Large-Scale Aquaculture Beginning in Uganda's North
UGANDA - Eastern and northern Uganda are set to become leading fishing regions, the fisheries state minister has said.

Uganda's Black Market: Victoria Running Low on Fish
UGANDA - Illegal trade and overfishing in Lake Victoria have led to fish scarcities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Minister Advocates Fish Farming
UGANDA - People should invest in fish farming to reduce dependence on lakes, fisheries state minister has advised.

Govt Asked to Check Fish Pesticides
UGANDA - The Government has been urged to control the use of pesticides and fertilisers in fish farming so as to enhance the quality and market competitiveness of...

Museveni Clarifies Low Fish Catch
UGANDA - President Yoweri Museveni has said increased pollution of Lake Victoria and the declining stocks of the Nile Perch are a result of poverty.

Lake Victoria Fish Demise Calls for Intervention
UGANDA - The dwindling Nile Perch stocks in Lake Victoria, a major foreign earner in recent years, is a source of worry among fishermen and international traders...

Ugandan Scientists Fishing for Ban
UGANDA - Fishermen and marine scientists want a seasonal ban on fishing on Lake Victoria in order to allow fish to breed.

Call to Promote Nile Perch Cage Farming
UGANDA - The Ugandan agriculture ministry has issued a warning that stocks of Nile perch are falling so rapidly that the country could run out in a few months. ...

Uganda's Declining Fish Stocks Spell Disaster
UGANDA - Declining fish stocks seem set to cause havoc in Uganda. It is estimated that there are up to 1.5 million people whose livelihoods depend upon what...

‘Nile Perch, Tilapia Fish Diminishing’
UGANDA - Small fish are taking over Lake Victoria as the Nile Perch and Tilapia fall in numbers according to official sources in Uganda.

China To Fund Fish Research Project
UGANDA - The Chinese government is to build what is expected to be the largest Aquaculture Research and Development Centre in Eastern and Central Africa at Kajjansi...

Fish Farmers Want GM Stocks
UGANDA - Fish farmers in Uganda have called on the government to allow imports of genetically-modified (GM) tilapia to boost the falling fish numbers in local w...

Fish Earnings Fall
UGANDA - Uganda's earnings from fish exports last year dropped by $19.4 million to $117.3 million from the previous year.

$400,000 for Ugandan Fish Project
UGANDA - Two investors from Texas in the USA and New Zealand have established seven modern fish ponds in Kitangala sub-county, Nakasongola district in Uganda with...

Aquaculture Industry to Beat Falling Fish Stocks
UGANDA - Fish stocks in Lake Victoria are declining because of the falling water level and this is threatening the country's fish exports.

Fish Farmers Fail to Meet EU Quota
UGANDA - Uganda has failed to meet its European Union quota of 60,000 tonnes of frozen and chilled fish fillets annually.

Government Promote Cage Net Fish Farming
UGANDA - Fish, beans and groundnuts form a very large part of the Ugandan diets and fish. is becoming one of the main sources of protein for the country's population....

Smuggling Stumps Up Fish Prices
UGANDA - Fish prices have doubled due to rampant smuggling to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

China to Help Continent Breed Fish
UGANDA - China has promised to work with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) to develop the fishing industry in Africa.

'Fish Farming Will Not End Shortage'
UGANDA - The Uganda Fish Processors and Exporters Association (UFPEA) have expressed doubt on the possibility of fish farming solving the present fish shortages...

Uganda: Fish Farming, Country's Untapped Treasure
UGANDA - As the number of fish in Lake Victoria continues to dwindle, Ugandans can now start thinking of making a fortune from fish farming. According to fishermen...

'Five Million Citizens Malnourished', but aquaculture could help
UGANDA - About five million people in Uganda are malnourished, according to the agriculture ministry. Okaasi Opolot, the commissioner for production and marketing,...

Minister advises on fish farming
UGANDA - The Minister of State for Fisheries, Fred Mukisa, has called for the formulation of strategies aimed at commercialising fish farming in the country.

Fish Farmers Urged On Quality And Standards
UGANDA - As fish becomes increasingly scarce in our lakes, Ugandans have been advised to stop lamenting and concentrate on fish farming.

Fish exports fall by sh12 billion
UGANDA - FISH export earnings for the first half of the year have dropped by $7.9m (about sh12.7b) to $61m from $69m during the same period last year, the fisheries...