| Groupings2 | Year founded | Secretariat or HQ | No. of member countries3 | Agroecological regions4 | General priorities and strategy | Activities and projects ideas related to aquaculture development | |
| CIFA | 1971 | Accra, Ghana, and Rome, Italy | 35 | all | To assist in development and stock improvement, including control of fish diseases/import of exotic species To assist in collection/interchange/dissemination/analysis of statistical, biological, environmental data | Symposia on various subjects Workshops on specialized subjects Working Party on Aquaculture Specialized publications General session every two years | |
| CEAO | 1973 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | 7 | Sudano-Sahel. (West) | Promote harmonized and balanced development of economic activities to improve standard of living | Studies undertaken for the establishment of the Inland fisheries research/development centre (Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire) Establishment of Higher Institute for Fisheries Science and Technology (ISSTH) since 1988 (Nouadhibou, Mauritania) | |
| CEEAC | 1981 | Libreville, Gabon | 10 | Central (East) (Sudano-Sahel.) | Coordination of research and training programme Irrigation development | ||
| CEPGL | 1976 | Gisenyi, Rwanda | 3 | Central East | Promote economic integration, create framework for coordination in various areas (science, technology, social, economic …) | Establishment of Agricultural and Zootechnical Research Institute (IRAZ) in 1979 | |
| Project ideas: | |||||||
| • | Establishment of subregional fisheries institute for training of research/development senior staff | ||||||
| • | Establishment of subregional centre for extension | ||||||
| • | Subregionalization of existing centre for research and training in fish farming (Rwanda) | ||||||
| CILSS | 1973 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 9 | Sudano-Sahel. (West) | To control drought and its effects in the Sudano-Sahelian region | Establishment of Sahel Institute and its Sahelian Network for Scientific and Technical Documentation and Information (RESADOC) in Bamako, Mali | |
| Project idea: | |||||||
| Establish regional project stationed at Mopti, Mali, for: | |||||||
| • | Training and development | ||||||
| • | Restocking small water bodies from a series of fingerling production centres | ||||||
| ECOWAS | 1975 | Lagos, Nigeria (Abudja) | 16 | Sudano-Sahel (West) | Development of existing national and subregional structures | Project ideas: | |
| • | Various for aquaculture development | ||||||
| PTA | 1981 | Lusaka, Zambia | 16 | East Southern (Sudano-Sahel.) | Upgrading of existing research and training facilities to develop them into regional centres | Action programme to undertake: | |
| • | Research on fish breeding/feeding management at Uganda Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization in collaboration with Malawi and Zambia | ||||||
| • | Manpower training for development based on use of local fish species | ||||||
| • | Construction of large dams | ||||||
| SADCC | 1980 | Lilongwe, Malawi (for fisheries) | 9 | Southern | Food security through increased fish production and trade Training, infrastructure/equipment, improved information base | Projects: | |
| 1990 | Idem | 10 | • | Regional fisheries training | |||
| 1991 | Lilongwe, MLW (Inland Fish.) Windhoek, NAM (Marine Fish.) | • | Fish/duck farming in Lesotho | ||||
| 1992 | Idem | 10 | • | Fish/pig farming in Malawi | |||
| • | Regional Fisheries Info/Documentation Centre | ||||||
| Project ideas: | |||||||
| • | National Aquaculture Centre, Zambia | ||||||
| • | Small-scale fish farming development, Angola | ||||||
| • | National research/training centre, Angola | ||||||
| • | Organization of regional training: | ||||||
| - | University of Zimbabwe: fish culture research/hydrobiology | ||||||
| - | University of Malawi (Bunda College): development planning and project management | ||||||
| - | Malawi, National Resources College/Mpapwe Training Institute: technical training and extension | ||||||
| - | Aquaculture Centre, Chilanga, Zambia: fish farming technology | ||||||
| UDEAC | 1964 | N'Djamena | 6 | Central (Sudano-Sahel.) | 1987: Establishment of Economic Commission for Livestock, Meat and Marine Resources (CEBEVIRHA-UDEAC) in N'Djamena, Chad | ||
| Project ideas: | |||||||
| • | Integrated development of aquaculture | ||||||
| • | Creation of research centre on aquaculture | ||||||
1 Acc. FAO, 1990
2 See Abbreviations, page vii
3 See Table 4 for CIFA and Table 6 for all others
4 See Table 6 and Figure 3 (excluding CIFA); in parentheses, region of minor importance
