Introduction and objectives for the aquaculture session

14/04/2009 Uganda

HOMMA Ken (JICA / FAO)

W/S: GCP/INT/053/JPN

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Previous W/S in BF

• Establishment of a support fund for the aquaculture private sector;• Technical assistance to the administration responsible for

aquaculture;• Reinforcement of small fish-farmer operating capacities;• Establishment of a microfinance structure adapted to the sector;• Creation of a structure for the conservation of pure strains of Tilapia

and other pisciculture fish species;• Planning of status report on the fish-farming sector in all countries;• Identification of causes of pisciculture failure with actors and

officials.

General recommendations for aquaculture

Previous W/S in BF

• Introduction of effective support measures for the development of aquaculture;

• Subsidization of input purchase; • Encouragement and facilitation of establishment of fish culture

infrastructures and acquisition of land suited to aquaculture; • Strengthening of good governance in the management of state

funds earmarked for aquaculture and related activities; • Upgrading the capabilities of extension workers and sectoral

operators; • Support to the sector from financial institutions; • Application of the document adopted for the aquaculture

development strategy; • Introduction of aquaculture training programmes in training

establishments; • Invitation of the same participants to future workshops.

Recommendations to Govmts for aquaculture

Previous W/S in BF

• Creation of a network of technical assistants for the States; • Launching of a pilot demonstration programme in single countries; • Help with the identification of financing for countries;• Strengthening of technical and financial support;• Support for technical studies on aquaculture development;• Facilitated procurement of pure strain Tilapia and other productive species;• Help in the preparation of an aquaculture development and management plan;• Help with a critical assessment and identification of the real problem before

acting; • Strengthening of trainer and actor capabilities;• Monitoring and evaluation of selected projects;• Effective use of intervention funds for the benefit of fish farmers.

Recommendations to FAO on aquaculture

Previous W/S in BF

• Launching of a broad programme to inform and sensitize Governments to the aim of the project and secure their effective support;

• Capitalization of experiences of countries participating in the workshop and availability of those experiences to each participant for the purpose of exchange;

• Support for the creation of a subregional network on aquaculture development;

• Launch in each country of commercial aquaculture farms or units for demonstrative and stimulative purposes.

Recommendations to the project on aquaculture

Previous W/S in Uganda

• Finalize the National Aquaculture Development Strategy;• Establish standards for fish feed and seed;• Establish Certification Units for fish feed and seed;• Facilitate access for fish feed and seed;• Establish national/ regional aquaculture center equipped

with laboratories and training facility; • Strengthen capacity of fish farmers and extension

service;• Practice pilot projects for testing appropriate techniques;

and • Strengthen commercial/industrial aquaculture

CONCLUSION

Previous W/S in Uganda

• Establish or revise the National Aquaculture Development Strategy

• Encourage and support private enterprises to engage in commercial aquaculture

• Establish an aquaculture training and promotion centre

• Strengthen relevant research and extension systems to develop rural aquaculture

Recommendations to Governments

Previous W/S in Uganda

• Provide technical support• Assist on capacity building of government staff,

farmers, support services and other stakeholders

• Facilitate networks for aquaculture development• Facilitate the round table of cooperation

structures to mobilize resources for aquaculture promotion

• Assist in establishment of systems for collecting statistics on aquaculture

Recommendations to Governments

Previous W/S in Uganda

• Provide capacity building and assist on holding national workshop for elaboration NADS

• Technical support on IIA• Solutions to constraints in fish seed and feed

production e.g. through hands on training• Assist on exchange of experiences between

countries, training visit etc including from Asia

Recommendations to the Project GCP/INT/053/JPN

Summary of the recommendation

Establishment of fund

Technical assistance

Reinforcement of capacities

Pure strains Commercial aquaculture

Feed and Seed

Establishment of NADS

Aquaculture centre

Objective

History of aide on aquaculture in Africa

Cooperation

Methods

Target

Discouragenment?

Farmers Side Activity

Against Poverty

Rural Development

Aquaculture Center

ERRORS SUCCESS

Proposition

Global Objective

PROMOTION OR DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL/MEDIUM SCALE COMMERCIAL

AQUACULTURE

Small/Medium Scale Commercial Aquaculture

Commercial

Auto-consumption

Industrial

Traditional

Semi-Industrial

Large

medium

Small

Target

Scenario of the Development

Substantial Commercial Fish Farm

・ Self-Investment・ Autonomy Feed/Seed・ Distribution Feed/Seed/Tech/Know-How

Small Fish Farmer

Small Fish Farmer

Small Fish FarmerSmall Fish

Farmer

Small Fish Farmer

Small Fish FarmerTechnical assistance

Reinforcement of capacities

Commercial aquaculture

Feed and Seed

Aquaculture centre

SOLTITION

Aquaculture Session

Commercial

Auto-consumption

Target

Industrial

Traditional

Semi-IndustrialRoyalFish

ApproachTechnique

Aquaculture in paddy field

Pure Strain S.O.N

UGANDA GHANA

Recommendation

SMALL/MEDIUM SCALE COMMERCIAL

AQUACULTURE

YES NOOR

Identify Other TargetRecommendations to Govmt

Recommendations to the partners

Proposal for actions