COUNTRIES | IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES | No. | RESEARCH PRIORITY | TYPE OF PRIORITY | IMPLEMENTATION BY | ESTIMATED COST (in US $) | ASSISTANCE NEEDED | |
FINANCIAL | TECHNICAL | |||||||
CMR | Author's proposal, not officially endorsed | 1. | Reinforce research capability of existing station Present assistance project terminates in 1994; to sustain its actions, necessary to: - Construct about 20 additional ponds - Improve available documentation - Further equip the station (telephone, fax, reproduction) - Continue research programme | Medium term | IRZV | 150 000 to 300 000 | Yes | No |
PRC | General meeting at Ministry Agriculture/Animal Husbandry | 1. | Establishment of Freshwater Aquaculture Research Centre - Present infrastructure limited and too old (1953) - Adequate site exists near roads, railway and electric power | Short term | Ministry of Agriculture/Animal Husbandry | 450 000 | Yes | No |
2. | Education/training of senior research staff - Present staff is not specialized in aquaculture or research - Need for five researchers | Short term | Ministry of Agriculture/Animal Husbandry | (?) | Yes | No | ||
3. | Research on local species with a high market value - Aquaculture production now based on two fish species only, O. niloticus and Clarias gariepinus - Future priority species: Ophiocephalus and Distichodus spp. | Medium term | Ministry of Agriculture/Animal Husbandry | 75 000 | Yes | No | ||
4. | Increased fish production through improved feeding strategies - Very few feeding ingredients available - Need to develop feeding strategies based on simultaneous use of organic fertilization with local wastes and whatever feed ingredient available | Medium term | Ministry of Agriculture/Animal Husbandry | 75 000 | Yes | Yes | ||
CAF | Author's proposals, not officially endorsed | 1. | Zooplankton production as live-food for African Catfish larvae and fry rearing, to replace imported Artemia | Short term | Ministry of Waters, Forests, Tourism (CNP Landjia) | Yes | Yes | |
2. | Fish feeds for small-scale commercial farmers, based on locally available agro-industrial by-products | Short term | MWFT (CNP Landjia) | 300 000 | Yes | Yes | ||
3. | Production of African Catfish juveniles in ponds, improving survival rates of larvae and fry | Short term | MWFT (CNP Landjia) | Yes | Yes |