Mission members
| SIDA: | Kenneth Ruddle | |
| BADC: | Luc Risch | |
| FAO: | Eduardo R. Quiroga, Consultant, Team Leader | |
| SADC: | Charles Maguswi, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Zambia, 27 April – 11 May - Resource Person | |
| Raphael Lema, Senior Aquaculturist, Tanzania, 10–28 May–29 May - Resource Person | ||
| Defrair D. Bandula, Senior Fisheries Officer, Malawi, 26–29 May - Resource Person | ||
A. MISSION'S ITINERARY
| Italy | |
| 25 April | Mission arrives in Rome |
| 26 April | Briefing at FAO, Rome |
| 27 April | Briefing at FAO, Rome |
| 28 April | Mission arrives in Harare |
| 29 April | Briefing at ALCOM's headquarters and meetings with FAOR and BADC (Belgium) |
| 30 April | Briefing continues at ALCOM's headquarters |
| Malawi | |
| 01 May | Mission travels from Harare to Lilongwe by air. |
| 02 May | Mission meets in Lilongwe with FAOR and the SADC Fisheries Sector Technical Cooperation Unit. |
| Mission travels from Lilongwe to Zomba by road and interviews Head and staff of the National Aquaculture Centre and the ICLARM/GTZ Project in Domasi. | |
| 03 May | Field visits to the Buoniha reservoir, one of ALCOM activities in Zomba. |
| 04 May | Working session with MAGFAD in Zomba. Mission travels from Zomba to Lilongwe by road and Lilongwe-Johannesburg-Maseru by air. |
| Lesotho | |
| 05 May | Mission meets with FAOR, representative of MOA's Principal Secretary, representative of the Director of Economic Planning and Marketing, representative of the Department of Livestock Services, Fisheries Section and ALCOM staff. |
| 06 May | Field inspections to the Rakolo Nyienye, Magalika dams, abandoned fish ponds and the District Agricultural Office in Hlotse. Mission held working sessions with chiefs and community members of villages adjacent to dams visited. |
| 07 May | Mission travels by air Maseru-Johannesburg-Harare |
| Mozambique | |
| 08 May | Mission travels by car from Harare to Chimoio in the Manica Province, Mozambique |
| 09 May | Mission inspects the Chizizira Fish Culture Station in the Sussendenga District and 7 fish ponds out of total of 28 ponds surrounding the Rotonda village. |
| Mission held working sessions with the management of MARRP-GTZ, Chief of Provincial Livestock Services and the Provincial Director of Agriculture in Chimoio. | |
| 10 May | Mission travels by car from Chimoio to Harare. |
| Zimbabwe | |
| 11 May | Working session with the Head and the Deputy Head of the BADC concerning issues on small water bodies. |
| Mission begins preparing material for final report. | |
| 12 May | Working sessions with Chief Ecologist, a.i. of the DNPWM and Chief Specialist, Fisheries Unit, O.I.C. of Agritex. |
| 13 May | Field inspection of the Mwenje and Mufurudzi dams including dialogue with some members of communities surrounding the dams and management officials elected to manage the fisheries resources. |
| 14 May | Mission prepares material for final report. |
| 15 May | Mission prepares material for final report. |
| 16 May | Mission rendez-vous in Lusaka because some members travelled by car and other by air. |
| Zambia | |
| 17 May | Working session with FAOR and Assistant Director of Extension/MOA, Director of Department of Fisheries, ALCOM staff and SIDA authorities. |
| 18 May | Mission travels Lusaka-Chipata (Eastern Province) by road. Working sessions with Provincial Fish Culturist, Provincial Agricultural Officer, District Agricultural Officer, Agricultural Information Officer, Animal Husbandry Officer and Farm Management Officer. |
| 19 May | Mission meets with the Assistant Secretary of Eastern Province and with Extension Officers trained by ALCOM, proceeds to inspect fish farms used as extension model (motivator) to impart training among neighbouring farmers. |
| 20 May | Mission inspects women's fish farming groups in the Chipata South District. |
| The mission discussed farm fishing issues with the following women's groups: | |
| Kaphinde Camp, Nkhon Khomala, Kaulagigi and the Chifumilo farmers's club. Mission received one chicken and a head of bananas from one of the women's groups as sign of appreciation. Mission expressed deepest gratitude for generous gesture. In turn, donated gift to extension officers. Mission travels during the evening by car to Lilongwe. | |
| 21 May | Mission travels by air Lilongwe-Harare. Missions continues with report preparation. |
| 22 May | Report writing |
| 23 May | Report writing |
| 24 May | Mission interviews ALCOM headquarters staff concerning job performance |
| 25 May | Report writing |
| 26 May | Report writing |
| 27 May | Report writing |
| 28 May | Report writing |
| 29 May | Mission departs Harare |
| 30 May | Mission arrives Rome and submits report |
| 31 May | Mission debriefs at FAO, Rome |
| 01 June | Mission debriefs at FAO, Rome |
| 02 June | Mission members return home base. |
B - RESOURCE PERSONS INTERVIEWED
FAO, Rome
Dr Yasuhisa Kato, Director of Operations, Fisheries Department
Mr M. Doeff, Senior Project Operations Officer, Fisheries Department, Operations Service (Africa Group)
Ms D. Blessich, Project Operations Officer (for ALCOM), Fisheries Department, Operations Service (Africa Group)
Dr James M. Kapetsky, Senior Fishery Resources Officer, (Inland Fisheries), Fishery Resources & Environment Division, FIRI, Fisheries Department.
