This second regional aquaculture Hybrid-conference provides a great opportunity for the aquaculture stakeholders in the region to interact, establish linkages, share experiences, up-date themselves with trends and technology and identify new prospects in the industry.
Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Karatina University
SESSION 1: OPENING | |||
08:00 – 08:30 | Arrival/Registration | Conference Secretariat | Join |
08:30 – 08:35 | Opening Prayers | Volunteer | |
08:35 – 08:45 | Welcoming Remarks | Vice Chancellor, JOOUST | |
08:45 – 10:00 | Opening Remarks Mr. Hinrichsen, TRUEFISH World Aquaculture Society – East Africa Dr Nzohabonayo, LVFO County Commissioner | ||
10:00 – 10:30 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
10:30 – 11:30 | Speeches The Principal Secretary State Department for the Blue Economy and Fisheries, Governor, Siaya County Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs | Join | |
11:30 – 12:00 | Keynote Address | Prof. Charles C. Ngugi | |
12:00 – 13:00 | Panel Discussion By farmers association delegates from: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda & Sudan | ||
13:00 – 14:00 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
SESSION 2: OPENING | |||
AQUACULTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIES: PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ASSOCIATIONS | FARMERS PARALLEL SESSION 1: ROUND TABLE (ASSEMBLY HALL) | ||
14:00 – 14:10 | Aquaculture Association of Kenya | Round-table discussion on production issues (Aquatic Plants and Animals) | |
14:10 – 14:20 | Aquaculture Association of Kenya | ||
14:20 – 14:30 | Commercial Aquaculture Society of Kenya | ||
14:30 – 14:40 | Aquaculture Association of Tanzania | ||
14:40 – 14:50 | Aquatic BioSolutions Tanzania | ||
14:50 – 15:00 | Uganda Commercial Fish Farmers Association | ||
15:00 – 15:10 | Walimi Fish Cooperative Society | ||
15:10 – 15:20 | African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network | ||
15:20 – 15:30 | World Aquaculture Society (East Africa) | ||
15:30 – 16:30 | Plenary | ||
16:00 – 16:30 | HEALTH BREAK |
SESSION 3 | |||
INTERVENTIONS TO SAFEGUARD AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH (EACII) | FARMERS PARALLEL SESSION 2: ROUND TABLE (ASSEMBLY HALL) | ||
08:30 – 08:45 | Aquatic Biomass to Aqua-Coal: Utility and fuel properties of lakeside cottage industry briquette production Anthony J. Rodrigues | Round table discussion on aqua business, marketing opportunities and challenges (Aquatic Plants and Animals) | |
08:45 – 09:00 | Contribution of pollution gradient to the sediment microbiome and potential pathogens in urban streams draining into Lake Victoria (Kenya) Benson Odhiambo Onyango | ||
09:00 – 09:15 | Measuring Hazards of Heavy Metals Residues on Fish Nadia Eldirdiry Omer Karoum | ||
09:15 – 09:30 | Aquaculture through the planetary health lens: Implications for sustainable food systems in Africa Jimmy Brian Mboya | ||
09:30 – 09:45 | Integration of probiotics in aquaponic systems: An emerging alternative approach Nasser Kasozi | ||
09:45 – 10:00 | Antimicrobial effects of ethanol extract of Azadirachta indica leaf on experimental Proteus mirabilis infection in cultured African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822) juvenile Anifowose Olayinka Remilekun | ||
10:00 – 10:30 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
SESSION 4 | |||
AQUACULTURE AS A FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM (EACII) | FARMERS PARALLEL SESSION 3: (VENUE) | ||
10:30 – 10:45 | Eco- based culture management of Litopenaeus vannamei with special reference to bio floc culture: A key for the future African Aquaculture Ajay Valiyaveettil Salimkumar | Practical Session for 2 Groups: Genetics/Broodstock Management | |
10:45 – 11:00 | Effects of plant density and stem pruning on plant biomass yield and economic benefits in a low-cost gravel bed aquaponic system Babatunde Adeleke | ||
11:00 – 11:15 | An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linnaeus, 1758) diets supplemented with Black Soldier Fly larvae (Hermetia Illucens L.). Florien Amondi Odhiambo | ||
11:15 – 11:30 | Aquaculture, A promising solution for food insecurity poverty and malnutrition in Kenya Joyce Njenga | ||
11:30 – 11:45 | Growth performance and fatty acid profile of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed with different levels of Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) in flow-through tanks Mary A. Opiyo | ||
11:45 – 12:00 | Growth and survival rate of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fry fed on Kenyan produced and imported Artemia with subsequent weaning of dry feeds Derrick Gitari | ||
12:00 – 12:15 | Effects of brood stock sex ratio on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings production in plastic tanks Rono Kenneth | ||
12:15 – 12:30 | Effect of stocking density on growth performance and survival of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cage aquaculture at the Anyanga cage site Sellu Mawundu | ||
12:30 – 12:45 | Does feeding protocols contribute to optimum growth of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Evidence from Aller Aqua Feed Company Trials in Western Kenya Zacharia Shitote | ||
