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in South Africa is by no means fiction. Today, trout culture in
South Africa has evolved from an entertainment venue into a
viable domestic food fish industry. In both roles, trout culture
can contribute substantially toward rural development and im-
provement of life in disadvantaged communities, if a holistic
development plan is implemented that takes into account all as-
pects related to sustainable development including (biological,
economic, socio-economic, marketing and production factors).
The Hands-On Program, specifically, has proven its ability to
make a meaningful contribution to the per capita income and
nutritional status of disadvantaged communities, while it also
provides a means for the development of human resources. As
one trout farmer said, “I never knew there was an aquaculture
farm, but when I came here it crossed my mind, wow! I never
saw something like this. Hopefully in the next couple of years I
can also go to school and study some aquaculture.”
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Notes
1
Division of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agri-Science, University of Stel-
lenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa. E-mail:
hbs@sun.ac.za
2
Stander H.B. 2000. Artificial Breeding at Jonkershoek. Unpub-
lished.
3
Stander H.B. 2005. The History of Trout in South Africa. Un-
published.
4
Tomose A. 2005. Personal interview, Jonkershoek Trout Farm,
South Africa.
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Maleri, M. 2009. Site selection and production performance of
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A Trout Small Farmer showing off the quality of his fish.
(Picture by Henk Stander.)
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