Aquaculture planning in Cameroon- reply
Translated from French forum see below
Hello Pierre,
I fully understand your anger that despite all that our beautiful country strategies
Cameroon can imagine, that our people are fed farmed tilapia from Taiwan (I bought some in
Douala 23/12/2010 at the fish market shop CONGELCAM I think at price of 800fcfa/Kg for
fish from 500 to 800g)
I argue that we must each do what we can to change that despite some lack of means which
can be invoked.
I am the bearer of a project idea that may arise as follows.
A private developer is considering the implementation of a fish farm close to Douala. To
accompany the technical studies and preparation of business plan, there is a consultant
specializing in the field.
Project purpose: intensive production of freshwater fish for the local market.
Project Justification:
The newspaper Government of Cameroon, "Cameroon Tribune", reveals that according
to official statistics, the annual domestic production of fish is estimated at 125 000
tonnes of which about 9700 tons is from industrial fishing, 63,000 tonnes Artisanal Marine
Fisheries, 50 000 tonnes of artisanal fisheries mainland and about 50 tons of fish from
aquaculture whose potential is estimated at 20,000 tonnes per year . This production is
well below the estimated demand of nearly 243 000 tonnes. To fill this gap, Cameroon has
recourse to imports of frozen fish.
According to statistics gathered from a professional organization in Douala, the traffic
recorded imports at the Port Authority of Douala in the past four years and the first half
of 2009 is as follows:
On a recurring basis, fish culture is one of the most common solutions proposed by
government authorities in strategies to reduce and perhaps one day completely fill the
deficit in fishery products.
Main products: fast-growing species, known in the market and whose farming methods are
perfectly controlled, such as tilapia, common carp and catfish.
Other products: freshwater shrimp; see the penaeid shrimp, Pacific white shrimp
(Litopenaeus vannamei), blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) and giant tiger prawn
(Penaeus monodon)
Location: 50km from Douala.
Production capacity: 20 tons / week initially then 250T/ week at the end of deployment
facilities.
Plan implementation: the implementation of the project should be done gradually, starting
with a production of 20 tonnes per week to 250 tonnes per week, period of 5 to 7 stages of
development. The first facilities to implement in this context should be designed and
implemented taking into account that these elements together in a large phased
deployment.
Concept: Re circulation or water reuse at least 90%, effluent treatment and possibly
processing (compost ...). In the technology choices and upgrades in the works, keep the
options most environmentally friendly.
Expectations: to have a bankable business plan that guaranteed the respect of
recommendations to achieve production targets, profitability and liquidity.
I am advanced in a number of steps but is open to all good wishes, which can bring more to
the realization of this idea.
Best wishes Jean Armand NKOMA
From: Jean Armand NKOMA [mailto:jankoma@gmail.com]
Sent: 27 December 2010 15:42
To: nnapierre2010(a)hotmail.fr
Cc: sarnissa-african-aquaculture Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Sarnissa] FAO Aquaculture planning in Cameroon
Bonjour,
Je comprends parfaitement votre courroux de constater que malgré toutes les belles
stratégies que notre pays le Cameroun peux concevoir, que nos population soient nourri
avec du tilapia d'élevage en provenance de Taiwan ( j'en ai acheté le 23/12/2010 à
Douala à la poissonnerie CONGELCAM à je pense 800fcfa/Kg, pour les poisson de taille 500 à
800g)
Je soutiens que nous devons chacun faire ce que nous pouvons pour changer cette situation
malgré certainement le manque de moyen qui peut être invoqué.
Je suis porteur d'une idée de projet qui peut se présenter de la manière suivante.
Un promoteur privé camerounais envisage la mise en œuvre d’une ferme aquacole en ban lieu
de Douala. Pour l’accompagner dans les études techniques et l’élaboration du plan
d’affaires, il recherche un consultant spécialisé dans le domaine.
Objet du projet : production intensive de poissons d’eau douce pour le marché local.
Justification du projet :
L’organe de presse gouvernemental du Cameroun, « Cameroun Tribune », révèle que d’après
les statistiques officielles disponibles, la production nationale annuelle de poissons est
évaluée à 125 000 tonnes environ dont 9 700 tonnes provenant de la pêche industrielle, 63
000 tonnes de la pêche artisanale maritime, 50 000 tonnes de la pêche artisanale
continentale et environ 50 tonnes de la pisciculture dont le potentiel est évalué à 20 000
tonnes par an. Cette production est très inférieure à la demande évaluée à près de 243 000
tonnes. Pour combler ce déficit, le Cameroun a recours à des importations de poissons
congelés.
