solomon islands inception workshop - phillips
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Inception workshop of ACIAR/WorldFish/MFMR/SPC project "Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands", Honiara, 24-25 November 2011TRANSCRIPT
Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands
ACIAR FIS/2010/057
Context and introduction to project
Background
• Future fish shortfall
• Urban populations
• Role of aquaculture
• ACIAR small research project
Market/household demand
Year Baseline Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 32010 1,113 366 1,870 9,112 2015 2,159 1,315 3,010 11,089 2020 3,515 2,567 4,470 13,461 2025 5,293 4,234 6,358 16,322 2030 7,636 6,463 8,816 19,788
CTI report WFC WWF 2010: Figure 9: Aggregate consumption of fish, 2010 to 2030, 000 tonsTable 14: Target outputs for aquaculture under different scenarios, 2010 to 2030, tons
18.4
32.5
20.0
35.3
17.3
24.826.0
23.7
9.3
12.7
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Aggregate consumption in 000 tons
Requirement (low)
Requirement (high)
Baseline
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Domestic fish gap to be filled in next yearsMinimum of 1,300t aquaculture production by 2015!
Baseline: no changeScenario 1 increase of productivity 5%Scenario 2 decrease of productivity 5%Scenario 3 increase export price 8.9%
Pickering 2009
Least
Most
suitable
Suitable sites are available
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34%
33%
Reclassify
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33%
Least
Most suitable
Biophysical
Market
Overall
Village production
Acceptance. Innovations. Interest.
Policy support
Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands (FIS/2010/057)
.. to identify the best mechanisms for Solomon Islands to implement an inland aquaculture program which will contribute significantly to food and nutritional security.
Least
Most suitable
ACIAR Project - key points• 4 years – 2011-2015
• Partners are WorldFish, MFMR, SPC
• Farmers, households, schools, NGOs, business
• Research for development impact
Farm households,
school ponds, small
enterprises
Infrastructure investment in
ponds, hatchery and feeds
Financial and technical services
Links to markets and consumers
Improved productivity of ponds through better strains,
species and better
management
Public policy and institutions supportive of sustainable aquaculture
(1) Species and farming systems
(2) Inputs and services
(3) Household food and nutrition
(4) Ecological risk management
(5) Help scaling out
• How to supply sufficient fish to urban centers in Honiara and Malaita by 2015?
• Enterprise and business
• …roles of researchers and partners…
Thankyou