms and control the information.

In the event that you are considering business to begin now, I prescribe you begin Catfish Farming. In the event that you are a current farmer and you are hoping to grow your farm limit, I'd support you add fish farming to your line of business. Fish farming (particularly catfish) is most good with poultry farming as you can utilize the poultry drops to deliver the bolster for your fish.

ADVANTAGES OF FISH FARMING

1. Fish is Popular
Fishery items is by a long shot the most well known creature items in the market, constituting over 60% of meat deliver in the Nigerian market.

2. Fish is Source of Protein
Fish is one of the most astounding wellspring of protein. It is a low-fat excellent protein that is loaded with omega-3 unsaturated fats and vitamins, for example, D and B2 (riboflavin). Fish is additionally exceptionally rich in calcium and phosphorus and is similarly an awesome wellspring of minerals, for example, press, zinc, iodine, magnesium, and potassium.

3. Fish Sells Quick
Fish offers speedier than some other creature items in the market and is moderately less expensive than meats, settling on it the main decision with regards to moderateness.

4. Fish Matures Quickly
Fish becomes quick as practices in fish farming makes it feasible for farmers to build the speed of their fish development by giving them certain encourages, guaranteeing that you collect and undercut inside timeframe.

5. Fish Contains Omega-3
Fish is the greatest wellspring of Omega-3 unsaturated fats which is amazingly useful to human heart; Omega-3 keeps our heart and cerebrum extremely solid. Since human body doesn't deliver Omega-3 unsaturated fats, the main source through which we can get it is by what we eat, that is the place fish acts the hero.

6. Fish Farming is Profitable
Fish farming is exceptionally gainful. With appropriate arranging and great administration, N3 million interest in fish farming could without much of a stretch outcome to N4 million of unadulterated benefit inside a half year.

7. No Environmental Hazard
Fish farm does not cause any ecological peril. Dissimilar to poultry farming, you would setup be able to fish farm anyplace, including local locations. In the event that you have a credible compound, you can undoubtedly setup a little fish farm inside your patio with no administrative precautionary measure.

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DANGERS AND CHALLENGES IN FISH FARMING

1. Delicate to Manage
Fish is extremely touchy to oversee and a slight oversight could result to worsened development of your fish or even passing which may cause gigantic income misfortune.

2. Capital Intensive
Setting up fish farm is capital escalated, significantly more than that of poultry and snail farming. Setting up fish farm requires more watchful arranging and much capital info. A generally little fish farm may take up to N500,000 to setup, while greater ones takes a huge number of naira.

3. Fish is Priced High
Because of the cost of creation, fish delivered from the farm is evaluated higher than those gotten from the streams and lakes by fishermen. In this manner, if there are great amount of fisherman's fish in the market, you may think that its hard to offer as individuals would favor the less expensive ones.

4. No Byproduct
There is no result in fishery not at all like poultry where even the drop can be gathered and sold to different farmers and make additional benefit. In fishery, all you get is the substance.

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Types Of Fish You Can Farm

Safe house seen the advantages and the dangers associated with fish farming, we should now continue to choose which specie of fish we need to farm. The following are probably the most famous fish species that is reasonable for Aquaculture.

1. Feline Fish
Despite the fact that Catfish isn't the most prevalent fish in Nigeria, this fish species is by a long shot the most developed in Nigeria. One thing great about catfish is that it is one of the most straightforward fish species to develop. In this way, individuals normally stream to the course of fish specie they observed to be the simplest to develop.

2. Tilapia
Second most prominent fish in Nigeria's aquaculture industry, Tilapia is a fish animal types that lives in crisp shallow water. Tilapia is anything but difficult to develop and exceptionally mainstream in Nigerian market, it recreates quickly and develops quick as well.

3. Mackerel (Titus)
This is by a long shot the most well known fish in Nigerian market however so miserable it's not farmed. All Mackerel Fish are "wild gotten" however some farmer in Nigeria are thinking about making manufactured salty water that will be like ocean water where mackerel can just survive. Would this be able to dark blue ocean fish specie be developed misleadingly? The truth will surface eventually however for the present, you need to concentrate to Catfish and Tilapia.

WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED IN FISH FARMING

1. Secure a Land
Any area is great since fish doesn't create any natural unsettling influence. Search for arrive where you can get it shabby and purchase. Contingent upon the limit you needs to work on, half plot of land is sufficiently useful for normal fish farm.

Nonetheless, you may go for something greater like full plot or two on the off chance that you can manage the cost of it most likely for comfort purpose. In the event that you as of now have a compound with extra space you thing can oblige a few lakes, you may utilize it.

2. Develop Ponds
You have to draw in the administration of master lake development architect or you go to another fish farm to get the detail and development necessities. The pipes work must be appropriately done to guarantee legitimate seepage.

3. Burrow a Borehole
Satisfactory water supply is the soul of fish farm and absence of it might result to debacle since water should be changed on general interim. Normally accessible wellsprings of water, for example, borehole and stream water is the most reasonable. Rain water and faucet water from synthetically treated source isn't prescribed for fish development.

4. Introduce Overhead Tank
This is the water repository from which water is provided to your lakes. This tank must be associated with your lakes through pipes framework to make it helpful for water to stream into your lakes when required.

5. Get Juvenile Fish
Get your adolescent from another farm that spends significant time in providing it. You have to go for the high return specie of catfish or tilapia and ensure you are getting it from a sound farm.

6. Get Training
Not the sort of preparing you get from one day courses; you have to get appended to a fish farm for appropriate apprenticeship. For you to appropriately take in this exchange, you require no less than two months preparing on this.

CONCLUSION

Keep in mind that your venture is in question, experimentation isn't great in business aside from you have boundless assets to try different things with.

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What You Need To Get Started In Fish Farming
You need knowledge, lots of it.
Gather as much knowledge especially from professionals in the field.
Fish farming in Nigeria is one of the most profitable venture a young entrepreneur can invest in, glad to see the farm is developing abiye

Feasibility Study For Standard Fish Farming

This feasibility study prepared for a catfish farm capacity of 10,000 and fingerlings of high breed catfish where to be stocked. The expenses from pond construction to marketing is considered. The farm is to have 10 concrete ponds of flow through system and each pond is to contains 1,000 stocked catfish.

Cost of Constructing Each Pond is as Follows
Each pond is 3m x 2.5m by 1.4m, each pond consumes 210 blocks and each bag of cement for 30 blocks. Hence 210 x 10 = 2,100 blocks. 2,100/30 = 70 bags of cement needed. 2000 x 70 = 140,000 naira.
4trips of sand used = 7,000×4 = N28,000
2trips of gravel = 32,000x 2 = N64,00
Cost of labour = N150,00
Cost of plumbing (inlet and outlet facility) = N100,000.
The cost of bore hole = N150,000.
Cost of treatment = N50,000.
The cost of high breed fingerlings 30×10,000 = N300,000.
Cost of feeding from day one to maturity stage is 200 bags of foreign feed = N1,000,000.
After the average weight of the fish was 1.7kg. And it was sold at 800 naira each. The output was 800×9800 fishes, due to 200 mortality. 800 x 9800 = N7,840,000.
Input is N3.25’million. The profit is N4.59 million after six months of culture. Following this cost analysis, you can easily invest N3 million and expect good turnover within six months of harvest and sell.

Excellent apostle, this is a good constribution about fish, I still remember that you had started in the fry business a while ago, I hope this helps steemchurch farms

Fish provides high quality animal protein for human consumption. A farmer can often integrate fish farming into the existing farm to create additional income and improve its water management. Good one mate!

You have an in-depth knowledge of fish farming, and i appreciate that you choose to share the knowledge on how to make a profitable fish farming in Nigeria, one has to get very acquainted with researches on fish farming!!!

I must say a big thank you!

The high demand of fish has grown over the years since the conception of the fact that old people need it more than meat. This is really wonderful. It'll be a shame if youths fail to utilize this golden opportunity by putting to action the wealth of knowledge shared here. Thank you once again.

Fish farm sells a lot in Nigeria especially cat fish. I am sure this project will be great for you because you have in depth knowledge of it.

This is amazing, thank God for this project. For sure, steem can feed the world. It starts from you and I putting a seed on the ground. Let's back the dreams with actions. Steemchurch has done her part.

This your post really shows you have deep knowledge in fish farming brother @abiye.

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