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REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Bangkok, 2016

Regional strategy and action plan forsustainable intensification of aquaculturein the Asia-Pacific region

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FAO. 2016. Regional strategy and action plan for sustainable intensification of aquaculture in theAsia-Pacific region. Bangkok, Thailand.

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Table of Contents

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Preparation of the document ....................................................................................................................... vi

Abbreviations and acronyms ........................................................................................................................ vii

Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................ ix

1 Background .................................................................................................................................................. ix

2 Objective ........................................................................................................................................................ x

3 Process ............................................................................................................................................................ x3.1 Background review for drafting the strategy and the action plan framework .......... x3.2 Regional consultation ....................................................................................................................... xi3.3 Finalization of the strategy and action plan ............................................................................ xi

4 Summary of the regional strategy .................................................................................................... xi

5 Summary of the regional action plan ............................................................................................. xiii

Regional strategy for the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in theAsia-Pacific region .............................................................................................................................................. 1

1 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................... 2

3 The present situation .............................................................................................................................. 2

4 The challenge .............................................................................................................................................. 3

5 Vision ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

6 Goals for the strategy .............................................................................................................................. 3

7 Strategic framework ................................................................................................................................. 4

Strategic objective 1. Establish an enabling environment ............................................................ 4Strategy 1.1 – Develop and implement appropriate aquaculture policy and strategy.... 4Strategy 1.2 – Strengthen institutional capacity and arrangements ....................................... 4Strategy 1.3 – Develop and enforce effective regulations ........................................................... 4Strategy 1.4 – Develop and implement responsible aquaculture planning ......................... 5Strategy 1.5 – Improve access to markets and trade ..................................................................... 5Strategy 1.6 – Strengthen regional and private sector collaboration and cooperation .. 5

Strategic objective 2. Establish good governance, effective planning andmanagement ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Strategy 2.1 – Establish and implement aquaculture registration and licensing ............... 5Strategy 2.2 – Promote and monitor responsible production management ....................... 5Strategy 2.3 – Establish and implement appropriate certification and standards ............. 6Strategy 2.4 – Improve farmer access to finance, credit and insurance ................................. 6Strategy 2.5 – Promote the organization of small-scale producers ......................................... 6

Strategic objective 3. Improved management along the aquaculture value chain .......... 6Strategy 3.1 – Improve management practices in production and distribution of

aquaculture seeds .......................................................................................................... 6Strategy 3.2 – Improve production and distribution of quality aquaculture feed ............. 6Strategy 3.3 – Improve productivity and economic efficiency .................................................. 6Strategy 3.4 – Improve management of post-harvest processing and marketing ............ 6Strategy 3.5 – Establish effective supply chains and improve management ....................... 7

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Strategic objective 4. Improve supporting services .................................................................... 7Strategy 4.1 – Strengthen training and build capacity .............................................................. 7Strategy 4.2 – Strengthen research and development ............................................................... 7Strategy 4.3 – Improve information exchange and communication .................................... 7

Strategic objective 5. Increase social responsibility and ensure equitable benefits ..... 7Strategy 5.1 – Enhance social responsibility ................................................................................... 7Strategy 5.2 – Promote equitable access to opportunities and benefits ............................ 7Strategy 5.3 – Promote and practice gender integration .......................................................... 7

Strategic objective 6. Strengthen focus on increasing resilience of aquaculturefarmers ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Strategy 6.1 – Address climate change and natural disasters more effectively ............... 8Strategy 6.2 – Develop a more selective approach to the identification and pursuit

of the best opportunities for addressing emerging issues ......................... 8

Regional action plan for the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in theAsia-Pacific regional .................................................................................................................................... 9

1 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 9

2 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

3 Impact .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

4 Preparation of the action plan ......................................................................................................... 11

5 The action plan ........................................................................................................................................ 14

Outcome 1. Enabling environment established ............................................................................ 14Output 1.1 – Appropriate aquaculture policy and strategy developed and

implemented .................................................................................................................... 14Output 1.2 – Institutional capacity and arrangements strengthened .................................. 16Output 1.3 – Effective regulations in place and enforced ......................................................... 17Output 1.4 – Responsible aquaculture plan developed and implemented ....................... 20Output 1.5 – Market access and trade improved ......................................................................... 23Output 1.6 – Regional and private sector collaboration and cooperation

strengthened .................................................................................................................... 25

Outcome 2. Effective management of the aquaculture sector .............................................. 27Output 2.1 – Aquaculture registration and licensing established and/or

implemented .................................................................................................................... 27Output 2.2 – Responsible production management promoted and monitored ............. 28Output 2.3 – Appropriate certification and standards established and implemented .... 30Output 2.4 – Farmer access to financing, credit and insurance improved ......................... 31Output 2.5 – Organization (clusters, cooperative, associations etc.) of small-scale

producers promoted ..................................................................................................... 32

Outcome 3. Improved management along the aquaculture value chain ......................... 33Output 3.1 – Management practices in production and distribution of aquaculture

seeds improved ............................................................................................................... 33Output 3.2 – Production and distribution of quality aquaculture feed improved .......... 35Output 3.3 – Productivity and economic efficiency improved ............................................... 35Output 3.4 – Management of post-harvest processing and marketing improved ......... 37Output 3.5 – Effective supply chain established and management improved ................ 38

Outcome 4. Improved capacity for supporting services ........................................................... 40Output 4.1 – Training and capacity building strengthened ..................................................... 40Output 4.2 – Research and development strengthened ........................................................... 42Output 4.3 – Information exchange and communication improved .................................... 44

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Outcome 5. Increased social responsibility and equitable benefits ......................................... 45Output 5.1 – Social responsibility enhanced..................................................................................... 45Output 5.2 – Equitable access to opportunities and benefits promoted .............................. 47Output 5.3 – Gender integration promoted and practiced ......................................................... 48

Outcome 6. Increased resilience of farmers .......................................................................................... 50Output 6.1 – Climate change and natural disasters effectively addressed ........................... 50Output 6.2 – Other emerging issues addressed .............................................................................. 53

Annex 1. Regional Consultation on Strategy and Action Plan for SustainableIntensification of Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region ......................................... 55

Annex 2. Participants list: Regional Consultation on Strategy and Action Plan forthe Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region ...... 60

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Preparation of the document

This document is the product of a regional process supported by the FAO regional initiative onsustainable intensification of aquaculture (SIA) for blue growth in the Asia-Pacific region.A comprehensive review of relevant regional and global processes and relevant documentsproduced in the past decade was conducted and this contributed to a background document anda draft regional strategy and action plan for SIA in the Asia-Pacific region. A regional consultationwas conducted to formulate the final version of the regional strategy and complete the action plan.Forty representatives of the governments of 16 countries in Asia, five regional and internationalorganizations and five development agencies (donor agencies) participated in the consultation.Plenary and working group sessions were convened to modify and elaborate the structure and textof the regional strategy and action plan based on the draft documents prepared before theconsultation. A special effort was made to get direct inputs to the action plan from the concernednational authorities of all the member governments of the Network of Aquaculture Centres inAsia-Pacific (NACA). The inputs received from the government authorities were synthesized andincorporated into the action plan matrixes. The regional strategy and action plan were finalizedjointly by FAO and NACA.

