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Fish farmers in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Council Area of Delta State are counting their losses,which run
into millions of naira following recent flood that affected their fish farms.
President General of Uvwie Kingdom, Chief Austin Ukuwrere told newsmen that fishes in over 3,000 ponds were
carried away by the flood.
Ukuwere explained that the waters overflowed the ponds and thousands of fishes stocked by farmers escaped,
adding that most of the farmers have become indebted, as they took huge loans to raise the fishes, with the hope of
paying back upon harvest.
Mostly affected by the ravaging flood is the Royal Fish Farm, one of the biggest, located in New Layout area of Ekpan.
The fish farm which has different pond clusters, grows different sizes of fishes, attracting buyers from far and near
to patronize the products which are mainly catfishes.
It was reported that the Royal fish farmers have blamed the flood on lack of drainage systems in the area.
Conducting newsmen around the farm, the fish farmers lamented they were constrained to reconstruct the damaged
ponds as well as re-stock the ponds.
They appealed to the state government to help clear the water channel and construct drainage in the area to help
avert future flooding, as well as fix the road leading to the farm.
The flood incident, the farmers posited, has caused a setback in the efforts of the state government to encourage fish farming as a major boost to the agricultural sector
