FI:GCP/INT/436/SWE.3

FORMULATION MISSION: SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION (November–December 1987) TABLE OF CONTENTS

Report prepared for the
Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme

This report was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1988

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background
1.2   Terms of Reference
1.3   Definition of “Pilot Project”
1.4   Purpose of the Mission

2.   FINDINGS

2.1   The Setting
2.2   Observations

2.2.1   Public Support for Rural Fish-Farming

2.2.1.1   Strategy
2.2.1.2   Staff, fish-culture stations and transport
2.2.1.3   Organization of public support

2.2.2   Rural Fish-Farming

2.2.2.2   Characteristics

2.2.3   Societies Engaged in Small-scale Traditional Agriculture

2.3   Conclusions

2.3.1   Fish-Farming Extension Message
2.3.2   Fish-Farming Development Methods
2.3.3   Development of Rural Fish-Farming and Programme Target Areas

2.4   Recommendations

2.4.1   Public Support
2.4.2   Programme Support to Participating Countries
2.4.3   Preparations for Pilot Projects

3.   COUNTRY REPORTS

3.1   Lesotho

3.1.1   Status and Setting of Small-scale Rural Aquaculture
3.1.2   Current Aquaculture Policy and Plans
3.1.3   Target Areas for Pilot Activities
3.1.4   Description of Proposed Pilot Project
3.1.5   Plans for Preparing Pilot Projects

3.2   Swaziland

3.2.1   Status and Setting of Small-scale Rural Aquaculture
3.2.2   Current Aquaculture Policy and Plans
3.2.3   Target Areas for Pilot Activities
3.2.4   Description of Proposed Pilot Project
3.2.5   Plans for Preparing Pilot Project

3.3   Tanzania

3.3.1   Status and Setting of Small-scale Rural Aquaculture
3.3.2   Current Aquaculture Policy and Plans
3.3.3   Target Areas for Pilot Activities

3.3.3.1   Information needs and design of surveys
3.3.3.2   Extension and training

3.3.4   Description of Proposed Pilot Project
3.3.5   Plans for Preparing Pilot Projects

3.4   Zimbabwe

3.4.1   Status and Setting of Small-scale Rural Aquaculture
3.4.2   Current Aquaculture Policy and Plans
3.4.3   Target Areas for Pilot Activities
3.4.4   Description of Proposed Pilot Project
3.4.5   Plans for Preparing Pilot Projects

Appendix 1:   Lesotho: Outline of a pilot project on small reservoir fisheries
Appendix 2:   Swaziland: Outline of a proposed pilot project
Appendix 3:   Mission members, persons met and itinerary
Appendix 4:   References