COUNTRY | IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES | NO. | RESEARCH PRIORITY | TYPE OF PRIORITY | IMPLEMENTATION BY | ESTIMATED COST (in US$) | ASSISTANCE NEEDED | |
FINANCIAL | TECHNICAL | |||||||
RWA | Meetings with research staff General meeting of all interested parties for this review and for preparation of national development plan | 1. | Establishment of Regional Training and Documentation Centre for Aquaculture at tropical high altitudes - French-speaking CERGL region has similar needs: - training of senior staff for development/research - research on high-altitude aquaculture (cool climate) - information transfer at national and regional levels - coordination of research and development - To establish specialized training centre, accessible to CEPGL senior staff and to staff from other countries - To establish specialized documentation centre - To establish system for regular dissemination of technical information throughout the region - To conduct specialized research on station and on farm | Short term | Ministry Higher Education and Scientific Research National University of Rwanda, Faculty of Agriculture | Infrastructure Equipment: 550 000 Running costs: 1 225 000 Personnel: 1 900 000 TOTAL: 3 675 000 over five years | Yes | Yes |
MAG | FOFIFA Working Group National Seminar on Fishery Development Planning | 1. | Applied research to support freshwater aquaculture development - Genetic improvement of common carp broodstock - Development of farm-based supplementary foods - Marketing survey in regions affected by development projects | Short/medium terms | Ministry Animal Husbandry/Fishery Resources (MERH) | (?) | Yes | Yes |
2. | Applied research to support shrimp farming development - Development of shrimp feed based on local ingredients | Short term | (MERH) | 472 000 | Yes | Yes | ||
KEN | Author's proposals not officially endorsed | 1. | Applied research to support FW aquaculture development - Commercial production of all-male sex-reversed tilapias - Polyculture tilapia/African catfish - Nutrition and feeds for tilapia and African catfish - Pond fertilization practices and use of compost - Integrated crop-livestock-fish culture systems | Short/medium terms | Min.Sci.Tech. (KMFRI) | (?) | Yes | Yes |
2. | New species identification/development, according to consumer preference and market value, in particular Barbus altianalis and Labeo victorianus | Medium term | Min.Sci.Tech. (KMFRI) | (?) | Yes | No | ||
3. | Cage culture where technically/socio-economically feasible | Medium term | MST | (?) | Yes | Yes |