From: pierre nna-aboo [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(a)cirad.fr
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:14:40 +0100
To: sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk
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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