LARGE-SCALE PRODUCERS
They produce and supply to de market
consistently in excess of 100 000 seed every season or every year. Investment
on infrastructure at this level is very high, always more than N5 million
(US$40 000). The general characteristic of this group is the presence or
availability of a large pool of broodstocks (usually in thousands, modern and
functional hatchery complex complemented with many nursing and rearing ponds.
The ultimate features in this production category are the operators of
intensive water recirculating system complemented with flow-through indoor
systems. There is very high running cost with sophisticated and highly
technical and intensive management. At this level, serous technical competence
is indispensable. However, all the investment is justified by the south-west
operate from warehouses, and produce on the investment is justified by the high
turnover of seed from warehouses, and produce on the average between 200 000 to
400 000 catfish fingerlings/ month. Each of them also provides input and
services to between 100 and 500 fish farmers. They employ foreign technology
including imported feed and many of them are in partnership with foreigners
especially Europeans, Asians and South Africans.
These high-volume producers through few in
number (about 30) cumulatively supply about 20 percent of all the fingerlings
available in seed market. Relative to the cost of fingerlings from small-scale
and medium-scale producers, the fingerlings are cheaper, because of the
economics of mass production.
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