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ICH LIEBE FISCH

Pictures

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Some pictures from harvesting fish in Mchinji district in October 2019. 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from the visit of the administrative officer of the The Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE, Germany) in Malawi. 

 

 

 

 

Photos from the fingerling delivery in March 2019 in the participating communities 

 

 

 

Pictures from the construction of the solar powered hatchery at the farm of the Bunda College in March/April 2018

Hatchery tanks in the container Unpacking the container The concrete slab for the hatchery installation The concrete slab for the hatchery installation Forklifter needed...heavy stuff Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab A critical moment... Done tank one Done tank one Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab Forklifter operation to move the tanks from the container to the slab Done tank two Done tank two Provisional positioning of the tanks Team Malawi and Team Germany happy to see the tanks in a good condition on the slab... First step accomplished, tanks in place Happy team Starting tent construction Team picture Goats, inspecting the new facility... Tent construction Students and staff from Bunda college helping Tent construction Tent construction Tent construction Tent construction Tent construction Brave students in the roof of the tent frame Preparation of the tent cover Preparation of the tent cover Towing the cover over the frame Towing the cover over the frame Towing the cover over the frame Towing the cover over the frame Towing the cover over the frame Towing the cover over the frame Done...cover fitted to the frame Done...cover fitted to the frame Final adjustments of the cover Final adjustments of the cover Final adjustments of the cover Final adjustments of the cover Ready..! Doing th einside construction Donkeys visiting the place A lot of construction work now inside Pipe preparations Preparing biofilter device Some groundnuts to provide energy... Lunch break...mostly small fish, some vegetables and Nsima Lunch break... Lunch break Fisch, vegetables, Nsima Some find Nsima tasty... Some find Nsima tasty AND essential to survive..- Fish sausages from the training in cooking products from Fish, delicious! A very reliable Medo-Blower for aeration of the fish tanks Biofilter, combined with a coarse filter to remove particles from the rearing tanks Construction of the water flow for the tanks Construction of the water flow for the tanks Construction of the water flow for the tanks Construction of the water flow for the tanks Team posing.. Set-up of the hatchery finished Team Germany andTeam Malawi happy... Team Germany andTeam Malawi happy...more than 3 weeks of intensive construction work finished... jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1

 

Pictures from the construction of the solar power facility at the farm of the Bunda College in March/April 2018

Preparing cement for the stands of the tray for the solar panels Stands in buckets with cement for the tray Stands in buckets with cement for the tray Fixing the stands in the ground Constructing the tray for the solar panels Constructing the tray for the solar panels Constructing the tray for the solar panels Solar panels Mounting the solar panels on the tray Mounting the solar panels on the tray Mounting the solar panels on the tray DSC_1503 Mounting the solar panels on the tray Mounting the solar panels on the tray Mounting the solar panels on the tray Germany and Malawians posing in between of the work The backside of the panels with the cables Installing cables Digging cable channels into the ground Cable to the control unit and batteries Cable to the control unit and batteries Cable to the control unit and batteries Connecting battery blocks DSC_1815 Control unit inside with charger, inverter and auxilary electronics Control unit with batteries Control unit with batteries (capacity about 1.7 kW, 24h, 7 days a week) Full set of solar panels (36 panels with about 300 W each) jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1

 

Pictures from the pond inspections in the participating communities in the districts of Nkhotakota and Mchinji in February 2018.

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Pictures from the visit of the German team in Malawi in November/December 2017  

Broodfish collection Bunda College Discussion with community in Nkhotakota Discussion with farmer Mjinchi Discussion with farmer Mjinchi Checking O. karongae larvae Teaching classes Teaching in the class Discussion with Father Fernando about larval rearing, Benga Parish Farmer couple, Mjinchi Preparation of larval feed Broodfish pond, Bunda college Oreochromis shiranus Checking conditions in larval tanks Talk with kids from fishing community in Nkhotakota Opinions from community members, Nkhotakota Talk with the fishery district officer in Nkhotakota Beyond the commu7nity meeting Group photo with farmer community in Mjinchi Group photo at the ponds of the community in Mjinchi farmer_mjinchi_3 farmer_mjinchi_4 fishermen_boat fishing_brooders_bunda fishing_net german_team_marina_bernd_pp Group_well_1 Hapas in the ponds at Bunda college Juvenile O.karongae Oreochromis karongae Oreochromis karongae Oreochromis karongae Fertilized eggs from O. karongae Talk with kids from the fisher community in Nkhotakota Next generation in the community Nkahotakota Kids in the community Mjinchi Kids in Mjinchi are amazed about the their photos Kids in Nkhotakota community Temprary rice production in a fish pond, Nkhotakota At the ponds in Nkahotakota community Meeting at Pottery lodge with local community member Typical Tilapia pond in Mjinchi Typical Tilapia pond in Mjinchi Typical Tilapia pond in Mjinchi Typical Tilapia pond in Mjinchi Discussion with farmer in Mjinchi Typical fishing boats, Malawi lake Legal fishing nets, fishing community Malawi lake German team in Malawi Final meeting Discussions with fisherman at the Malawi lake jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1
 

Pictures from training in fish harvesting, food processing, product development, sensory evaluation and marketing.  

Preparing protein-rich food Group photo of training participants and teacher Processing of raw material Kids participating in the training (sensory evaluation) Teaching recipes for proper nutrition of children Mincing fish fillets for further processing Children tasting porridge Cooking fish dishes Cooking fish dishes Group photo of participants Families participating in the training Trainer Family participating in the training Trainer and facilitators Group photo with participating families Chef preparing a sensory test Teaching recipes for proper nutrition of children Training sessions Training session Kids waiting for their commitments to taste products Training in fish processing Training in fish processing Training in fish processing Chefs demonstrating fish processing Training in fish processing Training in fish processing Training in fish processing Harvesting fish from th eponds Evaluationg the catch Evaluating the catch Fish harvesting Typical size of a tilapia specimen harvested from the pond (O. shiranus) Oreochromis shiranus Typical composition of a haul from the pond jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1
 


Pictures from the loading procedure of the 40ft-container  

trailer_container hatchery_tank_1 container_conntent solar_cells_trays solar_panels container_complete the stowing team jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1

 

Pictures from the monitoring activities June - August 2017 in Nkhotakota and Mchinji District
  
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Malawi May 2017, pictures from IAA-Training Courses in Nkhotakota and in Mchinji

IMG_0943 One of the farmers presenting Farmers during Focus group discussions Farmers after receiving tools 1 6 7 5 2 Joshua Valeta distributing tools 3 Dr Valeta posing with farmers IAA_example jquery flash lightboxby VisualLightBox.com v6.1

Malawi July 2016, pictures of the kick-off meeting in Lilongwe

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