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Division: Aquaculture
Catfish raised in clean water, smoked on the estate.
Twenty-two earthen and concrete ponds, a hatchery and a smokehouse. We sell catfish live, fresh on ice or smoked, and run weekly standing orders for restaurants.
How we work
Water first, fish second
Good fish starts with good water. Our ponds are fed from boreholes, aerated at night and tested every morning for oxygen and ammonia. Water drained from the ponds irrigates the dry season vegetable plots, so nothing is wasted.
- Morning water tests logged on every pond
- Floating feed from our own mill
- Fish graded every four weeks to avoid crowding
- Smoked on clean hardwood, no fuel wood from forests
Through the year
Aquaculture in four seasons
First rains
Ponds refilled and conditioned for two weeks before stocking.
Long rains
Fingerlings stocked from the hatchery. Feeding rises week by week.
Harvest
Main harvest. Fish sold live, iced or sent to the smokehouse.
The process
Step by step
Hatch
Broodstock spawned in the hatchery, fry raised indoors for four weeks.
Grow out
Fingerlings stocked at a safe density and fed floating feed twice a day.
Grade
Fish sorted by size every four weeks to keep growth even.
Harvest and smoke
Sold live from the pond edge, or gutted and smoked for 18 hours.
Output
What this division supplies
| Product | Size | Availability | Example price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live catfish | Per kg, 1 to 1.5 kg fish | Daily | ₦3,200 |
| Smoked catfish | Per kg | Daily | ₦9,500 |
| Fingerlings | Per 1,000 | Monthly | ₦65,000 |
Example rates for this demo.
22
ponds
180
tonnes of catfish a year
18
hours in the smokehouse
6
months pond to plate
From the estate
Photos
Next step
Put it to work
Every division runs on the same calendar and the same account. Order, book or plan in a few taps, and see it all in your Agrovia account.
AI phone line
Call our AI line, answered day and night in Nigerian English
It takes orders, checks stock and delivery days, books farm tours and passes anything tricky to a person on the team in the morning.
+234 800 000 0132
Example number for this demo.
Questions
About aquaculture
Can I collect live fish?
Yes, from the pond edge at the estate on weekday mornings, or from the GRA depot on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Do you sell fingerlings?
Yes, monthly, with a short guide to stocking and feeding.
How do standing orders work?
Choose a weight and a day, pay each week through Receivly, and change or pause it any time in your account.
Is the smoked fish shelf stable?
Kept dry and airy it lasts about three weeks. In the rainy season keep it in a sealed container.
Keep exploring
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84,000 laying hens and 30,000 broilers in open-sided houses on the estate, with our own hatchery supplying.
Read moreProcessing
A garri and flour mill, a rice parboiling line and a palm oil press. Cassava goes from the ground to the.
Read moreBuy from aquaculture
Order online with Receivly, or talk to sales about volume and standing orders.