Harvesting is the gathering of the edible parts of
agriculture produce. In fish farming, it’s the art of gathering, sorting and
weighing available sizes of fish for sales. Harvesting is a vital part of the
fish farming business because it helps the farmer know the expected number of
fish to reliably inform the fish farmer on the marketing strategy to adapt for
the fish produce. Harvesting encourages a farmer and gives the edge to increase
stock based on the profit margin upon sales. Harvesting and marketing of your
produce can be sometimes complicated based on the premise that buyers make
quotes depending on the size and/or the weight of the table size fish. This
should also inform the farmer on the type of feed to use and that is where
FISHWAYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED aids farmers on the selection of the best feed for
their fish farming business.
In the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry, it’s sometimes
difficult for most fish farmers to really tell the expected profit they make
due to improper supervision, theft and poor record keeping. Buyers take
cognisance of deformed fish since consumers reject such type of produce.The issue
of theft is one predominant factor that decreases the yield of fish farmers. However,
if proper management system is put in place, the above listed problems leading
to low yield is likely to dwindle. Hence practices such as sampling is advised
to be carried out occasionally to enable the farmer forecast the quantity
likely to be harvested. Despite, the importance of sampling before harvesting,
fish farmers shouldn’t take delight in carrying out sampling often since it
increases mortality which apparently affects the yield of the farmer.
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| Harvested Tilapia ready to be sorted out |
Irrespective of the harvesting method employed, suitable
marketable fish size is key to successful sales of your yeild. A suitable size
is the one which attracts good price at sales. Although, suitable sizes can be
attained, the profit margin may be less upon sales due to poor marketing. It
can be further explained that some produce like the Catfish may require,
somewhat, radio advertisement to get your prospective buyer. The move to
advertise does not solely depend on its ability to hasten your marketing
process but it also allow different buyers with different quotes that would in
effect allow you decide on the best price to sell your produce. On the
contrary, Tilapia does not demand extensive advertisement since there is always
a ready market for it.
Fishways Solutions Limited is your
one-time solution to increase the yield of a farmer and also help provide good
market size where profit is assured upon sales. With FISHWAYS, your marketing dilemma would be a thing of the past.
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| A picture of harvested Tilapia |
