Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Kajjansi

Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Kajjansi
Website www.firi.go.ug

Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Kajjansi (ARDC), is a national centre responsible for aquaculture research and development in Uganda. It is also a branch of the National Fisheries Resources Institute (NAFIRRI) which is a Public Agriculture Research Institute (PARI) under the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) responsible for Fisheries Research.[1][2]

a fish pond in kajjansi

The center undertakes the following studies:

Fish hatchery at Kajjansi
fish breeding pond at Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Kajjansi

The site attracts a number of bird species both Waterfowl species and land birds seen around the fish ponds and at the edges of the site.[1] The centre undertakes research on 300 fish species that are extinct as well as the threatened ones like the riverine Ningu (Labeo victorianus), Kisinja (Barbus spp), Nkolongo (Synodontis spp) and Kasulu (Mormyrids).[4]

Fish reared at the site

References

  1. 1 2 "NU members visit Kajjansi Fish Farm". Nature Uganda. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Dalsgaard, J.P.T.; Dickson, M.; Jagwe, J.; Longley, C. Uganda aquaculture value chains: strategic planning mission report. WorldFish. p. 14. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aquaculture Research". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Uganda to produce 320,000 tons of farmed fish" newvision.co. Retrieved November 25, 2014
  5. ↑ "Researchers advise on Nile Perch farming". November 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Matthias Halwart; John Frederic Moehl. FAO Regional Technical Expert Workshop on Cage Culture in Africa, 20-23 October 2004, Entebbe, Uganda (Volume 6 of FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Proceedings Series ed.). Food & Agriculture Org. p. 111. ISBN 9789251056097. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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