Cheapest Method of producing fish.
Currently owning land is an issue. If you happen to stay in a compound, no landlord will allow you to dig his his land to construct a fish pond and this has been the dilemma of many who would love to venture in this lucrative business and have no land.
There have been new developments within the country where you do not need to dig a fish pond. There is new method of constructing a simple fish pond and can be done anywhere. The system called raised pond system by Inspired farming solutions uses local materials and polythene to construct ponds measuring 4M by 4M by 1M deep that can hold up to 1000 catfish or 500 tilapia. All you need is a wooden frame and polythene liner
raised pond
Note the wooden frame from local materials.
The liner used on the pond has a life-span of about 30 years with another local company offering 6 year warranty on the liner
After adding the liner and adding water to the recommended levels, as per a professional advice, you bring in the fingerlings and fish farming begins.
4 Ponds each with capacity of 500 tilapia
And the establishment costs?
Fingerlings will come at 10/= . At maximum, 1000 fingerlings will cost KSh.10,000/=
The liner for this kind of pond will be 2M (width) X 4M (length) X 1M (height) will be about 25 square meters maximum. A 1m2 will cost about KSh.150-200/=.Depending on the gauge of the liner.
If you come from a cold region, they supply a cheap green house at Ksh 20000.
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