Okatyali hooked on fish farming

ONGWEDIVA – The Regional Councillor for the Okatyali Constituency in Oshana, Joseph Mupetami, says some members of his community have shown an interest in fish farming.

In an interview with Nampa, Mupetami said that the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Dr Abraham Iyambo, had visited the area on Saturday to familiarise himself with possible lakes identified for Okatyali. According to the Councillor, Iyambo had promised that his Ministry would study the idea and see whether the lakes were viable for fish farming.He said that those interested in fish farming had singled out catfish and tilapia as the fish species they wanted to farm with.He said about 45 lakes in the constituency had been identified.One Okatyali villager, Petrus Shivela, had, of his own initiative, already started farming with catfish species, said Mupetami.- NampaAccording to the Councillor, Iyambo had promised that his Ministry would study the idea and see whether the lakes were viable for fish farming.He said that those interested in fish farming had singled out catfish and tilapia as the fish species they wanted to farm with.He said about 45 lakes in the constituency had been identified.One Okatyali villager, Petrus Shivela, had, of his own initiative, already started farming with catfish species, said Mupetami.- Nampa