About
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.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Charles Ngugi, EBS, PhD
Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Karatina University
Program
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 1
Tuesday 14th March 2023
| 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 | ||
Day 2
Wednesday 15th March 2023
| 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 | ||
Day 3
Thursday 16th March 2023
| 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) | ||
Day 4