Many potential fish farmers ask questions on factors to consider when starting a fish farm and how profitable is fish farming? Several extension officers and consultants in fish farming give an outline on factors and things needed to develop a profitable fish farm. Let us consider four steps to profitable aquaculture: learning, evaluating, planning, and testing. 1. Learning Learning is a first step in developing a profitable fish farm. This include attending training, reading and visiting experienced fish farmers. It also involves hiring an experienced consultant to help you get started in fish farming. 2. Evaluating Evaluate your resources — human and natural. Your genuine response to this question will help you to plan: Do you have the time, energy and financial resources to develop a fish farm? Do you have both land and water that can be used for fish farming? What equipment will you need to raise fish? Are there local markets for fish that you can supply? 3. Planning
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