The Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has continued to prepare talented farmers in the fishing and fish farming sector in the country until the end of the FoodLAND project, to help develop the economy of individuals and the nation as a whole.
Speaking at the conclusion of the project, Senior Lecturer and Fish Farming and Fishing Specialist Dr Renalda Mnubi from SUA said that the main goal of the project was to empower the breeders by teaching them the best methods of fish farming and providing them with practical education so that they could use them in their daily environment.
Dr Renalda reported that they initially provided farmers with theoretical and practical training, which enabled them to raise, harvest, and sell fish. The training made the farmers realize that they did not need to rely only on natural fish from rivers, but they could raise them themselves to increase their income and improve their families’ nutrition. In addition, at the project’s conclusion event, farmers had the opportunity to visit SUA and learn in practice how to raise fish effectively, make good fish food, and build modern ponds.
Dr Renalda added by saying that the production of fish food in a personal way helped the breeders to remove the big challenge they faced in the purchase of fish food. “The ability to produce fish food itself removed the dependence of the breeders on fish food sellers, which increased their profit and improved production,” said Dr Renalda.
On their part, Mariam Bakari and Festo Liguduliaka, residents of Mshikamano Village, Mang’ula B Ward, Ifakara Council, Morogoro Region, who benefited from the project, thanked SUA for providing them with this important education. They said that the knowledge they gained enabled them to improve fish farming in their families and raise their economic status.
Finally, the Tanzanian project coordinator, Prof. Susan Nchimbi Msolla, said that FoodLAND’s main goal was to improve the nutrition of Tanzanians by providing them with education about the use of various foods to build better health.
CREDIT: FOODLand Project