Dr Karl H. Friedrich, Chief, Farm Management & Production Economics Service, Agricultural Services Division, Agriculture Department
Mr Ulf N. Wijkstrom, Chief, Fishery Development Planning Service, Fishery Policy & Planning Division, Fisheries Department
Mr Philippe Van der Stichele, Communications Officer, Development Support Communications Branch, Information Division.
Mr. Manuel Martinez Espinosa, Fishery Resources Officer, FIRI, Fisheries Department
Dr D. Bartley, Fishery Resources Officer, FIRI, Fisheries Department
Mr M. Pedini, Senior Adviser (Aquaculture Dev.), FIRI, Fisheries Department
Mr G.V. Everett, Senior Fishery Planning Officer, FIPP, Fisheries Department
Ms F. Egal, Nutrition Programmes Services, Food Policy and Nutrition Division
Ms M. Speetmans, Evaluation Service, PBEE
Mr. B. Bultemeier, Evaluation Service
MALAWI
FAO
Dr H. Mikkola, FAO Representative in Malawi, Lilongwe
Malawi Fisheries Department, Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources
Mr B. J. Mkoko, Technical Coordinator, SADC Fisheries Sector Technical Coordination Unit, Lilongwe
Mr Sloans Chimatiro, Head, National Aquaculture Centre, Domasi
Mr Emmanual Kaunda, Research Officer, NAC, Domasi
Mr F. Chikafumbwa, Research Officer, NAC, Domasi
Ms P. Tsokonombwe, Project Assistant, NAC, Domasi
Dr U. Scholtz, Team Leader, MAGFAD, Zomba
Dr John Wilson, Extension Specialist, MAGFAD, Zomba
ICLARM/GTZ Africa Aquaculture Project
Dr Randall Brummett, Project Director, Zomba
Dr Reg Noble, Research Scientist, Zomba
LESOTHO
FAO
Mr Dario Gilmozzi, FAO Representative a.i. in Lesotho, Maseru
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr Habofanoe Makhooane, Principal Secretary
Ms G. Khuele, Senior Planning Officer
Ms Motsamai, Chief Marketing Officer, Maseru
Mr Selinyane, Planning Officer, Central Planning
Ms Seipati Mofolo, Acting Chief Fish Production Officer, Fisheries Section, Maseru
Mr Ramotsoari, Director, Economic Planning and Marketing, Maseru
Mr Christophe Tilquin, ALCOM Aquaculturist (APO), Maseru
Mr Thulo Mafisa, District Agriculture Officer, Hlotse
Mr. Marie Clayton, ODI Fellow, Planning Officer
MOZAMBIQUE
Department of Fish Culture, Ministry of Agriculture
Ms Maria do Carmo Carrilho, Head, Maputo
Mr M. Balate, Fish Culture Technician, Sussendenga
Mr Doliz Salicuchepa, Fish Culture Technician, Sussendenga
Mr N. Lanh, Cooperant Aquaculturist, Department of Fish Culture, Sussendenga
Ministry of Agriculture, Manica Province
Mr Pedro Paulino, Provincial Director of Agriculture, Chimoio
Mr J. Graca, Chief a.i., Provincial Livestock Services, Chimoio
Mr Sergio Ye, National Agricultural Project Manager, MARRP, Chimoio
Mr Elias Vurande, Local Administrator, Rotanda
Mr Mike Froude, Agriculture Project Director, MARRP, Chimoio
ZIMBABWE
FAO
Mr C. R. MacCulloch, FAO Representative, Harare
Mr Magdy Gheith, Deputy FAO Representative, Harare
UNDP
Prof. Sven-Uno Skarp, Technical Manager, UNDP/OPS Regional Programme, AGROTEC, Harare
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management
Dr Cecil Machena, Acting Chief Ecologist (Aquatic), Harare
Mr Sam Chimbuya, Chief Ecologist (Aquatic), currently seconded to ALCOM Harare as National Professional Officer
Ms Sophie Mutsekwa, Senior Ecologist (Aquatic), Lake Chivero
Agritex
Mr Chris Nobbs, Chief of Animal Production, Harare
Ms Farai Zimudzi, Head of Fisheries Unit, Harare
Belgium Administration for Development Cooperation
Mr Marcus J. M. Leroy, Head of the Cooperation Section for SADC
Mr Dirk Teerlinck, Deputy Head of the Cooperation Section SADC
ZAMBIA
FAO
Mr G. K. Mburathi, FAO Representative, Lusaka
Mr Soeren Leth-Nissen, ALCOM Socio-economist (APO), Lusaka
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Mr H. G. Mudenda, Director of Fisheries, Chilanga
Dr R. Mubamba, Assistant Director (Fisheries), Chilanga
Mr J. Maluti, Principal Fisheries Officer, Chilanga
Mr T. Zulu, Chief Training Officer, Chilanga
Mr V. Mulenga, Research Officer, Chilanga
Mr Joseph Mutale, Provincial Fish Culturist, Chipata
Mr Kenneth Kapanda, Aquaculturist, Chipata
Department of Agriculture MAFF
Mr Steven Mwape, Assistant Secretary, Eastern Province
Mr C. Chimfwembe, Provincial Agricultural Officer, Chipata
Mr Mwanza, District Agricultural Officer
Mr E. P. Simwaka, Agriculture Information Officer
Mr L. Kaluba, Animal Husbandry Officer
Mr A. Hamwanza, Farm Management Officer
Ms Charity Musukwa, S.M.S., Kaphinde Camp
Ms Listy Alice Kwaambwa, S.M.S., Chipata South
Mr A. C. Mulimba, Officer, Chipata, South
SIDA
Mr J. Tikkanen, Senior Agriculture Adviser, Lusaka
