MINISTRY OF FISHERIES & MARINE RESOURCES Directorate of Aquaculture Alushe Hitula

 Government developed freshwater aquaculture with a pro-poor focus  Community based  Employment creation  Food security – fish as protein source  Income generation – for communities  Improve rural livelihoods

 Initiatives taken by the Ministry over past 4 years indicate FW aquaculture has a place in the economy  Aquaculture Policy and legal framework in place  Stable political climate  Stable business climate  Government support  Research institute established at Kavango River  Species, feed, training, capacity building

 Existing  One stop shop for license applications  No fees payable for license applications  Aquaculture license issued minimum 15 years (extendable)

 Underway  Establish fish feed plant  At Onavivi Inland Aquaculture Center  Local ingredients – fish meal, sorghum etc  Production capacity 1200 metric tonnes per annum  Tilapia and Catfish feeds Fish Feed Costs constitutes approximately 70% of a fish farm’s running costs

 Commissioned studies  Feasibility studies  Marketing studies  Value addition

 Commissioned study  Commences 2008

 “Prime” aquaculture areas with high groundwater potential are:  Aminuis Constituency  Naosanabis Commercial farm  Farm Kranz No.169, (Gobabis)  Eiseb Pos 10, Otjombinde Con.  “Secondary” areas with moderate groundwater potential:  10 Epukiro RC water fountain  Na tural waterhole sites close to Aminuis  Drimiopsis Settlement Area in Kalahari Constituency Large aquaculture operations would exclusively farm tilapia, within a managed system specifically suited to the fish species. OUTCOMES

 Need to establish a cold chain in Northern Namibia  Establish a Fisheries & Aquaculture product’s export council  Provide Investment Incentives  Establish hatcheries  Training  Research OUTCOME

 Demand for value added products is increasing worldwide  Demand for value added products in developing markets set to increase  Exporting fish as a commodity or raw material does not encourage intra- African and South-South trade  Elimination of tariffs within SACU integrates SADC country economies etc.

OUTPUTS  Monthly publications which detail  Prices  Frozen products  Frozen whole products  Fresh Fillets  Chinese market  US market  Thailand  Vietnam

FOCUS  Breeding  Production  Training

FOCUS  Commercial production (360 tonnes/yr)  Breeding  Fingerling Distribution

FOCUS  Research  Breeding  Production  Training

 Excellent road network  Telecommunications and transport infrastructure  Numerous pristine perennial rivers, lakes and dams  Existing fish processing facilities

We must  Unbundle it  Unpack it  Understand the components  Understand the sector  Utilize natural resources

1 HA (AGRICULTURAL FARM) OUTPUT: 1 ha cannot sustain 1 large stock. 12 ha sustain 1 large stock for one grazing season Source: Expert, MAWF

1000m 2 CROPS 2000 m 2 (Fish pond) 2000 m 2 (Fish pond) OUTPUT: With a SD of 12 fish per m 2, aeration, 43 tons per cycle, N$20/kg = N$ per production cycle gross, slash 55% running costs = N$ per production cycle (net) 2000 m 2 1 HA INTEGRATED FISH FARM

KEY ISSUES: Presentation Shelf life Quality Safety Traceability Research & Development Purchase Decision N$12 for a 425g can which amounts to about N$30/kg. Do consumers realise this is what they pay for canned fish?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION EVERY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT STARTS WITH A DREAM, TURNS INTO AN IDEA AND THEN BECOMES A REALITY FIRST PM, SINGAPORE, LEE KUAN YEW, 1965