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ProjectAquaculture Business Investment Planning and Development to Increase Resilience and Improve Food Security - TCP/SAP/3603 2020
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No results found.Aquaculture has been identified by many Pacific Island governments as a sector with strong potential to innovate, reap productivity gains, generate employment and contribute to regional food and nutrition security and livelihood diversification. Nonetheless, against a backdrop of climate change and insufficient finance streams for such a specialized sector, aquaculture production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific Region requires new streams of technical cooperation and public-private finance. This will facilitate a more sustainable transformation towards a more economically and environmentally viable and resilient aquaculture sector, in turn allowing those involved to benefit from new technologies and international best practices. With growing regional demand for fish, aquaculture in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) could become an increasingly important employer for rural communities. The rapid growth in production over the past three decades has been largely due to the expansion of cultured areas, technological intensification and increased use of aquafeed, at times leading to short-term increases in income and output, but also adversely impacting marine ecosystems. To this end, and through its support in developing national and regional business development and investment strategies for aquaculture, the project responds to the needs of the countries of the Micronesian Association for Sustainable Aquaculture (MASA) – comprised of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru and Palau – for business planning information and tools. In strengthening the business strategy and sustainability of this sector, FAO and regional partners, such as the Pacific Community (SPC), seek to support community-led aquaculture farms, public and private sector actors along the aquaculture value chain and relevant line ministries (e.g. fisheries, marine resources and environmental authorities) in the MASA countries. As such, national consultations on policy, regulatory and technical capacity reviews proved timely in identifying aquaculture species most suitable for investment, as part of cost-effective business development plans that pay special attention to managing biosecurity risks. -
ProjectAquaculture Tools for Sustainable Growth in Southeast Asia - TCP/RAS/3511 2019
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No results found.Asia dominates global aquaculture production, with the regionproviding around 90 percent of global aquaculture production. Globaland regional demand for fish is expected to increase significantly as aresult of population increase and changing dietary habits inthe coming decades. The further growth of aquaculture in Asiais crucial to meet such an increase in demand. In order to supportnational efforts to improve the planning and management ofthe aquaculture sector, FAO helped to develop a toolkit addressingplanning and management objectives for the aquaculture industry. The current project supported the development of operationalmanuals for the pilot application of these planning and managementtools and the development of related training materials for theselected participating countries (Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam). The project also supported national and local capacity developmentin the pilot application of selected tools in these countries throughregional and national training activities. -
Book (series)Aquaculture needs assessment mission report. Nairobi, Kenya
GCP/RAF/466/EC SmartFish Project
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No results found.The Aquaculture Needs Assessment of Kenya was jointly organized by the Government of Kenya and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the framework of the project GCP/RAF/466/EC “Implementation of a Regional Fisheries Strategy for the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region”, otherwise known as SmartFish. SmartFish is funded by the European Union (EU) through the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and co-implemented by the FAO. The needs assessment is one of the activities being implemented under Result 5M3.1 Sustainable Aquaculture Development Promotion, which responds to African countries’ desire to contribute their efforts to transform aquaculture from a non-viable, subsistence and public sector driven economy, to a resourceful, vibrant, private sector led sustainable enterprise. The needs assessment was carried out at specific sites in the western part of the country. The study involved: a desk review for the purpose of having background inf ormation about the sector; the site selection of study areas for the mission; the development of assessment tools and approach, ensuring FAO approval for their use; the execution of field assessments in the selected sites; and the production of this report. This report outlines the training needs and a training delivery plan; legal registration and networking recommendations; input requirements; as well as a distribution plan and costing. The desk review was done in the last week of June 2013. A field mission in Western Kenya was conducted over three weeks in August 2013. Report writing took three weeks in September 2013. The report was submitted in the third week of October 2013. Training of fish farmer groups, and provision of equipment and inputs to these groups, is scheduled for January and February 2014. This needs assessment focused on training and inputs, such as equipment and materials that are required by fish farmer groups. The assessment took place with fish farmer groups in Kisii, Kakamega, Homa Bay, Vihiga, Siaya, and Busia counties in Western Kenya. The training modules identified include: Best Management Practices (BMPs); group cohesion and development; aqua-business skills; marketing; record and book keeping; and efficient production technologies. Equipment needs include: deep freezers; sampling and harvesting nets; secchi disks; cool boxes; harvesting baskets; hapa nets; and weighing scales. From the study it is anticipated that the end point of the selected beneficiary clusters should be stand-alone, self-sufficient market structures that offer investors the best prices for inputs and products. It is also anticipated that once this end point is reached, the fish farm clusters should serve as the nuclei in an effort to expand market clusters to other small and medium enterprise investors across the country, and the region at large. The purpose was to assess the needs for aquaculture production and marketing in selected fish farmer organizations, so as to guide the support and investment choices for enhancement for sustainable aquaculture productivity and profitability in Western Kenya.  5 Recommendations include the following: The groups to benefit from capacity building and provision of equipment include: Central Kakamega Aquaculture Cooperative; Muungano Fish Farmers (Bidii Fish Farmers and Yala Fish Farmers Cluster); Tilapia Fish Farmers Group; Wangchieng Fish Farmers Cluster; and the Butula Fish Farmers Cooperative; The groups s hould be strengthened through training on group cohesion and market linkages; Documentation of the work in the form of a video documentary should be undertaken to serve as a training tool. The aim is to develop long-term market linkages that optimize profits for group members.
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