D’après les statistiques recueillies auprès d’un organisme professionnel des acconiers à
Douala, le trafic import enregistré au Port Autonome de Douala au cours des quatre
dernières années et le premier semestre 2009 est le suivant :
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De manière récurrente, l’élevage est l’une des solutions les plus couramment envisagées
par les autorités gouvernementales dans les stratégies visant à diminuer et peut-être un
jour combler totalement le déficit de produits halieutiques.
Produits principaux : espèces à croissance rapide, connues sur le marché et dont les
procédés d’élevage sont parfaitement maîtrisés comme par exemple le tilapia, la carpe
commune et le clarias.
Autres produits : crevette d’eau douce ; voir la crevette pénéide, la crevette blanche du
Pacifique (Litopenaeus vannamei), la crevette bleue (Litopenaeus stylirostris) et la
crevette géante tigrée (Penaeus monodon)
Lieu : 50km de Douala.
Capacité de production : de 20 tonnes/semaine au démarrage à 250T/semaine à la fin du
déploiement des installations.
Plan de mise en œuvre : la mise en ouvre du projet devrait se faire graduellement, partant
d’une production de 20 tonnes par semaine à 250 tonnes par semaine, au terme de 5 à 7
phases de développement. Les premières installations à mettre en place dans ce contexte
devront donc être conçues et réalisées en tenant compte qu’il s’agit d’éléments d’un grand
ensemble à déploiement progressif.
Concept : Re circulation ou réutilisation de l’eau au moins à 90%, Traitement des
effluents et éventuellement leur transformation (compost…). Dans les choix technologiques
et les mises en œuvres, retenir les options les plus respectueuses de l’environnement.
Attentes : disposer d’un plan d’affaire bancable dont le respect des préconisations
garanti l’atteinte des objectifs de production, de rentabilité et de liquidité.
Je suis avancé dans un certain nombre de démarches mais reste ouvert à toutes les bonne
volontés, qui peuvent apporter un plus pour la concrétisation de cette idée.
Bien coordialement à vous tous
2010/12/27 William Leschen
<william.leschen@stir.ac.uk<mailto:william.leschen@stir.ac.uk>>
Cameroon Aquaculture Planning
- translated from SARNISSA French forum posting below:
I just read your post about the FAO publication I have not read, entitled
"Aquaculture Policy-planning and implimentation formalities for sustainable
development" (2010) by Cecile Brugere, Neil Ridler, Graham Haylor, Graeme Macfadyen
and my friend Nathanael Hishamunda.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1601e/i1601e00.pdf
I would say that somehow I was involved in developing the strategy for aquaculture
development in Cameroon and its master plan. By this time I spend my retirement peacefully
in the south, I want that all efforts are now directed towards a search for significant
funding to develop large scale commercial aquaculture in our country. Today I am really
shocked that my country Cameroon with all the potential we have to develop this sector is
still obliged to import tilapia farming. Strategies are good but the implementation of
major projects is even better .
My best wishes for New Year 2011 to all
Honourable
Peter NAN ABO'O
Tel.: (237) 22 06 84 73
From: pierre nna-aboo
[mailto:nnapierre2010@hotmail.fr<mailto:nnapierre2010@hotmail.fr>]
Sent: 27 December 2010 14:12
To: sarnissa-african-aquaculture Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Sarnissa] [FAO] Aquaculture planning in Cameroon
Je viens de lire votre publication à propos de d'un livre que je n'ai pas lu,
intitulé "Aquaculture planning-Policy formalation and implimentation for sustainable
development" (2010) par Cécile Brugère, Neil Ridler, Graham Haylor, Graeme Macfadyen
et mon ami Nathanael Hishamunda.
je voudrais dire que d'une certaine manière j'ai été associé à l'élaboration
de la stratégie de développement de l'aquaculture au Cameroun et de son plan
directeur. Au moment où je passe paisiblement ma retraite dans le sud du pays, je voudrai
que tous les efforts soient maintenant dirigés vers une rechercher des financements
importants pour développer l'aquaculture commerciale à grand échelle dans nos pays.
Aujourd'hui je suis vraiment choqué que mon pays le Cameroun avec toutes les
potentialités que nous avons pour développer ce secteur soit encore obligé d'importer
du tilapia d'élevage.Les stratégies c'est bien mais la réalisation de grands
projets est encore meilleur.
