Tilapia Aquaculture Training for Healthier and More Sustainable Communities

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Thu, 2012-05-10 23:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

May 14 - 23, 2012

Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic species, is the world fastest growing food sector. Aquaculture is also called the “blue revolution” because it has demonstrated its ability to decrease malnutrition, reduce poverty, generate wealth and contribute to economic growth in many countries. Tilapia is the most farmed aquaculture product and its world production has gone from 830,000 tones in 1990 to 1.6 million tones in 1999 and 3.5 million tones in 2008. The overwhelming success of tilapia farming is because the fish is very hardy, prolific, fast growing, disease resistant and does not require extensive knowledge to breed and grow.

Kiskeya Aqua Ferme, an integrated aquaculture farm in Petite-Rivière in Leogane is proud to offer the first Tilapia Aquaculture Short Course in an attempt to bring the “blue revolution” to Haiti. This intensive course is designed to give a thorough coverage of the design, operation, and management of pond, tank and cage culture of tilapia. The didactic portion of the course will take place at Kiskeya Aqua Ferme in Petite-Rivière, Leogane and practicum will take at Kiskeya Aqua Ferme and Caribbean Harvest, the most modern tilapia facility in the Caribbean. Representatives of non-profit organizations, community organizations, churches, schools are encouraged to apply as well as individuals interested in tilapia farming as a business. At the end of the aquaculture short course, the participants will receive a certificate of completion and would have acquired the necessary knowledge to implement sustainable tilapia farming projects to reduce poverty and generate wealth.

The tilapia aquaculture short course curriculum will address: