By OLIVER SAMBOKOSMALL Scale Fish Farmers Association (SSFFA) has called on its members to consider diversifying into crocodile farming apart from fish keeping in order for them to improve their business portfolio and income.Association chairperson Victor Chatilika said crocodile skin business was lucrative and currently fetching over $9 per centimeter on the international market.He said demand for crocodile skin and meat from China and other countries was rising hence the need for local aquaculture farmers to take advantage by venturing into croc farming instead of only concentrating on fish farming.“Hard times like these call for farmers to diversify and take advantage of any opportunity to improve their income, but of course this cannot be achieved without Government coming up with a well designed plan to support the initiative,” he said.Mr Chatilika said according to market study done by his association, currently South Africa was leading crocodile business with total exports valued at about $73 million annually […]
Take up crocodile farming, fish farmers urged
