Evaluation and Improvement of Production Technology in Uganda: Case Studies of Small-Holder Cage Culture in Watershed Reservoirs and as an Alternative Livelihood for Fishers
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2011
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National Fisheries Resources Research Institute
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Aquaculture development commentary supports the formation of fish farmer associations or producer
organizations as avenues for cultivating small- and medium-scale commercial farmers. However, little is
known about the types of associations that facilitate commercialization. This research presents four
qualitative case studies, based on semi-structured interviews, profiling existing associations of
commercial fish farmers in Uganda. We conclude that the umbrella organizations under which local fish
farmer associations vertically align themselves have important implications for fish farmer production.
Aquaculture-specific umbrella organizations contribute to the success of local member associations more
than general umbrella organizations do. Successful fish farmer associations accept government assistance
only when it directly improves their fish farm operations. Other farmer groups seemed to wait for direct
subsidization. Training fish farmers, providing quality information, cost sharing, and advocating for the
aquaculture sector, not donor seeking, are the top priorities in productive fish farmer associations. Part I
of this report summarizes the four case studies; Part II summarizes the results of the cage culture trials.
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Jones, E. S., Molnar, J. J., Atukunda, G., & Walakira, J. Evaluation and Improvement of Production Technology in Uganda: Case Studies of Small-Holder Cage Culture in Watershed Reservoirs and as an Alternative Livelihood for Fishers.