Climate Smart Aquaculture - Amaranthus Biomass fortified in Soya and sunflower cake boost fish productivity, increases income and reduces poverty- Paul Phiri

Paul Phiri facilitates Climate Smart Aquaculture in Kalichero Community of Zambia to alleviate poverty and improve the lives and livelihoods of marginalized indigenous women , youths and farmers in rural areas . We use Eco-friendly High Protein fish feed made of Amaranthus Biomass, soya and sunflower cake to enhance fish breeding, improve fish quality and improve fish growth rate. Agro-Forestry (specifically Gliricidia Sepium) Biomass is used to fertilizer fish ponds to enhance aquatic bloom, excellent turbidity and phytoplankton growth- natural aerators (oxygen generators) and feed for fish. Fish raised on this feed grows 60% faster, is tastier and increases household income from living on less than US$0.3/day to US$10/day within 1 year. Thus reducing poverty and creating descent self-sufficient jobs for marginalized people. Amaranthus (Amaranths) is high in edible proteins (16%), amino acids, vitamins, Omega 3 and 6, and Cytokinin which promotes rapid fish breeding and growth with improved fish fillet at 4-6 months of age for Tilapia {Rendalli (Red Breast Breams), Andersonii and Niloticus} and Cat-Fish (Clarias Gariepinus).

EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AMARANTHUS BIOMASS FORTIFIED FISH FEED

 Amaranthus Biomass fortified feed is highly cost effective, 70% cheaper, 98% effective and readily available than Commercial feed and can be produced at the farm using Eco-friendly locally available raw materials. At PAZESA Horticultural Community, we strive to create Climate Smart Innovations to reduce poverty and enhance financial resilience among women and youths in rural areas of Zambia. We currently have 30 Climate Smart Fish Ponds in our Fish Breeding HUB and would like to establish 1 Fish feed producing center, Expand Fish Breeding HUB by establishing 100 fish ponds and create a Climate Smart Aquacultural EXPO to educate 42000 farmers and establish a "Farmer-Owned-Fish Enterprise" to shift power to farmers and break the poverty cycle in Kalichero Community Zambia.

POTENTIAL AND COMMUNITY NEED 

More than 30 million people in Southern Africa has signed-up for Aquaculture Knowledge Exchange Learning. So there is urgent need to expand Climate Smart Aquacultural services at PAZESA Horticultural Community in Zambia.

If interested to support, contact the Executive Director, Paul Phiri, on the following email: pazesacommunity@gmail.com