Annex 26
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (URT and MLW)

COUNTRY	IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY	SEQ. NO.	RESEARCH PRIORITIES	TYPE OF PRIORITY	IMPLEMENTATION BY	ESTIMATED COST (in US$)	ASSISTANCE NEEDED
COUNTRY	IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY	SEQ. NO.	RESEARCH PRIORITIES	TYPE OF PRIORITY	IMPLEMENTATION BY	ESTIMATED COST (in US$)	FINANCIAL	TECHNICAL
URT	TAFIRI Institutions/organizations/individuals involved with aquaculture development	1.	Species identification of indigenous and exotic species in use	Short term	TAFIRI	85 000	Yes	Yes
		2.	Studies to suggest suitable species for fish farming	Short term	TAFIRI	85 000	Yes	No
		3.	Advice on suitable fish feeds utilizing locally available materials	Short term	TAFIRI	60 000	Yes	Yes
		4.	Research on other sources of feeds apart from those used in husbandry (where competition for feed inputs is high)	Short term	Dept of Fisheries	60 000	Yes	Yes
		5.	Inventory and assess to district level the knowledge and experience of aquaculture personnel and the status of fish farming	Short term	Dept of Fisheries; Regional Administration	90 000	Yes	No
		6.	Determine potential for mariculture (physical, sites, economic, environmental impact, tech. transfer from Pemba/Zanzibar)	Short term		92 000	Yes	Yes
		7.	Economics and acceptability of fish farming in Tanzania	Medium term		120 000	Yes	Yes
		8.	Assess effectiveness of extension packages used by different regions (Arusha, Ruvuma, Mbeya, Iringa) and make improvements	Medium term		-	Yes	No
		9.	Identify gender-related issues in fish farming (key people in crop production)	Medium term		-	Yes	No
		10.	Hybridization, introduce new species, polyculture, for tilapia in ponds and dams	Medium term		220 000	Yes	Yes
		11.	Investigate the use of low cost technological aquaculture systems and their relation to socio-economic factors (e.g. acadjas, cage culture)	Medium term		200 000	Yes	Yes
MLW	National Aquaculture Coordination Committee, MFD, University of Malawi, and ICLARM	1	Determine impact of aquaculture-agriculture integration on overall farm productivity: - does is improve farm resource utilization even if aquaculture not directly profitable or does not contribute to supply of fish	Short term	ICLARM		Yes	Yes
		2.	New species for aquaculture	Medium term	ICLARM, CNRFFP		Yes	Yes
		3.	Determine resources available on-farm for aquaculture	Short term	CNRFFP		Yes	No
		4.	Determine effect of environmental factors on fish growth, due to differences in microclimates	Short term	CNRFFP		Yes	No
		5.	Improved broodstock management	Short term	CNRFFP		Yes	No
		6.	Genetic improvement of species used in fish farming	Medium term	ICLARM		Yes	No
		7.	Model small water body dynamics for use in fishery management	Medium term	CNFRRP, ALCOM		Yes	Yes