Appendix 1

Third Advisory Committee Meeting
5 – 8 September, 1989

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Appendix 2

3RD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON AQUACULTURE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (GCP/INT/436/SWE)

5–8 SEPTEMBER, 1989, MASERU, LESOTHO

On behalf of myself, The Government and the people of the Lesotho, I wish to welcome all the members of the Advisory Committee to their third meeting.

Special welcome to the representatives of SADCC Member Countries, SIDA Delegation, FAO Delegation, ALCOM and management ALCOM programme at large.

I am aware of your task this week, which is to guide ALCOM programmes on effective implementation of the selected methodological production exercises, which must be in line with SADCC Governments' plans and goals. Please perform your duty with honest and practical needs of the people of our region in mind, so that when all is done, tangible results can become legacy of our people.

In most of our countries and in Lesotho particularly women and youth are the predominant component of local communities. We all know about the large numbers of women youth, the aged and the handicapped who are left at home when our able-bodied men leave their homes, seeking for jobs in towns and cities in our countries and outside. Promotion of aquaculture in the Southern African region is therefore mainly the responsibility of youth and women and this fact should be mentioned in concrete terms when stating the target group. In countries where men predominate in the local communities, such men should have the opportunity to participate in aquaculture, with the youth and women, as a family business or enterprise. Let us remember, like all agricultural programmes, aquaculture can range from subsitence to commercial farming.

All the countries of the region are faced with programmes of structural adjustment to reduce the devastating magnitude of the debt crisis. It could be established that, as a consequence, women may be displaced or loose their jobs, as the prize we pay for our sick economies. Alternative job opportunities that will foster self-reliance and socio-economic independence have to be sought. Aquaculture is the best source of food, employment and income. It is pertinent the enterprise be treated as a family project/programme; that will stand the test of time. Our countries have learned from past experience and the success factors learnt from previous enterprises should be adopted to the new efforts to avoid failure.

Mr. Chairman, at this point, allow me to emphasize the importance of education, publicity and skills-training, as intergral components of the programme. A comprehensive approach which is fully intergrated is the answer to success. Farmers will have to be given good information on aquaculture, its advantages and constraints. Above-all, famers should participate fully at the inception of the programme, in surveys, planning, implementation, programming, monitoring and evaluation.

Coming back closer to home we have to congradulate SADCC, ECA, (MULPOC), the African development Bank and all the NGOS that are promoting participation of youth and women in the development of our economies. All of us have to accept the role played by regional co-operation in launching programme of interest to our countries. Our resources should be mobilized towards the implementation and success of programmes with regional impact, sharing of training facilities, setting marketing infrastructures and sharing of technical skills in terms of the promotional aspects on which we must lay emphasis.

Mr. Chairman, this programme came at a very opportune moment, when our governments are working hard to achieve self-reliance and economic independence through positive means - actions speak louder than words. I hope in the establishment of aquaculture, our governments will address explicitly the role of youth and women in the programme with a well-stated policy on the incorporation of gender issues in the formulation of the plans and strategies.

The able bodied women, youth, men, the handicapped who have potential, and are interested in the promotion of aquaculture, should be given the opportunity to exercise freedom to develop the economies of their respective countries.

Mr. Chairman, there is hope for better life and production in aquaculture. With these few remarks I have the honour to declare this meeting official opened.

Appendix 3

3rd Advisory Committee Meeting
5–8 September 1989, Maseru, Lesotho

AGENDA

Appendix 4

AQUACULTURE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE

The Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme is an inter-regional programme, focusing on the activities of the SADCC countries.

1. The Steering Committee will facilitate intergovernmental cooperation and coordinate participation by the Governments and donor country/ies in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Programme.

2. The Steering Committee shall comprise a delegation from each of:

   1. the participating countries
   2. the donor agency/ies, and

   3. the executing agency.

3. Half of the members of the Committee will constitute a quorum. At least five participating countries should be present.

4. The Committee will elect a chairman from among participating countries for each session and the following intersessional period who will chair all ad hoc meetings during the intersessional period and maintain close liaison with the Programme Manager.

5. In providing guidance for the implementation of the Programme, the Committee will:

   1. review its work programme and annual progress reports

   2. monitor its progress in terms of results of activities and their relevance to the objectives of the programme

   3. review its performance as to approach, rate and quality of execution and liaison with countries and agencies concerned

   4. review its annual work plan and decide on priorities for its implementation within the frame of the Plan of Operation

   5. assist in the identification of requirements within the programme scope and its target groups

   6. assist in the identification of national counterparts, institutions and experts.

6. The meetings of the Committee will:

   1. be held at least once a year in participating countries on a rotating basis

   2. be convened in consultation with the chairman and the Committee members.

7. The adopted report of the Committee will consist of a record of proceedings and decisions within the framework of the Plan of Operation and recommendations concerning new activities and/or new objectives.

8. The report of the Committee will be submitted by the Chairman to the SADCC Sub-Committee on Fisheries and Wildlife, members of the Programme and potential donors for further consideration.

9. The Secretariat of the Committee will be provided by the Programme.