COUNTRY | PERIOD FROM | RP. NO. | IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES | DURATION PROGRAMME | STATUS OF ACTIVITIES | UTILIZED RESOURCES |
IVC | 1975 | 1 | Ecology of acadja production systems | Generally at least 3 years | On-going | FW and BW environments Ponds, enclosures (lagoon) and small dams Fully equipped dry and wet laboratories Hatchery, tanks, raceways Fish feed processing laboratory Computerized data processing Specialized documentation centre |
2 | Ecology of small dams | |||||
3 | Propagation of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | |||||
4 | Propagation of Heterobranchus longifills | |||||
5 | Nutrition/feeding of farmed fish | |||||
6 | Reproduction physiology of tilapia | |||||
7 | Lagoon aquacult. in acadja enclosures | |||||
8 | Ext./semi-int. aquacult in small dams/ponds | |||||
9 | Socio-economics of fish prod. in small dams | |||||
NIR | 1970 | 1 | Small water bodies management | Generally 2 – 3 years | On-going | FW, BW and MW environments Ponds, tanks, hapas, cages, pen Laboratories Hatcheries, tanks Feed mill and nutrition laboratory Computerized data processing Libraries |
2 | Fish hatchery management | |||||
3 | Cage and pen culture systems | |||||
4 | Pond engineering (FW/BE) | |||||
5 | Fish feed and nutrition | |||||
6 | Species selection and growth trials | |||||
7 | Culture systems and predation control | |||||
8 | Fish seed production | |||||
9 | FW prawn/shrimp (breeding/culture) | |||||
10 | Production statistics | |||||
11 | Socio-economic of aquaculture | |||||
12 | Environmental issues/impact on aquaculture | |||||
13 | Design and production simple aquac. tools | |||||
CMR | 1991 | 1 | Organic fertilization of ponds | 4 years (1991–94) | On-going | Hatchery, ponds, organic fertilizers, local agro-by-products, small animals |
2 | Polyculture tilapia/clarias | |||||
3 | Integration agricult/Animal Husb. | |||||
4 | Propagation Clarias/Heterobranchus | |||||
5 | Socio-economic studies locally | |||||
PRC | 1983 | 1 | Artif. propag/fry prod. Af. catfish | 2.5 years | Completed | Hapas in concrete tank, carp pituitaries, water hyacinth plants, protected ponds, fertilizer, wheat bran, semi-professional video film production |
2 | Organic fertilization of tilapia ponds through chicken farming | 2.25 years | Completed | European chicken breed, ponds, chicken housing, local industrial chicken feed, ponds | ||
3 | Use of wheat bran as suppl. feed for O. niloticus (stations and farmers) | 2 years | Completed | 38 ponds in 2 stations, local organic fertilizers, local wheat bran | ||
4 | Organic fertilization of tilapia ponds through cassava soaking by women | 2 years | 50% completed on-going | Ponds, local cassava tubers, local women | ||
CAF | 1980 | 1 | Nutrition/feeding of fish | 5 years | Completed | Lab and tests in ponds Locally available ingredients |
2 | Polyculture tilapia and Af. catfish | 6 years | On-going | Ponds and local feed ingredients | ||
3 | Fish farming integrated an. husbandry | 5 years | Completed | Ponds, O. niloticus and C. gariepinus Pigs + ducks + chicken | ||
4 | Artificial propagation of Afr. catfish | 5 years | Completed | Hatchery, hapas, concrete tanks, Artemia, carp pituitary |