{"id":3467,"date":"2024-04-27T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/?p=3467"},"modified":"2024-05-07T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:08:07","slug":"how-integrated-fish-farming-promotes-income-diversification-and-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/how-integrated-fish-farming-promotes-income-diversification-and-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"How Integrated Fish Farming Promotes Income Diversification and Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Model Training Farm’s Aquaculture Unit, students are integrating fish farming with horticultural crops such as Chinese cabbage and bananas, along with Azolla, a plant protein source used for fish feed. With practical skills, students have successfully established plots of Chinese cabbage and banana plants.<\/p>\n

Water from the fishponds is utilized to cultivate horticultural crops and Azolla. Additionally, the Azolla produced is used to feed the fish and as green manure for vegetables.<\/p>\n

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The Model Training Farm (MTF) contributes significantly to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 “Zero Hunger,” by ensuring food security and improving human nutrition through fish protein. It also supports SDG 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth” by equipping young people with employable green skills in integrated fish farming.<\/p>\n

Through Integrated Fish Farming, the MTF has diversified income streams by producing high-quality fish, Azolla, and horticultural crops. This approach offers income alternatives for farmers, especially with the current climate challenges.<\/p>\n

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Integrated fish farming presents a valuable option for local farmers to enhance productivity and profitability on their farms.<\/p>\n

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Community members are encouraged to visit the MTF for learning opportunities or to arrange field visits with our technical experts.<\/p>\n

For inquiries, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section Manager:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: Stella Genge<\/p>\n

Email: stella.genge@sua.ac.tz<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile phone: +255-712-413-590<\/p>\n

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Field Technician:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: Buharata Salum<\/p>\n

Email: buharata.salum@sua.ac.tz<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile phone: +255-747-612-361<\/p>\n

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For official communication, please contact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of Department, Model Training Farm,<\/p>\n

Sokoine University of Agriculture,<\/p>\n

P.O. Box 3001, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro,<\/p>\n

Mobile phone: +255753937587<\/p>\n

Email: newtonk78@sua.ac.tz\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

CC: dmtf@sua.ac.tz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the Model Training Farm’s Aquaculture Unit, students are integrating fish farming with horticultural crops such as Chinese cabbage and bananas, along with Azolla, a plant protein source used for fish feed. With practical skills, students have successfully established plots of Chinese cabbage and banana plants. Water from the fishponds is utilized to cultivate horticultural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3467"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3595,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467\/revisions\/3595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coa.sua.ac.tz\/farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}