Acknowledgements

The completion of the regional strategy and action plan for sustainable intensification of aquaculturein the Asia-Pacific region is primarily attributed to all the country governments, regional andinternational organizations and development agencies who participated in and contributed to theregional consultation for formulating the regional strategy and action plan documents. Specialthanks to Cherdsak Virapat, Director General of NACA and the Secretariat Staff of NACA for theirefforts in soliciting specific country government inputs to the action plan and for their contributionsto the finalization of the documents. Many thanks to Patrick White for his great contribution to thedevelopment of the regional strategy and action plan, particularly in conducting the backgroundreview, drafting the strategy and the action plan documents and facilitating the regionalconsultation. Many thanks also to Brian Davy for his help in synthesizing contributions andincorporating the specific inputs from country governments into the action plan matrixes and toChanphen Bhawangkananth for facilitating the publication of this document.

Simon Funge-Smith, Senior Fishery Officer, FAO Marine and Inland Fisheries Branch is gratefullyacknowledged for his technical advice and important contribution to the development of thedocument.

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Abbreviations and acronyms

WTO World Trade OrganizationADB Asian Development BankAFFS Aqua farmer field schoolsAPFIC Asia-Pacific Fishery CommissionAPRC Asia and the Pacific Regional ConferenceAQD Aquaculture DepartmentBGI Blue growth initiativeBMPs Better management practicesCBF Culture-based fisheriesCC Climate changeCEO Chief Executive OfficerDoF Department of FisheriesDRM Disaster risk managementEAA Ecosystem Approach to AquacultureEIA Environmental impact assessmentFAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFCR Feed conversion ratioGAAP Global Aquaculture Advancement PartnershipGAqPs Good aquaculture practicesICT Information and communication technologyILO International Labour OrganizationIMTA Integrated Multi-Trophic AquacultureIT Information technologyITK Indigenous technical knowledgeMOU Memorandum of UnderstandingNACA Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-PacificNTBs Non-tariff barriersNGOs Non-governmental organizationsOIE The World Organisation for Animal HealthR&D Research and developmentRCFM Regional Consultative Forum MeetingSEA Strategic environmental assessmentSEAFDEC Southeast Asia Fisheries Development CenterSIA Sustainable intensification of aquacultureSPS Sanitary and phytosanitary standardsTCPF Technical Cooperation Programme FacilityTG Technical guidelinesUNESCAP The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificWB The World Bank

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Executive summary

1 Background

Intensification of aquaculture has been an ongoing process in the Asia-Pacific region. Its aim is toincrease the productivity and economic efficiency of aquaculture production through the intensifieduse of inputs (materials, energy and investment) and resources (water, feed ingredients), and theapplication of new technologies and improved management practices.

Intensification of aquaculture has been a major contributor to the rapid aquaculture productiongrowth in the Asia-Pacific region in the past two decades (nearly 10 percent annually), which hascontributed significantly to food and nutrition security and livelihoods in the region. The region hasconstantly contributed over 90 percent of the world aquaculture production for decades.Aquaculture currently supplies 50 percent of food fish for the world and in Asia, aquaculture suppliesover 60 percent of food fish, comprising over 20 percent of total animal protein intake by the Asianpopulation. However, the impacts of intensification have attracted considerable public concernregarding the long-term sustainability of the sector.

Being the most populous region of the world with heavy demands on natural resources, Asia willface great challenges to maintain the growth of its aquaculture sector and to meet the increasingdemand for fish inside and outside the region in the coming decades. It is estimated that fishconsumption in the Asia-Pacific region will increase by 30 percent by 2030. With capture fishproduction stagnant, it is estimated that aquaculture production will need to increase by 50 percentby 2030 from the current level. At the same time, the aquaculture sector is facing serious challenges,the foremost being the impact of climate change and variability, urbanization and related social andeconomic changes, increasing intra-regional trade and increasing public concern over theenvironment and food safety.

Working with limited natural resources and in light of the various challenges, the only way to meetthe increasing demand for fish is to promote the sustainable intensification of aquaculture (SIA),which means “to produce more with less.” In other words, to increase the productivity and efficiencyof aquaculture production while reducing the consumption of resources and the negativeenvironmental and social impacts through improved governance, management practices and theadoption of innovative technologies.

The need for sustainable intensification of aquaculture production together with the application ofthe ecosystem approach to aquaculture has been the subject of several international fora andamong the priority recommendations emerging from the work of FAO and from regional bodiessuch as the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) and Asia-Pacific FisheryCommission (APFIC) and the Phuket Consensus emanating from the Global Conference onAquaculture in 2010. The Ministerial Meeting on Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition andEconomic Development in July 2011 in Sri Lanka has further identified four basic tenets ofa sustainable aquaculture strategy: (1) responsible access to and use of aquatic genetic resources andgenetic improvement; (2) sustainable farming systems; (3) aquatic animal health, includingresponsible transboundary movement of aquatic animals; and (4) appropriate responses to climatechange impacts. In order to promote the sustainable intensification of aquaculture, FAO supporteda joint APFIC/NACA regional consultation on the sustainable intensification of aquacultureproduction in the Asia-Pacific region (held in Bangkok, Thailand, October 2012). The consultationprovided a good platform for the wide exchange and sharing of scientific knowledge and practicalexperiences related to SIA and identified the needs for scientific research and technology

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development to support SIA. To promote SIA, the Thirty-second FAO Asia and the Pacific RegionalConference (APRC) convened in 2014 included a working paper “Meeting farmers’ aspirations in thecontext of green development” that highlighted “sustainable production intensification” and aninformation paper “Sustainable intensification of aquaculture for food and nutritional security in theAsia-Pacific region.”

As the follow up to earlier FAO initiatives promoting SIA, the Fifth Regional Consultative ForumMeeting (RCFM) of APFIC (held in Hyderabad, India from 19 to 21 June 2014) included an individualaquaculture session titled “Promoting sustainable intensification of aquaculture for food andnutritional security in the Asia-Pacific region.” The RCFM acknowledged that a transition tosustainable intensification of aquaculture should focus on ensuring the prosperity of farming andrural communities, while addressing key sustainability issues related to the management of land andwater resources. The RCFM put forward a complete set of recommendations on priority actions infive major areas related to the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the region, which waspresented to and endorsed by the Thirty-third Session of APFIC.

In order to provide more substantial support to member countries in promoting sustainableintensification of aquaculture, the SIA has now been included as the Asia-Pacific regional initiativeof FAO’s global blue growth initiative (BGI).

Although FAO and other regional and international organizations have launched various initiativesto raise awareness and identify priority actions related to SIA and although efforts have been madeby international/regional organizations, country governments, civil society organizations and theprivate sector to achieve sustainable intensification of aquaculture on the ground, there is a lackof a well articulated regional strategy and a comprehensive action plan to guide and supportthe concerted efforts of different stakeholders to support the sustainable intensification ofaquaculture in the region. Therefore, the Thirty-third Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commissionrecommended further regional consultation to prioritize necessary actions at regional andnational levels and to develop a strategic action plan for supporting sustainableintensification of aquaculture in the region.

