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Book (series)Technical reportBCC-FAO Regional Project Development Inception Workshop on Building Resilience in Benguela Fisheries and Aquaculture, Cape Town, South Africa, 3–5 July 2013
Cape Town, South Africa, 3–5 July 2013
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No results found.The objectives of the workshop were to bring together relevant stakeholders of the Benguela Large Marine Ecosystem to: (i) introduce the overall project and, more specifically, the project development phase; (ii) identify issues of transboundary concern that could be addressed in the project (from impacts to vulnerabilities, from past to future adaptation actions); (iii) clarify project preparation steps, identify partners, champions and resources during the preparation and, eventually, project implementation phases; and (iv) initiate discussion on the proposed national workshops to support the project development. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportDevelopment and Training for Participatory Extension Techniques with the Provincial Aquaculture Development Project (LAO/97/007), Participatory Development Training Centre, FAO Consultants, (15th February - 8th April 2000), Provincial Aquaculture Development Project (LAO/97/007), 2000
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No results found.The Provincial Aquaculture Development Project (LAO/97/007) is funded as part of a UNDP country programme for rural development. The project is government executed through the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, with technical and management assistance provided by FAO. The project duration is three years (November 1997 – December 2000). LAO/97/007 follows on from previous UNDP/FAO aquaculture development projects that had started aquaculture activities and established feasibility. D uring these previous projects it was emphasised that the capacity of the government Livestock and Fisheries service to extend aquaculture on a wider scale was extremely weak. This has been due to a variety of reasons: • Poor accessibility of rural areas, lack of roads and government vehicles. • Difficulty in co-ordinating and managing national scale initiatives due to provincial autonomy. • Previous restrictions on inter-province travel • Lack of government funding for rural livestoc k and fisheries extension • Insufficient staff at Provincial and district level • Lack of capacity and poor incentivisation/management of district livestock officers. • Shortage of fish fingerlings and lack of distribution network during peak seasonal demand. LAO/97/007 is working in five provinces: Oudomxay, Sayaboury, Xieng Khouang, Savannakhet and Sekong Provinces. Within these provinces, there are 14 districts involved with a total of 37 farmer groups (total number of families 44 0). The target provinces are distributed along the length of the country and incorporate both lowland and upland environments (see Figure 1). Additional technical assistance and training is also provided to Government Livestock and Fisheries staff in other provinces. The project objectives are to: • Improve fish fry production from government hatcheries through structural improvements and training • Encourage fish fry production by farmers/entrepreneurs through extension of simple techniques and farmer training. • Develop the capacity of Department of Livestock and Fisheries staff to plan and conduct extension of fish culture techniques to farmers. • Form farmers groups and introduce them to fish culture as part of Department of Livestock and Fisheries extension process. • Assist farmers and hatchery entrepreneurs in their activities through provision of fish fry, broodstock and access to credit facilities. -
Book (series)Technical studyPioneering fish genetic resource management and seed dissemination programmes for Africa: adapting principles of selective breeding to the improvement of aquaculture in the Volta Basin and surrounding areas /Introduction des programmes de gestion des ressources génétiques halieutiques et de dissémination des semences en Afrique: adaptation des principes de la reproduction sélectiveà l’amélioration de l’aquaculture dans le Bassin du Volta et les zones environnantes /Programas pioneros de gestión de los recursos genéticos piscícolas y de diseminación de semilla en África: adaptación de los principios de cría selectiva a la mejora de la acuicultura en la Cuenca del Volta y áreas adyacentes 2008
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No results found.The workshop from which these proceedings form the report, was convened by representatives of the environmental, fisheries and policy development agencies of the six riparian countries Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and their international partners to develop an implementation plan for the use and dissemination of genetically improved Nile tilapia in the Volta Basin and surrounding areas. The objectives were to create protocols for regional cooperation regarding the follow ing key issues: international agreements on movement of improved germplasm; environmental impact assessment and conservation plan for genetic resources; and a selective breeding programme and hatchery accreditation. It is hoped that the recommendations of this workshop will serve not only the Volta Basin but also African aquaculture at large.
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Book (stand-alone)YearbookFAO yearbook. Fishery statistics: Capture production, 2002 / FAO annuaire. Statistique des pêches: Captures, 2002 / FAO anuario. Estadísticas de pesca: Capturas, 2002 2004
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No results found.The FAO Yearbook of fishery statistics - Capture production, is a compilation of statistics on nominal catches of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals, residues and plants. Beginning with vol. 82, the nominal catch statistics include only the production from capture fisheries with the exclusion of aquaculture production. Former volumes of the Yearbook contain catches and aquaculture statistics combined. The statistics are presented by country or territory, species, major fishing area and year, and for various aggregations. In order to provide complete coverage of catch statistics throughout the world, where officially-reported national statistics are lacking or are considered unreliable, FAO makes estimates based on the best information available.