Areas of Interest

• Fish reproduction (Reproductive ecology, genetics and breeding, gamete preservation)
• Fish Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding, bioenergetics)
• Aquaculture production and management
• Meta-analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology
• Rigorous techniques of impact assessment
• Aquaculture systems design and analysis
• Fish breeding technology development
• Fish nutrition (Fish feed formulation, feeding and mgt)
• Feasibility studies for aquaculture projects
• Diagnostic studies for agro-enterprises
• Project design; write up, Implementation and Evaluation
• Farmer mobilization and hands-on-practical training
• Competitive grant proposal writing
• Fish- Agribusiness Development

Previous Project Grants

• Feed the future Fish Innovation lab (USAID) (Upcoming)
• Developing of feeding attractants for fish feeds from local materials and evaluating efficient water use systems in tank aquaculture
• Reproductive biology and inducing spawning of the Nile perch, Funded by MSI-Nile perch Project (MSI: PhD Project. 2008-2011.
• Artificial catfish propagation and sustainable capture fisheries: an evaluation of alternative commercial aqua culture production technologies. Funded by MSI-UNCST (Mellinium Science Initiative – Uganda National Council of Science Technology) 2009-2010.
• MSc scholarship at University of Malawi funded by Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEDA) 2002-2004.

Research Experience

• D Kahwa, E Nyatia, J Rutaisire and H Kaiser (2019) Sperm morphology and ultrastructure in Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Accepted for publication in African Journal for Aquatic Sciences)
• D Kahwa, J Rutaisire & H Kaiser (2015): The use of clove oil to induce anaesthesia, and its effects on blood chemistry, in Lates niloticus from Lake Victoria, Uganda, African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2015.1102121
• J. Walakira, P. Akoll, M. Engole, M. Sserwadda, M. Nkambo, V. Namulawa, G. Kityo, F. Musimbi, I. Abaho,   H. Kasigwa,   D. Mbabazi, D. Kahwa, I. Naigaga, D. Birungi, J. Rutaisire  and S. Majalija 2014 Common fish diseases and parasites affecting wild and farmed Tilapia and catfish in Central and W(2006) estern Uganda
• C Aruho, RK Basiita, D Kahwa, G Bwanika and J Rutaisire Reproductive biology of Bagrus docmak in the Victoria Nile, Uganda, African Journal of Aquatic Science 2013, 38(3): 263–271
• FISH FARMING AS A BUSINESS Rutaisire J. Bwanika G., Walekhwa  P. Kahwa D. (Editors) (2009)
• Rutaisire J. and Kahwa D. Aqua feeds production in Uganda: Feeds for Aquaculture in the Tropics. Aqua Feeds: Formulation & Beyond, 3 Issue 2-3, p14-15. www.feedware.com  
• Kahwa D (2001) A preliminary report on feeding behaviour of owls in Kampala. In International journal of owls.
• Kahwa David MSc. Thesis (2005) The effect of dietary crude protein level on growth, timing of maturation, fecundity and egg size in Oreochromis shiranus (boulenger, 1896) (pisces: cichlidae) University of Malawi.  Funded by ICEIDA-Malawi.

Community Outreach Activities

1. Market analysis of the fish feed industry in Wakiso District
2. Game breeding for sustainable utilisation of wildlife resources
3. Baseline assessment of ranging behaviours and stress levels of selected mammal species in Murchison Falls National Park
4. Fish farms