12:45 – 13:00 | Effects of stocking density on the performance of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in small-scale lettuce-Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) aquaponics system Sabwa Josiah Ani | ||
13:00 – 14:00 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
IMPACT OF AQUACULTURE ON THE COMMUNITY (EACII) | FARMERS PARALLEL SESSION 4 (VENUE) | ||
14:00 – 14:15 | A quantitative SWOT analyses of key aquaculture players in Africa Babatunde Adeleke | Practical Session for 2 Groups: Assessing the State of Fish Health and Welfare | |
14:15 – 14:30 | Stochastic analysis of a multi-time bound aquaculture system for sustainable and cost-effective fish management strategy Benard Okelo | ||
14: 30 – 14:45 | Role of indigenous knowledge in fisheries resource management for aquaculture development in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya Kevin Obiero | ||
14:45 – 15:00 | Post-harvest losses among fishers and traders along the Lake Victoria crescent region, Uganda Hyuha Theodora | ||
GENETICS IN AQUACULTURE (EACII) | |||
15:00 – 15:15 | Characterizing the genetic structure of introduced Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) strains in Tanzania using double digest RAD sequencing Mbiru Moses | ||
15:15 – 15:30 | Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linn. 1758) genetic structure reference maps in Lake Victoria basin (Uganda) Papius Dias Tibihika | ||
AQUACULTURE AS A FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM (EACII) – CONTD. | |||
15:15 – 15:30 | Sustainable Integrated Fish, poultry and vegetable production through the smart use of water: Promotion and technology transfer in Abbaya Area, West Guji District, Ethiopia (Technical report on: Impact assessment community service experience of Dilla University) Bazezew Gizie Eskezia | ||
15:30 – 15:45 | African Blue – A Story of a Successful Tilapia Cage Aquaculture Business in East Africa Albert Altena | ||
15:45 – 16:00 | Contribution of the Uganda National Women’s Fish Organization in strengthening skills and capacities of women in fish processing in Uganda Lovin Kobusingye | ||
16:00 – 16-15 | Culture potential of Duckweed under aquaculture condition Mecy Chepkirui | ||
16:15 – 16:45 | HEALTH BREAK |
SESSION 6: AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, WELFARE, AND FOOD-SAFETY (EACII) | |||
08:30 – 08:45 | Bacteriophage action against Tilapia Fish Aeromonasis in Aquarium Tanks in Uganda Andrew Tamale | Join | |
08:45 – 09:00 | Parasitic loads in the genetically improved (F7) Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) cultured in fish farms in Busia and Siaya Counties, Kenya: indicators of increased resistance and efficiencies of synergistic technologies adoptions Elick O. Otachi | ||
09:00 – 09:15 | Spatial prediction of parasitic infestations of pond and cage cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Lake Victoria crescent | ||
09:15 – 09:30 | Investigation and PCR diagnosis of some bacterial infections (as foodborne) in fish in Khartoum state, Sudan Mohammed Abass Albashire | ||
09:30 – 09:45 | Assessment of the factors limiting fish farmer’s adoption of methods for prevention, treatment and control of fish health challenges implemented on their farms in Wakiso District Namata Alice | ||
09:45 – 10:00 | A Morphometric, slaughtering and epidemiologic characters survey of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) population in Mauritania Mohamed Ahmed Mbeirick | ||
10:00 – 10:15 | Aquatic Animal Health Safety: Probiotics Roles in the Aquaculture Industry and Future Outlooks Wubshet Asnake Metekia | ||
10:15 – 10:45 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
SESSION 7: THE OPPORTUNITIES & PROSPECTS IN EASTERN AFRICA’S AQUACULTURE VALUE CHAIN (EACII) | |||
10:45 – 11:00 | The role of the World Aquaculture Society – African Chapter in advancing aquaculture development in Africa Blessing Mapfumo | Join | |
11:00 – 11:15 | Visualising Kenya’s Aquaculture Potential Brett A. Pringle | ||
11:15 – 11:30 | Using ICT in Cage Fish Farming Equips Fish Farmers with Knowledge- the NARO Cage Aquaculture App Jessy Lugya | ||
11:30 – 11:45 | Wind Energy Initiatives for Well Water Extraction In Riparian Lands Of Kenya. Julius Shichikha Maremwa | ||
11:45 – 12:00 | Sustainable utilization of water resources for increased nutrition and income security in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom (BKK), Uganda: Job creation potential for women and youth in aquaculture Lucy Aliguma | ||
12:00 – 12:15 | Tilapia feed and feeding in semi-intensive culture systems Asiimwe Rashid | ||
13:00 – 14:00 | HEALTH BREAK | ||
SESSION 8: RAPPORTEURS SESSION (ASSEMBLY HALL) | |||
14:00 – 14:45 | Rapporteurs Session | <Join | |
14:15 – 14:30 | Stochastic analysis of a multi-time bound aquaculture system for sustainable and cost-effective fish management strategy Benard Okelo | ||
14:45 – 15:00 | Way Forward | ||
15:00 – 15:45 | Communiqué | ||
15:45 – 16:45 | CLOSING CEREMONY (ASSEMBLY HALL) Director, Kenya Fisheries Service/Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Outreach) |