Aquaculture for Poverty Relief in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Aquaculture for Poverty Relief in Sub-Saharan
Africa

• Peter Corey

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Exploratory visit Democratic Republic of Congo
Region of travel
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Democratic Republic of Congo

• HOPE International Development Agency
• Ponds, capped springs, fruit trees
• 1998-2003
• Estimated 4 million lives lost
• All foreigners forced to leave the country?aid
  projects abandoned

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Tilapia ponds, Democratic Rep. of Congo
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Pond inputs Leaves of taro Leaves of papaya
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Composting foliage for tilapia forage and pond
fertilizer
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Pond water may be used for irrigation sediments
for fertilizer
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Harvest / fingerlings
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Wild-caught tilapia
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Capped spring
Fruit tree seedlings
Clinic supplies for population of 7000
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Fact-finding ventureMozambique
Region of travel
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Mozambique

• Wesleyan Church Mozambique
• Garden project/pond site, training, extension
• National Institute for the Development of
  Aquaculture
• Fingerling production site, fingerling
  sale/dist., training, extension
• Wild stock enhancement
• Indigenous species

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Tilapia breeding tank
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Tilapia fingerling tank
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Natl Inst for the Devt of Aquaculture,
Mozambique
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Tilapia breeding/fingerling tanks
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Experimental tilapia ponds
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Tilapia grow-out ponds
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Government-owned tilapia breeding/fingerling
ponds
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Rebuilding water delivery system
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Artisanal fishery
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Wild catch
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Church-owned garden project
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Conclusion

• The need is immense.
• It is clear that aquaculture, particularly
  alongside other development efforts, can have
  profound impacts in the effort to rebuild
  communities and livelihoods.