What happen to the Tilapia Farms???
Submitted by Patriot on Fri, 2010-01-22 14:52.
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Well its been a long time since we have heard anything of tilapia. The UDP Government made a big issue of the few potholes they were building for small farmers and using some projects such as the Belriv one ( PUP started it) to beat their drums.
Its Been nearly two years since they are in office and what is there to show. I have information that there are only 13.5 acres of tilapia ponds built and more that 50% are not producing. yet the Ministry of Agriculture has not been able to indentify a viable market for the product. (Mena group has 150 acres)
The ministry of agriculture had recieved financing under capital expenditures to improve the aquaculture (tilapia farming) but up to date the minister has spent most of the money in his constituency. This Hill billy farmer of a minister does not listen to advise. he build a pond to which water had to be ferried by truck loads to fill it up . WHat is the sense behind this.
STOP creating dreams in the sky for our poor farmers. Bring down the cost of feed, fuel, and get the marketing board to find markets for the sale of these products.
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Bucky this type of enterprise needs much infrastructure, training of personnel and should not have been used as a political gimmick. Shucks, any fool can make a hole in the ground. The money was used to pay themselves to do the project and people who should have benefited are left with a shithole. The minister involved has said he does not need to run for office again - u figure it