Mes meilleurs vœux de nouvel an 2011 à tous,
Sa Majesté Pierre NNA ABO'O
Tel.: (237) 22 06 84 73
From:
lionel.dabbadie@cirad.fr<mailto:lionel.dabbadie@cirad.fr>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:14:40 +0100
To:
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Subject: [Sarnissa] [FAO] Aquaculture planning in Cameroon
Dear all,
This is just to inform you of the release of the book "Aquaculture planning - Policy
formulation and implementation for sustainable development" (2010) by Cécile Brugère,
Neil Ridler, Graham Haylor, Graeme Macfadyen and Nathanael Hishamunda on FAO's
website:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1601e/i1601e00.pdf
There is a mention of the work done in Cameroon in Appendix 1:
CAMEROON: “STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN CAMEROON”
(2003) AND “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE” (2009)
To capitalize on the country’s natural assets and recognizing the strategic importance
aquaculture could have in increasing incomes and food security, the Government of Cameroon
requested the assistance of FAO to prepare a strategic framework for the sustainable
development of aquaculture. This framework was formulated in May 2003 by a team of experts
from the Ministère de l’élevage, des pêches et des industries animals (MINEPIA), the
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), WorldFish Center and FAO. It
was considered the first step in the process of elaborating a detailed development
strategy and provided the skeleton to be fleshed out in the process of defining the
strategy. The framework was elaborated over a period of ten days by a team of experts from
the MINEPIA, FAO, the IRAD and the WorldFish Center who built on the outputs of meetings
with policy-makers, government hatchery managers and fish farmers. The strategic framework
proposed was presented or discussion and adoption at a national workshop. It laid out a
number of key orientations, or “principles”, to promote the sustainable development of
aquaculture in Cameroon, such as focusing assistance on identified high-potential
aquaculture zones, and on capacity building and extension services through public–private
partnerships and closer linkages between research and extension. Importantly, it clearly
defined the roles of the public and private sectors and of producers organizations in
achieving the country’s vision for aquaculture development. The operationalization of the
strategic framework, i.e. the formulation of a practical development plan for the sector,
is
being undertaken with additional assistance from FAO under a technical cooperation
project entitled “Mise en place d’un plan de développement durable de l’aquaculture”
(Elaboration of a sustainable development plan for aquaculture).
The innovative approach used in the formulation of the development plan for the sector
has lain in the iterative process undertaken, whereby draft documents have been
successively reviewed and modified by multidisciplinary committees (including government
officials) and groups of resource persons, experts in the field of aquaculture in
Cameroon. The concomitant running of pilot sites and collection of farm data (technical
and economic) and farmers’ feedback have ensured the inclusion of all perspectives and the
technical relevance of the activities listed in the plan. Other activities have included
the production of a detailed and critical sectoral review and the creation of a digital
map for aquaculture in Cameroon to illustrate current aquaculture locations and identify
areas with potential for development per province. The results of these activities have
also fed into the elaboration process of the plan. The concomitant holding of training
workshops on farming techniques including farmers, extensionists and government officials
has proved particularly useful, highlighting the desire for knowledge and enthusiasm for
the activity. It is a premise of the plan that capacity building will be a cornerstone in
the successful development of the sector and that, through it, many of the sector’s
current bottlenecks will be addressed.
The plan was formulated over the course of a two-year project of technical cooperation
between the Government of Cameroon and FAO. Its objectives are coherent with the goals of
the strategic framework and those of the country’s National Rural Development Strategy.
The duration of the plan is five years. Its general objective is quantitative and targets
a fish production increase. This target was determined on the basis of the activities
carried out by farmers on pilot sites. The plan also includes five specific objectives
related to: (i) the emergence of a critical mass of commercially oriented aquaculture
farms in high-potential aquaculture zones; (ii) training and capacity building to
stimulate entrepreneurship among fish producers; (iii) the strengthening of the
institutional and economic environments; (iv) the promotion of public–private partnerships
as part of improved governance of the sector; and (v) the study of new opportunities of
development for aquaculture. Each objective is broken down into a number of actions that
need to be implemented to achieve it. The plan includes monitoring and evaluation
indicators of progress to the objectives halfway through and at the end of the
implementation phase (at three and five years, respectively). A detailed investment
programme relating to the costs and sources of funding (from private operators, the
government and donors) for each envisaged activity is also provided as an integral part of
the plan.
Best regards
Lionel
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