By Okidi Patrick
A look at how one study trip transformed a Lira Five-Acre Dewilos fish farm into Northern Uganda’s largest Fish hub. Fiona Acayo and Owilo Felix are rapidly scaling up Lango’s Fish sector in Lira City.
Mid – Lango Award-Winning Fiona Acayo, is using black soldier flies to triple her Fish yields.
As we celebrate “Labour Day” on the 1st, May 2026, Dewilos Fish farm in Lango sub-region of Northern Uganda, reminds you about wealth creation approach.
In the Western Part of Lira City, Dewilos Fish Farm is making financial investment
Projected to a tune of UGX 400 million annually from fingerling sales alone.The farm is being hailed as the new frontier for sustainable aquaculture in Northern Uganda. This success story isn’t just about the brains behind the operations.
Ms. Fiona Acayo, the 2023 Farmer of the Year for Mid-Lango after a study tour in the Netherlands, returned with a blueprint for “integrated farming.”
Today, the five-acre enterprise is a thriving ecosystem: 21 fish ponds, a piggery, poultry, and a historic Black Soldier Fly breeding section. The flies, along with Azolla plants, provide an organic alternative feeds.
“If we can establish at least 10 Dewilos farms in the Lango sub-region, this area will thrive economically,” Acayo told “TAYARI NEWS UGANDA”, urging farmers to look beyond local food supply and aim higher for the profitable export market.
Felix Owilo, the farm’s Chief Operations Officer, pointed out that they have planted over 1,900 trees, including royal palms and cashew nuts, on land that previously had only one tree. “Our approach integrates sustainability with restoration,” he insisted.
Dewilos Fish Farm in Lira, Northern Uganda, is emerging as a major economic driver in the region, projecting an annual revenue of Sh400 million through high-tech, sustainable aquaculture techniques. By adopting modern inspired fish farming methods and using Black Soldier Fly larvae for feeds, the farm is revolutionizing local fish tilapia and fingerling production while navigating some regulatory challenges.It is now capable of producing over 800,000 fingerlings annually, expected to generate UGX 100 million per quarter.
Dewilos Fish farm management encourage farmers not to give up but engage in fish farming.
For consultation, or to acquire more on aquaculture and as far as Dewilos fish farming is concerned, contact the Chief operation officer Felix Owilo and CEO Acayo Fiona Birungi on telephone number;
+256 778 865 402
+256 773 919 198
Dewilos Fish Farm is located in Amuca Ward, Lira City West Division, Lira City, Uganda.
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