2 Objective

The development of the regional strategy and action plan is intended to promote the concertedefforts of member governments, regional and international organizations, donor and developmentagencies and the industrial sector to support the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in theregion. As such, the well articulated regional strategy and action plan sets a clear vision and goalsfor the development of the aquaculture sector, an appropriate strategy and an implementable actionplan defining the roles of different stakeholders in supporting sustainable intensification ofaquaculture.

The widely endorsed regional strategy and action plan can guide government policy adjustment andfacilitate the mobilization of investment needed to support the sustainable intensification ofaquaculture in the region.

3 Process

3.1 Background review for drafting the strategy and the action plan framework

A comprehensive review of regional and global processes related to promoting the sustainablegrowth of aquaculture and of the documents produced was conducted as the basis for drafting theregional strategy and action plan. The reviewed documents included the Phuket Consensus from the

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Global Aquaculture Conference held in October 2010 in Phuket, Thailand, the recommendations fromthe first Ministerial Meeting on Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition and Economic Developmentin July 2011 in Sri Lanka and the report of the Thirty-third Session of the Asia-Pacific FisheryCommission (APFIC) in June 2014 and other relevant documents produced by regional organizationssuch as the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific.

3.2 Regional consultation

A regional consultation was convened by FAO in November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand for finalizingthe regional strategy document and developing the complete regional action plan. Fortyrepresentatives of the governments of 16 countries in Asia, five regional and internationalorganizations and five development agencies (donor agencies) participated in the consultation. Thebackground review and the draft regional strategy and action plan framework were introduced atthe consultation for general comments and possible improvement. A number of working groupsessions was convened to finalize the structure and content of the regional strategy and to developa well articulated comprehensive action plan. The regional consultation also made suggestions abouthow to proceed to finalize the action plan and disseminate the final strategy and plan documents.

3.3 Finalization of the strategy and action plan

Following the recommendation of the regional consultation, FAO and the NACA Secretariat jointlyreviewed and finalized the revised regional strategy. FAO and NACA worked jointly in finalizing anaction plan matrix for each identified output, including the activities, indicators, time frame andleadership in the implementation. At the same time, a request was sent to all NACA membergovernments for their specific inputs with respect to country relevance, target for each outputactivity, estimated requirement of resources for supporting the implementation and likely source ofthe resources. Feedback was received from 16 country governments out of 18 NACA membergovernments. Most information received from the country governments was synthesized andincorporated into the action plan, but some of the inputs on country output targets and resourcerequirements were incomplete and too diversified in format to be synthesized into meaningfulresults and thus were not included in the final action plan.

4 Summary of the regional strategy

Continuing aquaculture growth in the Asia-Pacific region is considered vital to meeting theincreasing demand for fish inside and outside the region over the coming decades. Sustainableintensification of aquaculture (SIA) is now recognized as the major approach to achieve thesustainable growth of aquaculture in the region. SIA has now been identified as the Asia-Pacificregional initiative in support of the FAO’s global blue growth initiative (BGI).

Strategic objective 1. Establish/maintain enabling environment

A conducive enabling environment created and maintained for sustainable growth of the sectorcomprising a mix of economic, legal, social and physical components, combined with fair access toresources, access to credit and markets ensured, and the striking of a balance between thepromotion for development and growth and the need for management and control.

Recommended strategies include:

● develop and implement appropriate aquaculture policies and strategies;● strengthen institutional capacity and related supporting arrangements;● develop and enforce more effective regulations;

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● develop and implement more responsible aquaculture planning;● improve access to markets and trade; and● strengthen regional and private sector collaboration and cooperation.

Strategic objective 2. Establish good governance, effective planning and management

Effective governance developed, mainstreamed and implemented through sound policies, strategiesand action plans incorporating the principles of an ecosystem approach to aquaculture and moreeffective linkages between government policies and sustainable management of aquaculture.Capacities strengthened and built within institutions and more effective mechanisms of governancedeveloped, including rules and regulations, planning and management together with voluntarycodes of practices, and responsible self-management.

Recommended strategies:

● establish and implement aquaculture registration and licensing;● promote and monitor responsible production management;● establish and implement appropriate certification and standards;● improve farmer access to finance, credit and insurance; and● promote the organization of small-scale producers.

Strategic objective 3. Improve management along the aquaculture value chain

Implement effective “good management” by all stakeholders along the aquaculture value chain,which covers good production practices, quality control and performance assessment for allupstream inputs, production and downstream outputs, emphasizing efficient resource use, improvedproductivity and economic efficiency and sound social and environmental benefit in the process ofintensification.

Recommended strategies:

● improve management practices in production and distribution of aquaculture seeds;● improve production and distribution of quality aquaculture feed;● improve productivity and economic efficiency;● improve management of post-harvest processing and marketing; and● establish effective supply chains and improve management.

Strategic objective 4. Strengthen supporting services

Strong and effective supporting services are critical to future aquaculture success. This objectiveoutlines strategies to improve capacity for supporting services needed for sustainable intensificationof aquaculture. Focal services include targeted research and technology development andstrengthened dissemination, effective training and capacity building, and effective information flowand communication (e.g. related to natural disaster mitigation, preparedness/response/relief andclimate change impacts). Development of adaptation measures and building capacity specificallyfocusing on key emerging issues (details follow in the text) and overall targeting critical needs toassist/create more resilient aquaculture farmers.

Recommended strategies:

● strengthen training and build capacity;● strengthen research and development; and● improve information exchange and communication.

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Strategic objective 5. Increase social responsibility and equitable benefits

Increased social responsibility and improved equity in participation and benefit distribution,emphasizing women’s rights and small-scale farmers’ benefits along the whole value chain throughincreased awareness and specially focused interventions.

Recommended strategies:

● enhance social responsibility;● promote equitable access to opportunities and benefits; and● promote and practice gender integration and a broader understanding of gender issues.

Strategic objective 6. Strengthen focus on increasing resilience of aquaculture farmers

Resilience of farmers and other stakeholders in the process of intensification is significantly increasedthrough increased preparedness of both farmers and other stakeholders in handling natural disastersand socio-economic risks, effective mechanisms for public warning, response and relief fromemergencies and strengthened capacity for managing natural disaster risks (and where possiblemitigating impacts of climate change).

Recommended strategies:

● focus on strengthening farmer/stakeholder preparedness/resilience;● effectively address climate change and natural disasters; and● identify where possible and address other critical emerging issues.

5 Summary of the regional action plan

In order to promote the sustainable growth of the aquaculture sector for meeting future fishdemand, generating more livelihood opportunities and contributing to overall economic growththrough sustainable intensification and the potential expansion of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacificregion, there needs to be a practically implementable action plan for implementing the regionalstrategy.

The action plan is expected to achieve the following major outcomes through effectiveimplementation with concerted efforts of different players, including but not limited to countrygovernments, different stakeholders along the aquaculture value chain, concerned international andregional organizations and donors and development agencies inside and outside the region.

