| COUNTRY | IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES | SEQ. NO. | DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY | TYPE OF PRIORITY | IMPLEMENTATION BY | ESTIMATED COST (in US $) | ASSISTANCE NEEDED | |
| FINANCIAL | TECHNICAL | |||||||
| IVC | Various meetings and personal contacts for this national review | 1 | Preparation/implementation of national development plan An attempt was made in 1990 by development and research staff for the freshwater sector only. Further effort needed, on larger scale, to identify policies/strategies and initiate the implementation of development plan. | Short term | Ministry Planning Ministry Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRA) | (?) | Yes | Yes (1 consultant) |
| 2 | Reinforcement of development structure Reorganization of extension services into a central coordinating unit and decentralized regional units; improve communication channels Training of senior and medium-level staff Equipment | Short term | Ministry Agriculture and Animal Resources | (?) | Yes (5 years) | Yes (consultants) | ||
| 3 | Credit system To assist development of artisanal fish farms, using existing structures specialized in rural credit Preliminary study Implementation of credit scheme | Short term | Ministry Agriculture and Animal Resources and specialized banks | (?) | Yes (5 years) | Yes (consultants) | ||
| 4 | Reinforcement of regional training and documentation centre Capacity of Fish Culture Training Centre, near Bouake, to be increased to 50 trainees (dormitory and classrooms facilities) | Short term | MINAGRA | (?) | Yes (5 years) | No | ||
| 5 | Reinforcement of communication channels research/production Organization of fairs, shows, seminars Improved utilization of mass-medias Preparation/distribution of pamphlets, newsletter, etc. | Short term | Min.Higher Educ./ Scient. Research | (?) | Yes (3 years) | Yes (consultant) | ||
| NIR | Meetings of National Fisheries Development Committee (NFDC) | 1 | Homestead pond programme (since 1986) To encourage each family to produce 50 to 100 kg fish/year for personal consumption | Short term | Fed.Min.Agriculture (NIOMR, NIFFR and DFRRI) | 50 000 | Yes | No |
| 2 | Fish seed multiplication centres Reactivation/upgrading as model farms for increased fry production and train fish farmers | Medium term | Fed.Min.Agriculture (NIOMR, NIFFR and DFRRI) | 200 000 | Yes | No | ||
| 3 | Management of small water bodies Regular stocking/stock assessment to upgrade production, on basis of inventory (GIS) | Medium term | Fed. Min. Agriculture (NIOMR, NIFFR, DFRRI) | 100 000 | Yes | No | ||
| 4 | Improvement of extension services Strengthening/improved coordination all units Concentrate on integrated rural systems (fish/livestock/crops) | Medium term | Fed. Dept of Fisheries SFDs NIOMR and NIFFR | 30 000 | Yes | No | ||
| 5. | Development coordination Strengthening of inter-agency collaboration in aquaculture development projects | Medium term | FDF, SFDs, DFRRI, NIOMR and NIFFR especially | (?) | No | No | ||
| 6 | Land accessibility Facilitate access to suitable land for small to larger fish farms | Short term | Agricultural Land Development Authority | (?) | No | No | ||
| 7 | Credit schemes Extend credit facilities to fish farmers | Medium term | Specialised banks and financial agencies | 50 000 | No | No | ||
| 8 | Development support Increased use of all available media (press. radio, TV) to inform on aquaculture practice | Short term | Fed.Min.Agriculture (NIOMR, NIFFR, DFRRI) | 40 000 | Yes | No | ||
