WHAT
IS IN A NAME
Many
have asked what our name Dainida means. The name is a composite
of three
characters each symbolizing what Dainida Koi Farm represents to us:
DAI
means big, not in size or volume, but in quality and integrity and
dedication.
Beauty is a road, not just a destination. We intend growing in wisdom
and inner
strength and in the appreciation of the beautiful things in life –
including
Koi.
NI
is the Japanese name
for the number two.
We accept that with regards to Koi we will remain second to the
Japanese. If we
momentarily achieve the same degree of excellence we will fulfill a
dream. We
also accept that Man did not come first, but his Creator. Lastly we
accept that
there are values higher than Koi – people are after all the pinnacle of
the
creation, and humane and family values take priority above a admittedly
beautiful pastime.
DA
is a paddy field or
cultivated land. We
dream of living by working our fields, albeit under water, to earn a
living for
ourselves, our family and those who work for us and for those who share
this
road with us.
Our
beginnings were a modest backyard fun-breeding
exercise that grew in
passion and dimensions over the years. The passion remains the mainstay
of the
breeding – peeping at those wonderful colours emerging from the ponds
is
nothing short of magic, and breeding them the essence of being part of
the
creation of beauty. Now, 15 years after the first planned spawning and
10 years
since starting a formal dedicated breeding and raising facility
approaching 44
ponds (10 cement ponds, 15 ground ponds, 6 liner ponds and 13 hatchery
pond
under construction) we are slowly starting to see the results of a
breeding
programme that aspires to emulate the best.
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