Outcome 1: A conducive enabling environment comprising inclusive economic, legal, social andphysical components and fair access to resources, access to credit and markets, which strikes thebalance between the promotion of sustainable intensification of aquaculture for development andgrowth and ensuring good management and control is effectively established for the sustainablegrowth of the aquaculture sector.

Outcome 2: Effective governance through sound policies, strategies and action plans incorporatingthe principles of an ecosystem approach to aquaculture and good linkages between governmentpolicies and sustainable management of aquaculture. Institutions strengthened, capacity improvedand more effective mechanisms of governance developed, including rules and regulations, planningand management together with voluntary codes of practices, and responsible self-management.

Outcome 3: Good management is effectively implemented by all stakeholders along the aquaculturevalue chain, which covers good production practices, quality control and performance assessment

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for all upstream inputs, production and downstream outputs, emphasizing efficient resource use,improved productivity and economic efficiency and sound social and environmental benefits in theprocess of intensification.

Outcome 4: Improved supporting services for sustainable intensification of aquaculture throughstrengthened targeted research and technology development and dissemination, effective trainingand capacity building, and effective information flow and communication.

Outcome 5: Increased social responsibility and improved equity in participation and benefitdistribution, emphasizing women’s rights and small-scale farmers’ benefits along the whole valuechain through increased awareness and specially focused interventions.

Outcome 6: Increased resilience of farmers and other stakeholders in the process of intensificationthrough their increased preparedness to handle natural disasters and social risks, through effectivepublic warning, response and relief mechanisms for emergencies and strengthened capacity formanaging natural disaster risks and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

The action plan includes expected outcomes and outputs with clearly identified indicators, targets,required actions, indicative financial resource requirement, time frame and responsible institutions.The details of the action plan were developed through a regional consultation attended bygovernment delegates from 16 countries, representatives from major regional and internationalorganizations related to aquaculture, development/foreign aid agencies of important donorcountries and the private sector. The action plan is presented herein as a modified logical frameworkmatrix.

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Regional strategy for the sustainable intensification ofaquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

1 Background

The intensification of aquaculture has been an ongoing process in the region for decades with theaim being to increase the productivity and economic efficiency of aquaculture production throughthe efficient use of inputs (materials, energy and investment) and resources (water, feed ingredients),and the application of innovative technologies and optimized management practices. Aquacultureintensification has contributed significantly to the fast growth of the aquaculture industry in theAsia-Pacific region, and has contributed to food security and nutrition, rural livelihoods and economicdevelopment across the region.

Although the continuing aquaculture growth in the Asia-Pacific region is considered vital to meetingthe increasing demand for fish inside and outside the region over the coming decades, Asianaquaculture is also facing significant challenges that must be addressed if its growth is to bemaintained. Such challenges include the impact of climate change and variability, urbanization andrelated social and economic changes, increasing intra-regional trade and widespread public concernover the environment and food safety. Sustainable intensification, i.e. “to produce more with less”, isnow recognized as the major approach to achieve the sustainable growth of aquaculture in theregion. In order to provide more substantial support to member countries in promoting sustainableintensification of aquaculture (SIA), SIA has now been identified as the Asia-Pacific regional initiativein support of the FAO’s global blue growth initiative (BGI).

As aquaculture involves both men and women across the value chain and related activities, gendercrosscuts many of the sector’s strategic issues. FAO has reported that giving the same access to menand women to agricultural resources will result in increased agricultural production in developingcountries by 2.5 percent to 4 percent. In addition, the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Securityand Nutrition recommended that gender dimensions in fisheries and aquaculture policies andactions be addressed seriously. In the action plan, gender-related outcomes and actions are detailedunder “Social responsibility and equitable benefits”, and it is expected that these will provide a moregender-sensitive implementation of the regional strategy.

In order to support country governments, international and regional organizations, donor anddevelopment agencies and the private sector in their concerted efforts to promote sustainableintensification of aquaculture, the Thirty-third Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)recommended further regional consultation to prioritize necessary actions at regional and nationallevels and to develop a strategic action plan for supporting SIA in the region. Therefore, an FAOregional Technical Cooperation Programme facility (TCPF) project was developed to supporta regional consultation on Strategy and Action Plan for SIA in Asia-Pacific from 27 to 28 November2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The objective of this consultation was to develop a regional strategy for SIA along with a practicaland implementable regional action plan. This regional strategy and the action plan seek to set a clearvision, goals and specific strategies up until 2030, as well as detailed action plans, including short-term (1 to 2 years) and medium-term (7 to 8 years) and long-term (10 to 15 years) for SIA in the Asia-Pacific region. It is expected that the strategy and the action plan will receive, at least partly, thefinancial support of donors and international organizations for their implementation.

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The review of the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region identified20 key areas to be addressed as follows:

1 Governance, planning and management

2 Regional cooperation and collaboration

3 Genetics, breeding and seed production

4 Biosecurity and health management

5 Nutrition, feed and feeding

6 Sustainable aquaculture production and technology

7 Environmental management

8 Stock enhancement and CBF (culture-based fisheries)

9 Efficient use of land, water and energy resources

10 Aquaculture business and livelihoods

11 Climate change and natural disasters

12 Value chain management

13 Trade and marketing

14 Certification and standards

15 Food safety and quality

16 Social responsibility and gender equity

17 Small-scale producers

18 Emerging issues

19 Education and training

20 Information and communication

These issues were then incorporated into a proposed framework that would ensure continuedsustainable expansion and intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region as follows:

● An enabling environment● Good governance● Management along the aquaculture value chain● Supporting services● Social responsibility and equitable benefits● Resilient farmers

2 Purpose

The strategy was developed to address regional priority issues in development and managementof aquaculture for sustainable growth in the Asia-Pacific region. It sought to address those issues thatare common to the region as well as those that are more specific to the subregions and countriesof the region.

3 The present situation

Future fish supplies will be dominated by aquaculture systems, mainly influenced by the followingconsiderations:

● Fish provides essential nutrition for over one billion people‚ including at least 50 percentof animal protein for 400 million people from the poorest countries.

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● Over 200 million people in developing countries depend on fisheries and aquaculture fortheir livelihoods.

● Fish products are among the most widely traded foods – nearly 40 percent (by volume) ofworld fish production is traded internationally.

● The value of the global fish trade exceeds the value of international trade in all otheranimal proteins combined.

● Over 75 percent of the world’s fisheries is considered fully exploited or overexploitedleaving little room for increased harvest from wild stocks.

● Habitat degradation in the coastal zone and other critical areas such as coral reefs isreducing carrying capacity and biodiversity.

● One-half of all food fish supply comes from aquaculture.● Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food production system‚ increasing at a rate of

8 percent annually, but its growth has undergone some dramatic boom and bust cycles.● Good governance of inland and ocean resources will enhance food security‚ nutrition‚

biodiversity‚ gender equity and community resilience‚ and mitigate climate change.● Future fish supplies will be dominated by aquaculture systems.● Feed conversion rates for many farmed fish are more efficient than those of land-based

animal production‚ and aquaculture is an efficient user of water.● Aquaculture has the greatest opportunity for increased growth in supply and production

efficiency improvement through expansion and intensification.

