FRESH WATER FISH FARMING TRAINING SCHEDULE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE &

LIVESTOCK
1st WEEK TRANING SCHEDULE: THEORY
Time:
08:00 0
9:00
09:00 10:00

Day 1
Introduction &
Registration Of
Participants
Introduction to fresh
water fish farming

Day 2
Recap from day 1
sessions

Day 3
Recap from day 2
sessions

Day 4
Recap from day 3
sessions

Day 5
Recap from day 4
sessions

Fish Pond; Site

Selection,
Environment

Fish farming
construction
materials, etc...

Fisheries business
in terms of fish
farming

Why Fish farming?

Group Discussions

Various Pond
Constructions,
Types of ponds

Fish farming
management
techniques

Marketing of
products;
Open markets,
hotels, restaurants
Group discussion &
presentations

Selection of
brooders for
Spawning &
Breeding of fish in
the pond
Required number of
fish in the pond,
ratio for breeding of
new fingerlings
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Group discussions &

Presentations

Types of ponds Soil

types, etc...

Nursery, fingerlings
Types of feeds for
fingerlings

Separation of adult
or matured fish for
marketing purposes

02:00 03:00

Group presentations
& Presentations
Continuation from
the above & end of
day 1

Construction of
nursery materials
including feeds
Excursion to fish
farming sites

Introduction to
Fisheries Business 1

03:00 04:00

Types of fresh
water fish species
for farming
Control measures
for each species

10:00 12:00

12:00
01:00
01:00 02:00

SWOT Analysis to
the business type

Fish handling &

preservations
Freezing, icing
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Continued and end

the day for
weekend

2nd WEEK TRAINING SCHEDULE: PRACTICALS

Time:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

08:00 12:00

Excursion to Fish
Pond Selection
sites and
construction, pond
measurement
established

Continued
constructing fish
pond
By the participants

Water refilling in
the pond ready for
fish deployment

12:00 01:00

01:00 04:00

Fish Pond Selection

and construction,
pond
measurements

Continued
constructing fish
pond
By the participants

Water refilling in
the pond ready for
fish deployment
Identifying
brooders
For reproduction

Deployment of fish
fingerlings

Day 4
Fish pond
management and
feeding of fish
Forms given to
participants for
evaluation of the
training

C
Preparation for
closing ceremony

Day 5
Closing ceremony
for the Aquaculture
Training

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GUESTS,
TRAINERS &
PARTICIPANTS
HOME GONE!!!!!

SIMPLE DIAGRAM OF A FRESH WATER FISH FARMING PILOT PROJECT

Water from main source

Storage Tank 1

Storage Tank 2

WATER INLET
Pond Measurements: Depth: 1m
Length: 20 m
Pond #: 1
Width: 10 m

Distance apart: 1m

Pond #: 2

Pond #: 3

Pond #: 4

Pond #: 5

WATER OUTLET

Pond #: 6

Key:

Water Inlet (Flow of water to

every fish pond)

Waste water to drainage system

fish ponds
Storage Water tank
Water Outlet
Main water source