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Dr. Francis Mmanda

Francis Pius Mmanda

Lecturer

Institute of Marine Sciences

Biography

Dr. Francis P. Mmanda hold a PhD in Animal Sciences specialized in Animal nutrition and management from Swedish University of Agricultural sciences, in Sweden, MSc. in Aquaculture specialized in Aquatic animal diseases and control from Ningbo University, China, and BSc. in Aquaculture from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.   Dr. Mmanda has more than 12 years’ experience in Aquaculture operations (Marine & Inland), 6 years in fisheries operations, and 7 years in aquaculture nutrition, water quality parameter monitoring, aquaculture facility designing and construction, and aquatic animal diseases and control. Dr. Mmanda expertise focus on research and development (innovations) in both mariculture and inland aquaculture, aquatic animal nutrition, water quality parameters, post-harvest losses, marine pollution (heavy metals determination) and feasibility studies. Dr. Mmanda has conducted several studies on Distribution and abundances of Milkfish Chanos chanos along the coastline of Dar es Salaam, Streptococcal Disease's Pathogen (s) and Its Biological Characteristics in Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus in China , and Nutritive value and use of locally available low-cost feed ingredients for tilapia farming in Tanzania,  evaluation of  Status, challenges, and future perspectives of Milkfish farming along the Coastline of Tanzania.

Research Interest

  1. Aquaculture, aquatic animal health and biosecurity, and aquaculture nutrition
  2. Aquaculture and environment
  3. Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
  4. Smart-aquaculture (free carbon emission)
  5. Marine pollution (Heavy metals and microplastics)
  6. Value addition and post-harvest losses on small pelagic fisheries
  7. Ocean governance (national, regional and international legal frameworks)

Contacts

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Projects

  1. October 2023-November 2024: Enhancing Blue Economy Initiative through Milkfish farming along the Coastline of Tanzania (as Co-PI)
  2. October -December 2024: Baseline Study for the proposed Digital Fisheries in Asia–Africa BlueTech Superhighway project in – Zanzibar, Tanzania, as Co-PI, under implementation.
  1. Nicholous, R., Francis, P.M., Fredrick, O., Farida, M. and Gordian, R.M., 2025. Coastal Mariculture: Status, challenges, and future perspectives of Milkfish (Chanos chanos) farming in Tanzania. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 24(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.22092/ijfs.2024.132008
  2. Vulla, K.E., Mmanda, F.P., Nyangoko B.P., and Makule, E.E. 2024. Unlocking Potential Benefits on Applications of Probiotics in Inland Aquaculture Industry: A Review. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4 (6): e70027. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70027
  3. Warren, K, Vulla, K.E., Mmanda, F.P., and Nicholaus, R., 2024. The role of aquatic foods in combating malnutrition and food insecurity: An integrative review. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 25 (2): 42-64.
  4. Vulla, K.E., Mmanda, F.P. and Makule, E., 2023. Climate-smart aquaculture in Tanzania: Assessment of transitional and heavy metals concentrations in a commonly used local feed ingredient for Tilapia farming. International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 9 (11), pp 31-45. https://doi.org/10.31695/IJASRE.2023.9.11.3
  5. Mulokozi, D.P., Mmanda, F.P., Onyango, P., Lundh, T., Tamatamah, R. and Berg, H. (2020). Rural aquaculture: Assessment of its contribution to household income and farmers’ perception in selected districts, Tanzania. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 24(4), pp.387-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2020.1725687
  6. Mmanda, F.P., Mulokozi, D.P., Lindberg, J.E., Norman Haldén, A., Mtolera, M., Kitula, R. and Lundh, T. (2020). Fish farming in Tanzania: The availability and nutritive value of local feed ingredients. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 32(4), pp.341-360. https://doi.org/10.1080 /10454438.2019.1708836
  7. Mmanda, F.P., Lindberg, J.E., Norman Haldén, A., Mtolera, M.S., Kitula, R. and Lundh, T.  (2020). Digestibility of local feed ingredients in tilapia Oreochromis niloticus juveniles, determined on faeces collected by siphoning or stripping. Fishes, 5(4), p.32. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes5040032
  8. Mmanda, F.P., Lundh, T., Haldén, A.N., Mtolera, M.S., Kitula, R. and Lindberg, J.E. (2020). Replacing fishmeal with locally available feed ingredients to reduce feed costs in cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Rural research, Development, 32, p.11.
  9. Mmanda, F.P., Lindberg, J.E., Haldén, A.N. and Lundh, T. (2019). Mineral content in local feed ingredients used by fish farmers in four different regions of Tanzania. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 18(2), pp.1-9. https://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v18i2.
  10. Mmanda, F.P., Zhou, S., Zhang, J., Zheng, X., An, S. and Wang, G. (2014). Massive mortality associated with Streptococcus iniae infection in cage-cultured red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in Eastern China. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 8(16), pp.1722-1729. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2014.6659
  11. Mmanda, F.P. (2020). Nutritive value and use of locally available low-cost feed ingredients for tilapia farming in Tanzania. https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/17078/
  12. Mmanda, F.P. (2014). Study of Streptococcal Disease's Pathogen (s) and Its Biological Characteristics in Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus in China (Master's thesis). https://cdmd.cnki.com.cn/Article/CDMD-11646-1014085554.htm

 

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