By: Problyn J. Alpha
At least fifty youths drawn from the various fishing communities in Pujehun district southern part of Sierra Leone have benefited from a five (5) day training on how to practice fish farming in that part of the country.
The training which was organised by the Mamasa Fishery Company was supported by the skills Development Fund secretariat (SDF).
Rev. Dr. Mohamed Paul Ngegba is the head of department Agriculture extension and Rural sociology at Njala University and also doubles as the consultant of the said fishery project.
Whilst talking to A-Z, he maintained that the training which specifically targeted participants from Gbondapi, Mano Gbojeima, Kassay and Bumpeh Perri was geared towards capacitating the participants on how to practice fish farming for the benefit of themselves as youths and their respective communities in Pujehun District.
The man of God and academic doctor further pointed out that the importance of fish farming cannot be over emphasised as it does not only help the provision of food security but it also creates employment facilities for youths living in the aforementioned fishing communities in Pujehun District.
“Fish farming is very simple because fish are like human beings one can give them any food that human beings eat the only difference is the food for fish must be smashed properly”, Rev. Dr. Mohamed Paul Ngegba explained.
Whilst thanking the organizers of the training for the knowledge impacted in them, the participants of the five days training promised to practice the training knowledge in their respective fishing communities.