4 The challenge

Aquaculture development in many countries is characterized by relatively weak governance. TheUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) definedgovernance as “the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions areimplemented.” Good governance was described by the World Bank as involving at least eight majorcharacteristics: participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, effective andefficient, equitable and inclusive, and follows the rule of law.

Poor governance results in poor planning, poor management and in some cases boom/bust cyclesoften leading to serious events such as major fish kills. Fish products have also become the objectof extensive international trade‚ most of it from poor countries to wealthier ones. Today‚ a substantialopportunity presents itself to increase the supply from aquaculture systems. Capitalizing on thisopportunity can create livelihoods and improve food security and nutrition for hundreds of millionsof people.

5 Vision

The suggested vision for aquaculture is:

“Create a conducive and enabling environment for sustainable intensification of aquaculturedevelopment within the carrying capacity of aquatic ecosystems, leading to enhancement of itscontribution to global food production and the prosperity of the peoples of the Asia-Pacific region.”

6 Goals for the strategy

Because aquaculture development is natural resource based, and the majority of stakeholders aresmall-scale, marginal and resource-constrained producers that typically share similar goals whenaddressing the major issues. These are:

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● To provide an enabling environment with conducive legislation, policies on resourceallocation, access to investment and good access to markets.

● To ensure good planning and governance through national aquaculture plans, zoning foraquaculture development, farm registration/licensing, quality control of inputs, and goodmanagement and control of production.

● To ensure cost-effective and environment-friendly, productivity enhancement technologiesso that economic development is not a threat to natural biodiversity.

● To ensure good governance and management along the aquaculture value chain coveringinputs manufacture, farm production, health management, environmental monitoring,processing and marketing.

● To provide sufficient supporting technologies and services including seed, feed, healthmanagement and waste treatment.

● To ensure good social responsibility and economic performance through equitable benefitdistribution, gender participation and social acceptance.

● To ensure resilience of aquaculture farmers through addressing climate change and climatevariability, natural disasters, market volatility and other emerging issues effectively.

7 Strategic framework

To support the vision and goals, the proposed framework is built around six main strategicobjectives:

Strategic objective 1. Establish an enabling environment

A conducive “enabling environment” created and maintained for sustainable growth of the sectorcomprising economic, legal, social and physical components, fair access to resources, access to creditand markets ensured, while striking a balance between the promotion for development and growthand the need for management and control.

Strategy 1.1 – Develop and implement appropriate aquaculture policy and strategy

Develop, mainstream and effectively implement appropriate aquaculture policies and strategies atnational and local levels to enable responsible and sustainable intensification of aquaculture. Increaseawareness of the importance of sustainable intensification of aquaculture. Ensure that stakeholdersare consulted in policy development and decision-making.

Strategy 1.2 – Strengthen institutional capacity and arrangements

Improve capacity and strengthen institutional arrangements of the competent government agenciesfor aquaculture planning, management, monitoring and control in supporting sustainableintensification of aquaculture. Improve cooperation between those agencies responsible foraquaculture, fisheries, environment, food safety, etc. and ensure no/few gaps, conflicts or overlaps inagency jurisdiction.

Strategy 1.3 – Develop and enforce effective regulations

Develop effective regulations that facilitate sustainable intensification and responsible aquaculturedevelopment. Establish coherent regulations, harmonized and appropriate procedures for legitimateuse of land, water and other resources for sustainable intensification of aquaculture. Empowercompetent agencies and strengthen capacities for effective enforcement of planning andmanagement measures and regulations.

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Strategy 1.4 – Develop and implement responsible aquaculture planning

Clarify long-term allocation and permission for coastal land, access to water supplies and aquaculturezones so that investors can have confidence in their investment. Ensure responsible planning tofacilitate the sustainable intensification of aquaculture by using an ecosystem approach to establishaquaculture zones using appropriate technologies. Undertake Strategic Environmental Assessment(SEA) for large aquaculture developments and undertake Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) forlarge aquaculture projects with a high risk of environmental and social impact. Encourage efficientresource use for existing and new aquaculture production and develop stock enhancement andculture-based fisheries further. Use underutilized water resources (e.g. via CBF, stock enhancement)or for other more appropriate secondary uses.

Strategy 1.5 – Improve access to markets and trade

Improve access of farmers to domestic, regional and international markets through the developmentof strong marketing mechanisms, market facilities, market information systems and aquaculturecertification, which contribute to improved economic efficiency in aquaculture intensification andmake it a more attractive livelihood option. Facilitate access to markets and improve marketinformation and marketing especially for small-scale farmers. Address non-tariff barriers (NTBs) totrade that have no economic or scientific rationale and reinforce efforts to improve trade facilitation,revise as appropriate trade-impeding regulatory barriers to minimize adverse effects.

Strategy 1.6 – Strengthen regional and private sector collaboration and cooperation

Strengthen regional cooperation and increase synergies with the private sector, donor anddevelopment agencies, NGOs and other national and regional institutions which will facilitate SIArelated training, capacity building, demonstration projects, R&D, etc. Improve collaboration andnetworking between regional organizations to ensure synergy and coherence. Facilitate theinvolvement of the private sector in decision-making and partnership with government anduniversities for responsible commercialization of the industry.

Strategic objective 2. Establish good governance, effective planning and management

Effective governance developed, mainstreamed and implemented through sound policies, strategiesand action plans incorporating the principles of an ecosystem approach to aquaculture and goodlinkages between government policies and sustainable management of aquaculture. Capacitystrengthened and built within institutions and more effective mechanisms of governance developed,including rules and regulations, planning and management together with voluntary codes ofpractices, and responsible self-management.

Strategy 2.1 – Establish and implement aquaculture registration and licensing

Develop or improve appropriate systems and measures for the registration and licensing ofaquaculture to ensure farms at all scales are registered and operate within the legal system.

Strategy 2.2 – Promote and monitor responsible production management

Promote and monitor responsible production management of the environment, diseases and farmgenetic resources to ensure sustainable aquaculture intensification. Implement appropriatemonitoring, reporting systems and control measures to ensure good stewardship and to build publicacceptance of the industry.

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Strategy 2.3 – Establish and implement appropriate certification and standards

Establish appropriate national and regional certification schemes, standards and good aquaculturepractices and effectively implement them with provisions for recognition of equivalency to improvethe sector’s sustainability.

Strategy 2.4 – Improve farmer access to finance, credit and insurance

Provide financing and infrastructure support to aqua-farmers and producer organizations to enablecompliance with regulations and the practice of responsible aquaculture. Develop micro-financingmechanisms that assist marginal farmers to gain access to financial credits.

Strategy 2.5 – Promote the organization of small-scale producers

Encourage the establishment of groups, clusters and associations for small-scale farmers and provideassistance to organize training in management and technical skills and in better managementpractices (BMPs) in sustainable intensification of aquaculture, certification, environmental standards,food safety standards, traceability etc. Develop farmer groups, including encouraging clusters ofsmall-scale farmers and the adoption of relevant BMPs and where appropriate cluster certification.

Strategic objective 3. Improve management along the aquaculture value chain

Implement effective good management by all stakeholders along the aquaculture value chain, whichcovers good production practices, quality control and performance assessment for all upstreaminputs, production and downstream outputs, emphasizing efficient resource use, improvedproductivity and economic efficiency and sound social and environmental benefit in the process ofintensification.

