Date: 26/07/2009
About 2,500 fingerlings are re-stocked for the second term; the casualties are far less than the first harvest using the money realised during the first harvest and reinvest in the second term.
Then, it resulted because the farmers are not conversant about the farming system at the first term; but the farmers are now experienced about the fish farming process. Hence, the project is expected to yield more result during the second harvest.

Date: 7/12/2008
The farmers realized about Seven Hundred Thousand (N700,000) Naira during the first harvest.

The project is expected to be sustained by the local farmers of Birshi (i.e. beneficiaries); and the trained farmers will orient others on how to stock and rear the mud-catfish for their economic benefit in particular and their community at large.

The main target of the re-stocking the fish are to boost the socio-economic and agricultural activities and to provide sufficient protein to Birshi, neighbouring communities and Bauchi state at large.

Date: 18/12/2008
People at Bauchi metropolis purchased the fish from the local farmers; this resulted because there is no sufficient fish in Bauchi metropolis too.

The beneficiaries (local farmers) realized about Seven Hundred Thousand (N700,000) Naira after the harvest.

The project touched people's lives in Birshi community in many ways; this is because the project has reduced the number of people with vitamin B deficiency and also boosts the socio-economic and agricultural activities of the community.

Date: 2/12/2008
The fish were sold to local communities in order to tackle the problem of Vitamin B deficiency, which is one of the goals.

About 70% of the total populations of about 5000 people in Birshi were having vitamin B deficiency, but with such remarkable result the number has been reduced.

Date: 16/11/2008
A concrete tank has been destroyed by storm; this resulted because of the moisture, which affected the house of the beneficiaries' supervisor. LI-CGLAO has to come in and re-construct the beneficiary's wall and the concrete tank, which amounted about US$1,500.

This is because the beneficiary who is a poor farmer might not afford to fix the problem, and that will bring a great setback for the project. Hence, LI-CGLAO rescued the situation in order to let the program continue.

It was a success, because after the renovation; the beneficiaries where able to restock more fish, which is up to 2,500 (fingerlings).During the harvest the mud-catfish reach desired market weight; it is about 1.5 - 1.6kg, while the minimum targeted weight is 1kg.

Date: 4/9/2008
LI-CGLAO purchased about 1,500 of mud-catfish (fingerlings) for a start including the feeds and the medication of the fish, which also worth about US$4,500.

It was a success, because most of the fish reach the minimum desired market weight (1kg) while some reach up to the maximum of (2kg) after harvest.

Date: 22/8/2008
The community leader (Sarki) of Birshi allocated a land for the project as part of his contribution to the program in order to takeoff the project. So the local farmers were trained on how to cure their crops and rear fish; which enables LI-CGLAO constructed three (3) concrete tanks with a reservoir water tank and drilling a well in addition to the existing one.

It also provides water pump machines with other plumbing materials to ease the local way of fish farming, which worth about US$7000. Also LI-CGLAO collaborated with Bauchi State Agricultural Development Program (BSADP) in trying to give adequate training and supervision to the local farmers. After the training and the construction of the concrete tanks (pond), the project attracts a lot of people in the community when commissioning.

Date: 14/7/2008
LI-CGLAO staffs were introduced to the community leader (Sarki) by its student staffs, where the community leaders also introduced LI-CGLAO staff to other sub-community leaders of Birshi. Several meetings were held with the leaders and the members of the community to discuss about the måodalities of improving the life of Birshi community (fish farming is included), which make the community became more interested in the program.

Date: 16/6/2008
LI-CGLAO student staff locate Birshi village as one of its project site; the students now examine the Birshi community problem of insufficient vitamin B problem and lack of sustainable income. In lieu of these problems, the students came up with the idea of fish farming program to address the issues and to introduce the local farmers in to new skills of farming; which will also boost the socio-economic development of the community.