Re: [Sarnissa] Re : Chercher pour aider les pisciculteurs à mieux produire!

Hi dear members of the SARNISSA Network, I would like just to say, according to Mr Victor's question, that aquaculture production in Africa can't be increased if african countries if we don't have clear objectives. A part of answer to your question is in your mail, i.e to encourage participative approach for Research-Development research in Fishery and Aquaculture which give the best transfering results. But frist, african countries have to define quantitative objectives of aquaculture production through a considered period in which all the scientific potential on eahc country has to be use for searching appropriate systems and technics for improving the usual way or fish farming. Anotherways, African countries have to change strategiees, so tobuild an research which resolves and answers to the aquaculture development need (for rural and industrial farms). This may be done locally with, in first intention with national funds even few there are. After and naturally we can get serious international help which will reinfurce what is building. I think, that is the sure way to develop veritably aquaculture in AFrica. I would like to remember a citation of one African writer who says: " one who sleeps on the neighbor's sleeping mat, sleeps on the floor". The problem, otfen in Africa , is that Research is uspstream and Development downstream. We need to inverse the trend in oerder to have a research system in aquaculture which resolves constraints in fish farming systems. When the international community will see a real awareness of African and a new orientation of research for the development, funding will follow. And you'll see that the rates of transfer and adoption will be higher. African continental or regional agricultural organisations like FARA, CORAF/WECARD, etc., would have to encourage different governments in this way Thank you and I hope to have contributed to enrich the debate. Dr Da Costa ouassi Sebastino Maitre de Recherche National Agricultural Research Center (CNRA / NARC)\Continetal Fishery and Aquaculture Research Program Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire Dr Da Costa wasy Sebastino Master Search National Agricultural Research Center (NARC / NARC) \ Continetal Fishery and Aquaculture Research Program Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire -------------- section suivante -------------- Une pièce jointe HTML a été nettoyée... URL: <http://lists.stir.ac.uk/pipermail/sarnissa-french-aquaculture/attachments/20101020/5d399126/attachment.htm>