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

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

3. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

15. BMPs for shrimp, grouper

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

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

19. 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.

20. The End
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