| COUNTRY | PERIOD FROM | RP NO. | IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES | DURATION | STATUS OF ACTIVITIES | UTILIZED RESOURCES |
| MAG | 1985 | 1 | Cyprinus carpio farming: - induced spawning - larvae and fry production | 3 years (1985–87) | Completed | UNDP/FAO project with government: earthen ponds, local fertilizers and agro-byproducts |
| 2 | Penaeus indicus/P. monodon: - artificial propagation - larvae and post-larvae production - semi-intensive pond production | 3 years (1988–91) | Completed | UNDP/FAO project with commercial enterprise: hatchery, algae production unit, earthen ponds, imported shrimp feed | ||
| RWA | 1983 | 1 | Pond dynamics/productivity, (especially fertilization and air temperature) | 13 years (1983–95) | On-going | Ponds, local organic fertilizers, inorganic fertilizer chemistry lab (water/soil feeds) |
| 2 | Clarias gariepinus farming: - propagation - polyculture with O. niloticus - fish processing/marketing - rural development | 4 years (1992–95) | On-going | Hatchery, wet lab, aquaria, feed processors, local organic fertilizers, fish smokers, local agro - byproducts, ponds, chicken/pigs/goats/sheep | ||
| 3 | Fish farming/animal husbundry integration, pigs, chicken, goats, sheeps | Unspecified | On-going | Ponds, housing for animals, local industrial chicken feed, local agro-byproducts | ||
| KEN | No main aquaculture research programme is being implemented at the present time which can be considered to be of significance at the national level (author's statement) | |||||
| URT | 1976 | 1 | Initiate seaweed farming using off bottom cultivation of E. spinosum and E. striatum | 6 years | Completed | 3 fisheries officers |
| 1982 | 2–4 | Test various indigenous/introduced spp in ponds Test locally-produced fish feeds Test integrated fish culture | 10 years | Ongoing: some elements completed | Hombolo Fish Farm Anglican Church funding | |
| 1984 | 5–6 | Growth of O. niloticus relative to altitude Use of motivated fish farmers for extension | 10 years | Completed On-going | Farmers ponds; one fish. officer Fish farmers and extensionists ELCT + OXFAM (1993–94) funding | |
| 1986 | 7–8 | Test various integrated culture methods Test locally-produced fish feeds | 6 years | On-going | ? Small station and/or farmers' ponds at Mahiwa Centre, Lindi; ODA funding | |
| MLW | 1986 | 1–5 | Develop technology appropriate for implementation in rural areas: - biol/soc. econ rur. aquacult - impact of integrated crop - and animal-fish systems on farm environment - perform indig. sp. in rural ponds - labour demand of small-scale farmers - control snails by Cycatora placodon | 8 years | Many studies completed; on-going | Domasi aquaculture centre/MFD staff Univ. Malawi (Chancellor College and Bunda College) |
| 1989 | 6–7 | - Improve yields from cool waters (species, feeds, management) - Socioeconomics of fish farmers | 2 years | Completed | Mzuzu aquaculture station/MFD staff Collaboration with Univ. Malawi | |
| 1991 | 8 | - Find indigenous species better performing to replace mirror carp | 4 years | On-going | ICLARM/MFD Domasi CNRFFP/MFD Mzuzu | |
| 1992 | 9 | Small water bodies: - refine fish sampling techniques - determine fishery yield parameters - correlate measureable limnological parameters with estimated productivity - develop framework for determining fishery management and enhancement options | 2 years | On-going | ALCOM/ICLARM/MFD Domasi | |
| 1991 | 10 | Performance of technologies (on-farm research) | 4 years | On-going | ICLARM and CNRFFP | |
| 1991 | 11 | Integrated aquaculture | 4 years | On-going | ICLARM and CNRFFP |
