The Government of Indonesia, assisted by the United Nations Development Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are engaged in a project whose main purpose is “to develop improved methods for the expansion of shrimp and fish production on a national scale. To establish data collection programmes. To provide requisite training.” Recognising the need for developing inexpensive artificial feeds, using locally available ingredients, the project has provided for consultant services in the field of feed technology and FAO assigned Dr. Waldon Hastings, a Consultant (Fish Feeds), for a period of three months with the following terms of reference:
to assist in undertaking surveys of locally available feed ingredients;
to formulate appropriate feeds for cultivated fish and shrimps;
to undertake experiments in the preparation of feeds and conduct efficiency tests;
to develop feeding techniques and suitable feed dispensers; and
to train local staff in the methods of formulation and preparation of feeds and feeding methods
