Assessing the factors affecting fish farming in Osukuru sub county Tororo district

Abstract

The study focused on factors affecting fish farming in Osukuru Sub County with four parishes of Osukuru, Nyalakot, Morikatipe and Kayoro in Tororo district. In 2023 the government of Uganda has encouraged farmers to get involved in fish farming in the region by forming a program called PDM (Parish Developmental Model) to help the farmers lob for money for the sector in the sub county. The study aimed to find out the methods of determining price of fish in Osukuru sub county, to establish ways in which pond management skills influence fish farming. Many people are converting to fish farming for home consumption and income generation. However, it was embraced by farmers as business but there was less output making its profit less to the farmers the targeted sample was 63. Snow ball method was used to find the respondents. Where one farmer linked to another who provided answers to the questionnaires. All the questionnaires were collected and analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) where descriptive analysis was got that consisted of tables frequencies and percentage that was used for presenting secondary data. The study found out that predators were big threats in the ponds, fish disease outbreak affected the pond and farmers had no knowledge on pond fertilization, majority of farmers also determine price by general agreement between buyers and farmers. The study recommended that more elaborate program to be developed on pond management skills to improve the sector’s output, farmers should sale their product collectively through farmer groups. This can raise their bargaining power thus increase in their income.