Father's Fisheries

Father's Fisheries

A few months ago, Father Riwa became a “fish farmer.”  Reacting to the drought and famine that occurred last year, Father began raising tilapia to add more protein into the diets of the children at the Children’s Village. According to Father Riwa, “Fish farming is a worthy enterprise to feed the children and the easiest farming I have undertaken.”

Recently, Father’s fishery yielded a wonderful harvest of St. Peter Fish a.k.a. tilapia. (Tilapia is called St. Peter Fish because that is the primary fish in the Sea of Galilee). The recent harvest was divided evenly between the boys at St. Francis and the girls at St. Clare.

However, a “surprise” was discovered in the fishpond. A catfish weighing 5 kgs. was found in the tilapia pond and had been feeding on the tilapia there. The fisheries officer advised Father to have a separate pond for catfish because they grow faster and are bigger. The way forward for this project involves purchasing swampland in order to create more lakes and ponds to rear many more fish.