Strategy 3.1 – Improve management practices in production and distribution of aquacultureseeds

Establish appropriate mechanisms for good practice, quality control and monitoring of aquacultureseed production. Develop a national programme for the genetic selection and management ofbroodstock.

Strategy 3.2 – Improve production and distribution of quality aquaculture feed

Establish a national mechanism for feed quality control and the use of alternative protein sourcesto use fishmeal and fish oil in aquaculture more efficiently. Ensure the use of efficient feedingstrategies by farmers.

Strategy 3.3 – Improve productivity and economic efficiency

Facilitate the improvement of farmer profitability and farm productivity through improvedmethodologies, health management and feeding practices and intensified assistance to small-scalefarmers, recognizing that they are the most vulnerable to the impacts of natural and economic risks.Facilitate the efficient transfer of appropriate sustainable technologies. Reduce the risk at the farmlevel through responsible health management, biosecurity and environmental management plans.

Strategy 3.4 – Improve management of post-harvest processing and marketing

Establish appropriate mechanisms for improved efficiency, quality control and monitoring of alldownstream inputs along the aquaculture value chain to support the value-added processing andproduct innovation necessary to create additional onshore jobs and supply chain activities.

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Strategy 3.5 – Establish effective supply chains and improve management

Develop and implement measures that improve the value chain to infuse social responsibility,provide added value and increase efficiencies and incomes along the chain including bettertargeting of small producers and processors.

Strategic objective 4. Improve supporting services

Improve capacity of supporting services for sustainable intensification of aquaculture throughtargeted research and technology development and strengthening dissemination, effective trainingand capacity building, and effective information flow and communication. Effectively address naturaldisaster mitigation, preparedness, response and relief and similarly for climate change. Developadaptation measures and build capacity to deal with emerging issues and target critical needs tocreate resilient aquaculture farmers.

Strategy 4.1 – Strengthen training and build capacity

Strengthen supporting services for sustainable production through the improvement of education,training and capacity building, targeted research and development, and effective informationexchange and communication. Promote aqua-farmer field schools and exchange programmes.

Strategy 4.2 – Strengthen research and development

Support relevant and quality scientific research and technological development and encouragecoordination and collaboration among regional/national R&D entities in areas such as genetics,nutrition, fish health. Develop a regional R&D plan and foster cooperation and collaboration on R&D.

Strategy 4.3 – Improve information exchange and communication

Develop efficient communication strategies, infrastructure and information databases. Supportinformation exchange and communication activities that would allow for effective informationsharing to a wide audience in key languages.

Strategic objective 5. Increase social responsibility and ensure equitable benefits

Increase social responsibility and improve equity in participation and benefit distribution,emphasizing women’s rights and small-scale farmers’ benefits along the whole value chain throughincreased awareness and specially focused interventions.

Strategy 5.1 – Enhance social responsibility

Promote good company and family farm social responsibility and implement good employmentpractices and health and safety procedures. Establish and adopt effective mechanisms for conflictresolution.

Strategy 5.2 – Promote equitable access to opportunities and benefits

Promote equitable opportunities for benefits and rights along the value chain, especially for women,and poor and marginalized groups.

Strategy 5.3 – Promote and practice gender integration

Promote and mainstream gender equality as an integral part of regional aquaculture developmentpolicies and programmes in line with the globally accepted dimensions of gender equality andwomen’s empowerment.

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Strategic objective 6. Strengthen focus on increasing resilience of aquaculture farmers

Resilience of farmers and other stakeholders in the process of intensification is significantly increasedthrough increased preparedness of farmers and other stakeholders in handling natural disasters andsocio-economic risks, effective mechanisms for public warning, response and relief from emergenciesand strengthened capacity for managing natural disaster risks, including mitigating the impacts ofclimate change.

Strategy 6.1 – Address climate change and natural disasters more effectively

Identify and facilitate cost-effective adaptation measures for climate change and effectivemechanisms to respond to disaster emergencies through concerted national efforts and intensifiedregional and international co-operation.

Strategy 6.2 – Develop a more selective approach to the identification and pursuit of the bestopportunities for addressing emerging issues

Increase capacity and mechanisms of national governments and regional organizations for effectivelyassessing, managing and responding to various emerging natural, biological and socio-economicrisks and complex global and regional interactions.

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Regional action plan for the sustainable intensification ofaquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

1 Background

Fish and other aquatic animals play an important role in global food security and nutrition byproviding low-cost animal protein, healthy fats and other micronutrients to people. Fish play animportant, even vital, role in the diet of people in least developed countries. Fish are often one ofthe few affordable sources of animal protein available to poor and nutritionally challenged peopleand can account for more than half the dietary protein intake in some countries.

Asia’s population is forecasted to grow by more than 700 million by 2030. This population growthand economic development are expected to result in significant increases in the global demand forfish in the coming decades. FAO has estimated that by 2030, the world will require at least another23 million tonnes of aquatic animal food above the current production level to sustain the currentper capita level of fish consumption. Asia is expected to make major contributions to meeting theincreased global demand for fish through further aquaculture growth (APFIC 2012), especiallythrough the intensification of aquaculture.

Intensification of aquaculture aims to increase the productivity and economic efficiency ofaquaculture production through intensified use of inputs (materials, energy and investment) andresources (water, feed ingredients), application of new technologies and new management practiceswhile minimizing social and environmental impacts and conflicts with other users of the resources.

Improving production efficiency is a major challenge for Asia, which has far less per capita availabilityof natural resources (especially land and water) than the global average. Asia also faces intensepopulation pressures and consequent competition for land, water and feed resources to supportthese growing populations. This will further challenge aquaculture production to use resources(particularly land and water) more efficiently and to justify its production against competingdemands from agriculture, livestock and urban and industrial development.

Sustainable intensification is now recognized as the major approach to achieve the sustainablegrowth of aquaculture in the region. In order to provide more substantial support to membercountries in promoting sustainable intensification of aquaculture (SIA), SIA has now been identifiedas the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative in supporting the FAO’s Global Blue Growth Initiative (BGI).

In order to support the concerted efforts of country governments, international and regionalorganizations, donor and development agencies and the private sector to promote sustainableintensification of aquaculture, the Thirty-third Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commissionrecommended further regional consultation to prioritize necessary actions at regional and nationallevels and to develop a strategic action plan for supporting SIA in the region. Therefore, an FAOregional TCP facility project was developed to support a regional consultation on Strategy and ActionPlan for SIA in Asia-Pacific from 27 to 28 November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The objective of this consultation was to develop a regional strategy for SIA including a practical andimplementable regional action plan. This regional strategy and the action plan seek to set a clearvision, goals and strategic plans up until 2030, as well as detailed action plans, including short-term(1 to 2 years), medium-term (3 to 5 years) and long-term (more than 5 years) plans for SIA in theAsia-Pacific region. It is expected that the strategy and the action plan will receive the financialsupport of donors and international organizations for their implementation.

