Annex 27
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (ZAM and ZIM)

COUNTRY	IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY	SEQ. NO.	RESEARCH PRIORITIES	TYPE OF PRIORITY	IMPLEMENTATION BY	ESTIMATED COST (in US$)	ASSISTANCE NEEDED
COUNTRY	IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY	SEQ. NO.	RESEARCH PRIORITIES	TYPE OF PRIORITY	IMPLEMENTATION BY	ESTIMATED COST (in US$)	FINANCIAL	TECHNICAL
ZAM	DOF in Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries; donors	1.	Economic production systems	Short term	DOF, ALCOM, NORAD		Yes	Yes
		2.	Improved production based on local environment and resources: - socio-economic situation - agricultural by-products, especially animal wastes	Short term	DOF, NORAD		Yes	Yes
		3.	Mitigating predation	Short term	DOF		Yes	No
		4.	Improved fish species	Medium term	DOF, JICA		Yes	Yes
		5.	Improved seed production and distribution methods	Short term	DOF, JICA, NORAD, ALCOM		Yes	Yes
		6.	Harvesting methods: gear, partial and total	Medium term	DOF, ALCOM, NORAD		Yes	Yes
ZIM	National Park + Agritex + DRSS + University of Zimbabwe + Commercial fish farmers (1991)	1.	Improved species for pond culture	Short term	National Parks		Yes	No
		2.	Pond ecology in the various agroecological areas of Zimbabwe	Long term	National Parks, University of Zimbabwe		Yes	No
		3.	Farming systems research to find optimal integrated aquaculture systems for rural areas	Medium term	DRSS		Yes	No
		4.	Formulate and evaluate fish feeds which give good growth at economic cost	Short term	National Parks and private sector		Yes	No
		5.	Propagation of C. gariepinus	Short term	National Parks and private sector		Yes	No
		6.	Evaluation of potential impact of exotic species proposed for introduction, e.g. Chinese carps, O. niloticus	Medium term	National Parks, University of Zimbabwe		Yes	No
		7.	Pathology of fish diseases likely to appear as fish farming spreads	Medium term	University of Zimbabwe		Yes	Yes
		8.	Market research to assess the distribution of and demand for fish	Short term	Agritex		Yes	No

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