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Annex 14
MAIN AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES - SOUTHERN AFRICA (ZAM and ZIM)

COUNTRYPER. FROMSEQ. NO.IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVESDURATIONSTATUS OF ACTIVITIESUTILIZED RESOURCES
ZAM19811Aquaculture production systems: fertilized with ducks, chicken, and pigs8 yearsCompletedFAO project, 3 Govt stations, DoF and international staff
19862Common carp seed production: improved fry survival, selective breeding7 yearsOngoingJICA project, 1 Govt hatchery
19883Improved integrated fish farming for small-scale farmers through adaptive on-station research6 yearsOngoingNORAD project, 1 Govt station and farmers in one province
19894Small water body fisheries:
- assessment method
- community management methods
4 yearsAlmost CompletedFAO/ALCOM, SWBs in one province
19925Improved methods of integrated fish farming in one District4 yearsJust startedUNDP/Africare, one station and farmers in one District
 6Improved yields from intermittent harvesting of fish ponds1 yearCompletedFAO/ALCOM, 4 ponds at Chilanga, on DoF staff
ZIM 1All-male fry from hybridization O. mossambicus and O. macrochir CompletedPrivate farm and consultants
19772Improved and economical rainbow trout breeds, feeds and feeding regimesContinuing Private farm and consultants
 3Integrated farming systems practicable by rural farmers CompletedNGO farm and private consultant
19904Socio-economic profiles of communal area target groups and fish consumption habits1 yearCompletedMSc student financed by FINNIDA
 5Spawning and rearing techniques for C. gariepinus CompletedPrivate firm and Lake Kariba Research Institute
 6All-male tilapia bybrids CompletedGovt station and staff
 7Growth and culture potential of indigenous freshwater prawn Macrobrachium lepidactylis TerminatedGovt station and staff
 8Spawning and growth of black bass Micropterus salmoides CompletedGovt station and staff

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