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The regional strategy framework and action plan were developed to ensure sustainability of ongoingintensification and potential expansion of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region by addressing thefollowing strategic areas:

● Effective enabling environment;● Good planning and governance;● Good management along the aquaculture value chain;● Improved supporting services for sustainable intensification of aquaculture;● Strengthened social responsibility and equitable benefit sharing among different

stakeholders; and● Increased resilience of farmers and other stakeholders.

The action plan will include a set of strategically identified outcomes that determine the desiredoutputs with defined indicators, targets, specific actions, timeframe, indicative financial resourcerequirement, source of funding and leadership.

2 Purpose

Although FAO and other regional and international organizations have launched various initiativesto raise awareness and identify priority actions related to the sustainable intensification ofaquaculture and efforts have been made by international/regional organizations, countrygovernments, civil society organizations and the private sector to achieve sustainable intensificationof aquaculture on the ground, there is a lack of a well-articulated regional strategy andcomprehensive action plan to guide and support the concerted efforts of different stakeholders.

This regional strategy should set clear vision, goals and strategies towards 2030, and the action planshould detail implementable activities with indicators of success, time scale for implementation forsustainable intensification of aquaculture in Asia.

It is expected that the implementation of the strategy and the action plan will be supportedfinancially by donor agencies and international organizations. The consultation will also assist inpromoting the coordinated and concerted efforts of member governments, regional andinternational organizations, donor and development agencies and the industrial sector to supportthe sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the region.

3 Impact

The impacts that are expected to be achieved by the successful implementation of the action planare meeting the increasing demand for fish as a source of people’s nutrition, significantly increasedemployment and a source of income for people engaged in the aquaculture sector and making acontribution to local and national economic growth through the sustainable growth of theaquaculture sector supported by sustainable intensification.

The successful implementation of the action plan will rely on achieving the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: A conducive “enabling environment” comprising inclusive economic, legal, social andphysical components and fair access to resources, access to credit and markets that strikes thebalance between the promotion of the intensification of aquaculture for development and growthand ensuring good management and control is effectively established to ensure the sustainablegrowth of aquaculture.

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Outcome 2: Effective governance through sound policies, strategies and action plans incorporatingthe principles of an ecosystem approach to aquaculture and good linkages between governmentpolicies and the sustainable management of aquaculture. Institutions strengthened, capacityimproved and more effective mechanisms of governance developed, including rules and regulations,planning and management together with voluntary codes of practices, and responsibleself-management.

Outcome 3: Good management is effectively implemented by all stakeholders along the aquaculturevalue chain, which covers good production practices, quality control and performance assessmentfor all upstream inputs, production and downstream outputs, emphasizing efficient resource use,improved productivity and economic efficiency and sound social and environmental benefit in theprocess of intensification.

Outcome 4: Improved supporting services for sustainable intensification of aquaculture throughstrengthened targeted research and technology development and dissemination, effective trainingand capacity building, and effective information flow and communication.

Outcome 5: Increased social responsibility and improved equity in participation and benefitdistribution, emphasizing women’s rights and small-scale farmers’ benefits along the whole valuechain through increased awareness and specially focused interventions.

Outcome 6: Increased resilience of farmers and other stakeholders in the process of intensificationthrough increased preparedness of farmers and other stakeholders in handling natural disasters andsocial risks, effective public warning, response and relief mechanisms for emergencies andstrengthened capacity for managing natural disaster risks and mitigating the impact of climatechange.

4 Preparation of the action plan

A two-day regional multi-stakeholder consultation was undertaken with stakeholders on theproposed strategy and action plan in Bangkok from 27 to 28 November 2014. The consultation wasfunded and organized by FAO in collaboration with the Network of Aquaculture Centres inAsia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission and Department of Fisheries of Royal ThaiGovernment (Thai DOF).

The participants included representatives from member countries, major regional and internationalorganizations, civil society organizations, private and industrial sector representatives, and somedonor and development agencies.

The consultation also assisted in promoting coordinated and concerted efforts of membergovernments, regional and international organizations, donor and development agencies and theindustrial sector to support the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the region.

Six outcomes were identified in the strategy and for each outcome there were a number of outputs.

The work team of FAO and NACA further worked on modification of the regional strategy and actionplan after the regional consultation. Efforts were made to solicit direct inputs from the nationalgovernments in the region on indicators, relevance, targets, resource requirement and the likelysources, implementation and who would take the leadership etc. Some of the country inputs weresynthesized and included in the action plan framework.

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Table 1. Identified outcomes and outputs

Outcome 1. Enabling environmentestablished

Output 1.1 Appropriate aquaculture policyand strategy developed andimplemented

Output 1.2 Institutional capacity andarrangements strengthened

Output 1.3 Effective regulations in place andenforced

Output 1.4 Responsible aquaculture plandeveloped and implemented

Output 1.5 Market access and trade improved

Output 1.6 Regional and private sectorcollaboration and cooperationstrengthened

Outcome 3. Management along theaquaculture value chain

Output 3.1 Management practices inproduction and distribution ofaquaculture seeds improved

Output 3.2 Production and distribution ofquality aquaculture feed improved

Output 3.3 Productivity and economicefficiency improved

Output 3.4 Management of post-harvestprocessing and marketingimproved

Output 3.5 Effective supply chain establishedand management improved

Outcome 5. Social responsibility andequitable benefits

Output 5.1 Social responsibility enhanced

Output 5.2 Equitable access to opportunitiesand benefits promoted

Output 5.3 Gender integration promoted andpracticed

Outcome 2. Management of the aquaculturesector strengthened

Output 2.1 Aquaculture registration and licensingestablished and/or implemented

Output 2.2 Responsible production managementpromoted and monitored

Output 2.3 Appropriate certification andstandards established andimplemented

Output 2.4 Farmer access to financing, credit andinsurance improved

Output 2.5 Organization (cluster, cooperative,association etc.) of small-scaleproducers promoted

Outcome 4. Supporting services

Output 4.1 Training and capacity buildingstrengthened

Output 4.2 Research and developmentstrengthened

Output 4.3 Information exchange andcommunication improved

Outcome 6. Resilience of farmers

Output 6.1 Climate change and natural disasterseffectively addressed

Output 6.2 Other emerging issues addressed

The action plan was developed using a modified logistic framework matrix to define outcomes,outputs and activities. For each activity there are indicators in measurable or objectively verifiableterms, indicative time scale and indicative resource requirement.

Following the regional consultation, a clean version of the regional strategy and action plan preparedby the FAO and NACA teams will circulated to country government authorities through NACA forfurther validation and filling any country information gaps. The final strategy and action plan will be

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produced after synthesis and incorporation of country comments and information provided. The finalregional strategy and action plan will be distributed to country governments, concerned regionaland international organizations and potential donor agencies and foundations for developingcountry and regional programmes and mobilizing resources for implementation.

Table 2. Legend for the modified logistic framework

Indicative timeframe Years required to implement

Short-term 1 to 2 years

Medium-term 3 to 5 years

Long-term 5+ years

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1.1

.4 R

evie

w a

nd

am

end

rel

evan

tn

atio

nal

law

s g

over

nin

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ish

erie

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daq

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ure

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elo

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for

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asfo

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16

Ou

tpu

t 1

.2 –

Inst

itu

tio

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cap

acit

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d a

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then

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agem

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rove

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r su

pp

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stai

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ten

sific

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f aq

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ult

ure

.

