KEY EXTENSION SERVICES PROVIDED

Production Support

    Quality Fingerlings: Jumbo Fish Farm supplies high-quality African Catfish and Male Tilapia fingerlings, ensuring farmers have healthy stock for their operations.

  • Fish Feed Supply: They offer various fish feeds, including larval, starter, and grow-out feeds, essential for fish growth and health.
  • Additional Technical Support: Guidance is provided on fish breeding techniques, pond and cage stocking density, feed management, pond construction and management, water quality parameters, record keeping, and fish health and disease control.

Market Linkages

    Jumbo Fish Farm links farmers to viable markets, helping them sell products effectively by providing insights into market trends and consumer preferences through the following key components: Farmer Aggregation and a Check-Off System.

    Farmer Aggregation

  • Collective Benefits: Jumbo Fish Farm brings together smallholder farmers into a cohesive group. This aggregation helps in pooling resources, sharing knowledge, and negotiating better market terms collectively. By working together, farmers can access economies of scale that might be out of reach individually, similar to the aquapark model that integrates smallholder production clusters for enhanced efficiency and profitability.
  • Improved Market Access: Aggregation facilitates better market access by allowing farmers to present a unified front, which can lead to more favorable market conditions and higher prices for their products.
Raising Freshness, Feeding the Future

Community Engagement

  • Workshops and Demonstrations: Regular workshops and demonstrations engage the local community, involving aquaparks, youth groups (like Simba chai agro-dealers youth group and Amukura Fish Munga Youth group), and women groups to promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
  • Capacity Building: Jumbo Fish Farm equips women and youth with tools and knowledge to thrive in aquaculture.