Aceh Aquaculture Rehabilitation Project – Extension and Dissemination Strategy Mike Rimmer ACIAR Project FIS/2006/002

Outline Identify information gaps Project structure Component 1 – Reconstruction Component 2 – Capacity-building Extension and training activities Extension model for AARP

Information gaps – reconstruction Soils Impacts of acid-sulphate soils Low pH, shrimps stressed  disease Sandy soils Bank slumping, collapse Pond layout Poor design, lack of canals Difficult to maintain biosecurity Will be difficult to intensify production

Information gaps (cont’d) Aquatic Animal Health Lack of knowledge Lack of disease testing facilities Shrimp viral diseases Lack of appropriate information Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Aceh Aquaculture Rehabilitation Project Recognises role of RBADC as major brackishwater aquaculture facility for Sumatra Technical transfer Disease testing Seed production Other GOI agencies and NGOs depend on RBADC for technical advice and assistance Dinas Kelautan dan Perikanan provides extension service to farmers

Component 1 – Reconstruction Laboratories Improved facilities, e.g. for RT-PCR Best laboratory practices Seed production facilities Improved biosecurity Incorporate BMPs for hatcheries Field work Mobile laboratory for soil and water quality testing, disease diagnosis

Component 2 - Capacity building Aquatic animal health Soil and water testing Pond management Production technology (hatchery) Dissemination and extension

Training RBADC staff Soils analysis Pond management, BMPs Disease diagnosis, RT-PCR, histopathology Extension methodologies Hatchery production technology

Training (cont’d) Dinas Kelautan dan Perikanan Soils analysis Pond management, BMPs Disease sampling Extension methodologies

Training (cont’d) NGOs, BRR, other agencies Soils analysis Pond design and layout Pond management, BMPs

BMPs for shrimp, grouper

Information requirements Need consistent message Harmonise BMPs Meeting in Bangkok in December NACA ACIAR Directorate General of Aquaculture (Indonesia) MPEDA India Vietnam

Information dissemination Need effective dissemination strategies Dinas Kelautan dan Perikanan NGOs Demonstration sites Farmer groups (BMPTs, UPPs) Need appropriate mechanisms VCD in Acehnese

Extension model Action learning. On-farm participatory R&D. Innovation Community Development Education Awareness Problem Solving Technology Transfer Soil and water quality testing; pond management. Seedstock production; high-health seedstock. Advisory services to Dinas and farmers; mobile laboratory. Disease diagnosis. VCD, manual, newspapers, on-farm workshops. Signage, promotional material, mobile laboratory. Farmer groups. Supply chain development. Action learning. On-farm participatory R&D.

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