JICA / NACA / DOF International Symposium on Small-scale Freshwater Aquaculture Extension

A further development of inland aquaculture: Toward poverty alleviation and food security in rural areas

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:34:08 +0000

Many attempts to extend small-scale inland aquaculture have been made so far in many parts of Asia and some parts of Africa. According to lessons learnt from these experiences, stable seed production is the most decisive factor to develop freshwater fish farming in poor rural areas. Seed production technology, with ensuring the supply of good quality brood stock, should firmly be built. Seed production will be highly commercialised, contributing to a growth of local economy.

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FAO support to small aquaculture farmers in Asia and the Pacific

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:26:23 +0000

Small aquaculture farm holders are experiencing some drastic changes, the shift from household consumption focused subsistent production to market oriented commercial production and external environment changes such as tightening governance on environment impacts control and resource allocation and increasingly stringent standard for food safety and quality. To adapt to the changes, the small-scale farmers need to intensify, diversify and commercialise production, which requires better management.

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Implementation of better management practices through cluster management

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:16:19 +0000

Practices and people can be considered as two key ingredients to responsible aquaculture. Practices that are in conformity with national and international standards and requirements, ensure sustainability of the sector, ensure environment protection and integrity, enable social equity and respect ethical values and standards, consider human food safety concerns seriously and people who; are well informed, willing to change and ready to embrace practices for public good.

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Small-scale aquaculture development: Experiences from the Philippines on giant freshwater prawn, milkfish and tilapia

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 08:01:04 +0000

The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center has been promoting a number of programs towards effective dissemination and adoption of science-based aquaculture technologies for rural aquaculture development. This is in line with the national government development program on sustainable aquaculture, which is implemented in agreement with the country’s Fisheries Code of 1998 and Local Government Code of 1991.

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Community-based fisheries management: Case study on integrated coastal resources management in Pathew District, Chumphon Province, Thailand

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:54:14 +0000

In 2001, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and Department of Fisheries in Thailand conducted acollaborative pilot project on coastal fishery resources management with the cooperation of local fishing communities and other stakeholders, community groups and local administrative authorities in Chumphon Province. The project established a practical framework for locally-based coastal resource management by encouraging fishermen’s participation supported by the creation of alternative job opportunities in coastal fishing communities.

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AIT experience on the small-scale aquaculture development

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:48:27 +0000

Presentation on the experience of the Asian Institute of Technology in small-scale aquaculture development.

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Implementation of the Freshwater Aquaculture Improvement and Extension Project Phase 2, Cambodia

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:39:11 +0000

Aquaculture could be a solution to increase the nutrition available as well as to provide additional income source to local farmers, as it is known that the potential demand for small-scale aquaculture using paddy fields, canals and ponds is very high. However, many rural communities have little experience with fish culture. In addition, there are local shortages of the required raw materials for farmers to practice fish culture.

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Extension of freshwater aquaculture in southern Benin

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:30:49 +0000

PROVAC aims to increase fish farmers in the target seven provinces of the Southern Benin by using the extension approach so-called “farmer-to-farmer” training. In this approach, the Project supports establishment of core farmers who can produce seeds and homemade feeds. The core farmers then offer technical training for ordinary farmers in cooperation with extension officers at the facilities of core farmers. PROVAC has achieved various technical improvements including in seed production.

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Rural development project through the diffusion of aquaculture of tilapia in the province of Mahajanga, North West Madagascar

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:20:26 +0000

An FAO project ignited a first practice of freshwater carp aquaculture in highlands of Madagascar in the late 1980’s. Since then, carp culture has been practiced in the area but the number of farms at present are only few. In terms of tilapia culture, the Rural Development Support Project in Madagascar financed by the World Bank promoted tilapia culture for small-scale farmers in the district of Marovoay from 2002 to 2004.

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Small-scale aquaculture extension in Myanmar

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:10:52 +0000

Fish is one of the most important foods for the Myanmar people since more than 70% of animal protein is taken from fishery products. It has been reported that people in the rural areas, particularly those who live far from the main river systems suffer from a deficiency of animal protein due to insufficient supply of fish. The majority of those are needy farmers and they depend only on crop cultivation for their livelihoods.

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