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In line with the government’s medium-term vision to use the aquaculture subsector to increase national fish production and generate additional jobs and jobs along the aquaculture value chain for youth, the Ministry of Development of the Fisheries and Aquaculture in 2018 launched and piloted the Aquaculture Initiative for Food and Employment (AFJ); improved aquaculture training and outreach, and instituted measures to contain and prevent fish diseases to reduce fish kills.
This came to light when the minister of the sector, Hon. Elizabeth Afoley Quaye took her turn to brief journalists in the series “Meet The Press” organized at the Ministry of Information on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. According to the minister, so far, 465 beneficiaries have been trained in Best Practices of Aquaculture, Pond Construction, Pond Management and Harvest.
Some of the institutions that have benefited from this training include; James Camp Prisons in Greater Accra (3 ponds), Techiman Nobel Youth Association, Techiman in Bono East (10 ponds built, stocked and fed), Atwereboanda Pentecost Youth Group in Adansi, Ashanti Region (10 ponds built), Osei Tutu Senior High School in the Ashanti region (4 earthen ponds constructed, stocked and fed), Wenchi SHS (4 ponds constructed), Dormaa Senior High School in the Bono region (10 ponds and 4 ponds constructed), Balofiri Youth Group (8 earthen ponds) and St Francis Xavier Seminary (4 concrete tanks), ass of Ashanti regional fish farmers (8 cages built, stored and fed)
On the control of fish diseases, Hon. Afoley Quaye revealed that his team has so far vaccinated aquaculture establishments along the Lake Volta enclave with the Aquavac-Irido vaccine.
Approximately 3.1 million fingerlings have been immunized with a 99.3% survival rate on 13 farms. The Ministry will continue with the vaccination exercise and will provide extension services to aquaculture establishments and training for small and medium-sized aquaculturists, as well as hatchery operators in: Biosecurity measures at the farm level and hatchery management, production of quality fingerlings and Best Aquaculture Practices including feed formulation, disease detection and early warning systems ”, he emphasized.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo / Peacefmonline.com / Ghana
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