MADAGASCAR: Trout farming is reintroduced in rural Madagascar to boost economy

Record ID: 515838

  • Title: MADAGASCAR: Trout farming is reintroduced in rural Madagascar to boost economy
  • Date: 20th September 2011
  • Summary: VAKINANKARATRA, MADAGASCAR (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FISH HATCHING PONDS FISH IN THE PONDS WORKER FEEDING FISH IN THE POND VARIOUS OF RASOAMANAMBOLA, DIRECTOR, MANJAKATOMPO FISH FARM WALKING AROUND FARM (SOUNDBITE) (Malagasy) RASOAMANAMBOLA, DIRECTOR, MANJAKATOMPO FISH FARM SAYING: "When we arrived here in 2010, there was already a broodstock on site and we started the process of reproduction with the fish that we had here. But we weren't too lucky at first as they only managed to produce 5000 eggs. So we were obliged to import around 40 000 embryos from Poland. Those are the fish that we are growing now." VARIOUS OF FISH FARM WORKERS HARVESTING TROUT VARIOUS OF TROUT IN THE POND (SOUNDBITE) (Malagasy) RASOAMANAMBOLA, DIRECTOR, FISH FARM OF MANJAKATOMPO SAYING: "There are rivers here that trout can live in. To make trout popular, we are thinking about releasing young fish in those rivers so that people living around can benefit from them. We must run this farm with the interests of the local communities in mind." STREET SCENES ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR (RECENT) (REUTERS) FISH PARK SIGNBOARDS TROUT VENDOR COUNTING MONEY TROUTS BEING PACKED INTO A COOL CONTAINER (SOUNDBITE) (French) LEON RAKOTOMAMONJY, RESTAURANT OWNER SAYING: "If I buy a kilo for eight euros (10 US dollars), I take home a profit of between 15 or 20 percent, and then sell them for 12 euros (16 US dollars) a kilo in local restaurants. If you order trout a la carte in restaurants, it will cost you around nine euros (12 US dollars)." VARIOUS OF TROUT DISHES AT A RESTAURANT VAKINANKARATRA, MADAGASCAR (RECENT) (REUTERS) FISH POND PEOPLE WASHING CLOTHES AND A MAN FISHING BY THE RIVER ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR (RECENT) (REUTERS) MINISTRY OF FISHERIES BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (French) ALICE RASOLONJATOVO, DIRECTOR, MINISTRY OF FISHERIES SAYING: "Without being presumptuous, we think that trout farmign is developing in Madagascar. The company running the fish farms respects the guidelines, they produce breeding fish, they produce fish for consumption and they are ready to help other fish farmers in the region with young fish to start their own exploitations." VAKINANKARATRA, MADAGASCAR (RECENT) (REUTERS) FISH FARM WORKER CLEANING DEBRIS FROM POND FILTERS
  • Embargoed: 5th October 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Madagascar, Madagascar
  • Country: Madagascar
  • Topics: Business,Economy
  • Reuters ID: LVA3LI40X7EW0KYDBMFU5DG3OA2N
  • Story Text: Trout farming is reintroduced in rural Madagascar to boost economy.
    Trout, long regarded as a delicacy by western food critics, disappeared from the island of Madagascar years ago. Now, thanks to an enterprising group of farmers, the silver fish is back.
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