The proper attitude
In life,
your attitude towards a thing always makes a difference between success and
failure. To become successful in catfish farming, you must approach it with the
right mindset. Don’t expect to start making millions immediately. You must be
ready for the challenges that come with business, in this case, a catfish farm
business.
Knowledge·
No matter
the amount of capital you have to invest in a business, if you don’t have a
simple knowledge about it, you’re heading to utter failure. Never invest any
money into catfish farming without taking the time to learn the strategies used
in running a successful catfish farm. In order to get this knowledge, you need
to partner with an experienced catfish farmer and also attend seminars and
workshops pertaining to catfish farming.
Good
land
A good
land for fish farming should be accessible by road, have a clean place for the
farm house ponds and a good drainage system.
Reliable Water supply
The truth
is, no water, no fish. You can’t successfully run a catfish farm if there is no
reliable source of water supply near your location. You must ensure that there
is a constant water supply because the fish cannot do without water. Overhead
tanks must be mounted or a borehole system would be perfect.
Pond construction
You can
choose a plastic tank to minimize cost or you build a concrete pond. Without a
well built pond, your business may fail in no time. So, don’t try to fix it
yourself. Get the service of an experienced fish pond builder.
We have a long way to go. Very positive contributions
to make good profit to be made taking a cue from agriculture crop farmers, the
good farmer look after their crops. Before planting they make sure the soil is
well prepared. They select good soil or good seedlings. They water their young
plants regularly and remove weeds. They use manure or fertilizer to increase
growth and watch out for pests and diseases.
HARD WORK produces a good
crop, but laziness or neglect will result in a poor harvest!
It is the same for farming
fish. The fish become the crop, the pond is the field.
Weeds are the wild or
predatory fish while diseases are there too! pest are animals (including man)
and birds which attack the fish.
Diseases are not too
common.
A successful farmer must
provide for the need of the fish. Farmer who neglects their fish will probably
fail.
Failure in Aquaculture
ventures in Nigeria are due to lack of experience, training, proper planning
and management among others.
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