destroyed were his tilapia pond, workshop and chicken pens.“ These activities are not only for me to cover

enclosures of his fish farm on the palm-fringed Dibamba river, the surface churns with the red tilapia he

SINGAPORE – About a quarter of Singapore’s sea-based fish farms have exited the industry over the past year, with some farm operators saying they had accepted a financial support package from the authorities to wind up operations. Singapore Food Agency( SFA) figures showed that there were 74 sea-based fish farms in October 2024, down from 98 in 2023, according to its 2023 food statistics report.... Between 2019 and 2022, the number of sea-based fish farms held steady at about 110.At least five

KUALA BERANG: Hit hard by the pandemic, a group of 15 second-generation Felda settlers of Bukit Bading here has transformed a former haunt for drug addicts into a freshwater fish farm. They started the project in March last year after getting together and raising capital for it. Azhar Ismail, the project leader, said the idea came from the first-generation Felda settlers but it was not realised because of certain constraints. His group, however, were determined to make it work as a source of sup

KUALA KRAI( Bernama): A former used car dealer was forced to close down his one-year-old business after his income was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Not wanting to give up on life after his business went bankrupt, 49-year-old Rohaimin Yusoff( pic) made the bold move of venturing into fish cage farming in Sungai Kelantan for a living." Previously, I used to earn up to five figures as a used car dealer, but due to the pandemic, in a blink of an eye, I lost my source of income." I als

KUALA LUMPUR: Going to the mall to buy vegetables is one thing, but going there to harvest vegetable for yourself is quite another. Entrepreneur Emil Jihad, who used to live in New York, is offering people the second option with his organic farming, with vegetables that are pesticide-free. His smart greenhouse cultivation uses an aquaponic system( a combination of fish and vegetable farming) on？... the rooftop of the 1 Utama shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, over an area of？... about 7

KOTA TINGGI: Fishing was just a hobby for businessman V. Sivamani while growing up in a rubber estate in Bahau, Negri Sembilan. The 48-year-old, who has a diploma in mechanical engineering, never expected that his passion would become a successful venture.He now has three large freshwater fish ponds on a 5. 2ha site here. Sivamani, whose parents were both rubber tappers, said during fishing competitions his fish ponds would be able to attract more than 200 participants per day.... These anglers

SINGAPORE-After a two-year delay, the project to farm seafood in the pristine waters off Pulau Bukom for Singapore consumers is under way.... Catch up on the news that everyone’s talking about Thank you!... The sites were shortlisted as they lie outside existing anchorages, fairways, and marine and industrial facilities, and have sufficient water depth, currents and water quality, said SFA....

CAJEME, Mexico— In the parched hills of southern Sonora, Marco Antonio Gutierrez paced around a clearing, counting the dead.... “ There used to be big ranches here.... Now it’s pure sorrow.” Two years of extreme drought have turned large stretches of northern Mexico into a boneyard....

The price for dry oatmeal has climbed 17%.On Wednesdays, hundreds of people line up outside a church in east Oakland for its weekly food giveaway.... But he's still seeing new people every week.“ And a lot of people are just saying they can’t afford food, ” he said.... “ I mean they have the money to buy certain things, but it’s just not stretching.” Families can also use a community market Shiloh opened in May....