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Annex 4
MAIN AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - WEST AFRICA

COUNTRIESPERIODFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
(US $)
FOREIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEMAIN OBJECTIVESPERFORMANCE/SUSTAINABILITY
IVC1977 – 90UNDP
3 893 389
IDRC + UNICEF
350 000
FAOConstruction station at Loka Dam
Renovation of fry production centres
Training staff (all levels)
Extension support for artisanal pond farming (tilapia fry, suppl feeds, equipment, marketing)
Setting up national fish farming service
Average - (esp. due to economic crisis and reduced national budget)
1981 – 93CCCE loan
15 356 000
SEPIA Intern,Construction 2 stations and modern hatchery
Establishment training centre and farm BW
Establishment pilot tilapia farm
Training (all levels)
Support for artisanal lagoon farms (cages and enclosures) and fry production, feeds, marketing, credit/grants
On-going project - (many problems point out to future bad to average sustainability)
1991 – 97France (FAC)
2 400 000
France
(MCAC/AFVP)
Development of rural fish farming in Central Western Region (100 farmers for 20 ha)On-going project
1992 – 96ADF/ADB loans
(112 000 000)
(?)Rural development in the Western Region, of which fish farming is only small part (50 old and 100 new fish farmers)On-going project
NIR1965 – 68UNDPFAOBW aquaculture development
Construction station at Buguma
Identify local species for farming (mullets, catfish, oysters, shrimp) Biotech./sociocom. data collection
Average - (as government support continued)
1973 – 92IFS grants-Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus culture
Biology/propagation in hatchery
Good
1980 – 87UNDPFAOAfrican Regional Aquaculture Centre
Train 131 senior aquacult. 25 countries
Applied research (various biotech. subj.)
Good - (at least for training of nationals)
1981 – 86UNDPFAOFW fish farming devel./demonstration
Train extensionists/farmers
Renovate 2 fish farms
Feed production (tilapia/c.carp)
Average - (government support much reduced later)
1989 -Italy grant 1 million-Upgrade infrastructure at Uluponna Fish Farm(?)
1990 -IFAO-Small-scale fisheries development
Upgrade infrastructure at Mondo and Umuno-Okigwe fish farms
(?)

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