Technique de production intensive du poisson chat africain, Clarias gariepinus

• Main Authors: Ducarme, C., Micha, JC.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2003-01-01
• Series: Tropicultura
• Subjects: Artificial Reproduction; Fingerlings' production; African Catfish; siluroids; Production; Clarias gariepinus; Africa
• Online Access: http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v21n4/189.pdf

Intensive Production of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus. The African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, is well appreciated in Africa and reaches high prices on the town markets (2 - 3 Euro/kg). Although it is raised since 1974 and its production is increasing in Europe, Asia and Latin America, the African production is on standby. The intensive production systems (biomass: 10 - 400 kg/m3, production: 1 - 4 kg/m3/j) in recirculated systems recently developed in Europe (family farms: 200 - 250 t/year) are profitable when the selling price on the farm reach 1,2 Euro/kg. This kind of model could be adapted by the African fish farmers to their local conditions and finally contributed to an important development of fish culture in Africa.