Fish farming boosts Uganda’s economy – study

Uganda’s aquaculture sub-sector is rapidly developing, contributing up to 22 percent of all fish produced in the country.

However, this sub-sector still faces challenges related to limited access to extension services, production inputs, post-harvest handling facilities, disease incidences, value-addition skills and weak market linkages.

Although there have been isolated interventions at different aquaculture value-chain nodes, the registered challenges continue to recur.

To address prioritised issues in Uganda’s aquaculture sub-sector, nine…