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icat

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Rel

evan

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o t

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ly s

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pac

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enci

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Act

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Ind

icat

ors

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evan

ce t

o t

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me

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l of

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ly s

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lem

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ly e

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ula

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Act

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ies

Ind

icat

ors

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efra

me

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fra

mew

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and

reg

ula

tio

ns

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evis

e ex

isti

ng

aq

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ult

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and

man

agem

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mea

sure

s fo

r co

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ence

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and

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dre

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f th

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est

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secu

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stab

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d im

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ed p

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Act

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Ind

icat

ors

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ce t

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Tim

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Act

ivit

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Ind

icat

ors

Rel

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ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

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ly s

ou

rce

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lem

enta

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nd

ing

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sses

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atio

nal

lan

d a

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aq

uat

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rop

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hts

an

d Id

enti

fy m

easu

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to s

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ng

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igh

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uac

ult

ure

use

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al in

stru

men

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gth

enin

g p

rop

erty

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wat

er r

igh

ts a

nd

len

gth

of

lan

d a

nd

wat

erle

ase

ten

ure

for

aqu

acu

ltu

re

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van

t fo

r m

ost

cou

ntr

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ot

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van

t)

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ears

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ion

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nat

ion

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ble

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ure

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n d

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imp

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ente

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mit

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d, a

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up

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d a

qu

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stm

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inte

nsi

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ach

to

est

ablis

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qu

acu

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nes

usi

ng

ap

pro

pri

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tech

no

log

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ateg

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nvir

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men

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smen

t (S

EA) u

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larg

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ult

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elo

pm

ents

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d E

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n fo

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aqu

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wit

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isk

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qu

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evel

op

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t o

f st

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en

han

cem

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cu

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ased

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her

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lized

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er r

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es (e

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BF, s

tock

enh

ance

men

t) o

r fo

r se

con

dar

y u

se.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

1.4

.1 D

evel

op

ap

pro

pri

ate

pla

n fo

raq

uac

ult

ure

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

for

key

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mo

dit

ies,

aqu

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re s

yste

ms

or

sub

-nat

ion

al a

reas

an

d u

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ate

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cap

acit

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f g

over

nm

ent

agen

cies

for

resp

on

sib

le p

lan

nin

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ite

sele

ctio

n a

nd

zo

nin

g, c

arry

ing

cap

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tim

atio

n, e

tc.)

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s w

ith

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t lo

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ure

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du

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21

Act

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Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

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ly s

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rce

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try

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lem

enta

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ing

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inin

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ram

mes

on

aq

uac

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nn

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bas

ed o

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pro

ach

to

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nd

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aniz

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ain

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at

reg

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al a

nd

nat

ion

al le

vels

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uild

cap

acit

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ith

in li

ne

agen

cies

to

uti

lize

too

ls fo

r p

lan

nin

gin

clu

din

g:

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uild

cap

acit

y w

ith

in t

he

line

agen

cies

for

aqu

acu

ltu

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lan

nin

g fo

rth

e id

enti

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of

zon

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sit

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g s

pat

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lan

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g t

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stab

lish

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lect

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se o

f EI

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pro

pri

ate

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tal a

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t fo

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ject

s th

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ave

a h

igh

ris

k o

fen

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enta

l an

d s

oci

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pac

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uild

cap

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y w

ith

in t

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line

agen

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for

aqu

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lan

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ren

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to

est

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dw

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ased

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Act

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Ind

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ors

Rel

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ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

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or

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on

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of

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tial

and

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ts fo

r SI

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t,in

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lan

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spec

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aq

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and

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r fu

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row

th

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s p

ote

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al o

f in

crea

sin

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h p

rod

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th

rou

gh

exp

ansi

on

and

imp

rove

men

t o

f cu

ltu

re-b

ased

fish

erie

s an

d im

ple

men

t p

ilot

pro

ject

sto

imp

rove

CB

F

1.4

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crea

se c

apac

ity

for

iden

tific

atio

n o

f ex

isti

ng

aq

uac

ult

ure

pro

du

ctio

n a

nd

pro

du

ctio

n s

tati

stic

sg

ath

erin

g, p

roce

ssin

g, a

nal

ysis

to

sup

po

rt in

form

ed p

lan

nin

g

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are

as a

nd

reso

urc

es id

enti

fied

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ion

al p

lan

s fo

rsu

stai

nab

le g

row

th o

faq

uac

ult

ure

tak

ing

into

acco

un

t o

f p

oss

ibili

ties

for

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

and

use

of

exis

tin

gre

sou

rces

Nu

mb

er o

f co

un

trie

sth

at c

on

du

cted

an

alys

iso

f su

stai

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lein

ten

sific

atio

n o

faq

uac

ult

ure

op

po

rtu

nit

ies

and

chal

len

ges

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mb

er o

f co

un

trie

sth

at d

evel

op

ed n

atio

nal

acti

on

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ns

for

SIA

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t fo

r m

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icat

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al b

ud

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ay r

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nal

go

vern

men

ts a

nd

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sp

ilot

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ay r

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ant

bu

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ntr

ies

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Ou

tpu

t 1

.5 –

Mar

ket

acce

ss a

nd

tra

de

imp

rove

d

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ease

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of

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nal

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ug

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sys

tem

s an

d a

qu

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re c

erti

ficat

ion

. All

of

thes

e co

ntr

ibu

te t

o im

pro

ved

eco

no

mic

eff

icie

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in a

qu

acu

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re in

ten

sific

atio

n a

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mak

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an

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ract

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ion

an

d m

arke

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g e

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(NBT

s) t

o t

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e th

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no

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e an

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fort

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ve t

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s ap

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de-

imp

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g r

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lato

ry b

arri

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to m

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ize

adve

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cts.

Act

ivit

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Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

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me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

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un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

1.5

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pro

ve a

cces

s to

mar

kets

,es

pec

ially

for

smal

-sca

le t

o m

ediu

m-

scal

e fa

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s th

rou

gh

est

ablis

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fect

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mar

keti

ng

ch

ann

els

and

faci

litie

s

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nab

le s

mal

l an

d m

ediu

m s

ized

pro

du

cers

to

par

tici

pat

e in

dev

elo

pm

ent

of

po

licy

rela

ted

to

mar

ket

acce

ss

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on

du

ct m

arke

t re

sear

ch a

nd

dev

elo

pm

ent

for

the

mai

n c

ult

ure

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s, in

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din

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igh

val

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nic

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mar

kets

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mb

er/p

erce

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ge

of

smal

l an

d m

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m s

ized

pro

du

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aniz

ed t

oco

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ora

te o

nd

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n t

o m

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ts

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st in

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ated

rel

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f 16

co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

no

t re

leva

nt

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ears

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dg

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cy

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24

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

1.5

.4 A

sses

s th

e p

rese

nt

cap

acit

y an

dse

rvic

es o

f n

atio

nal

an

d r

egio

nal

fis

htr

ade

info

rmat

ion

org

aniz

atio

ns

and

bu

ild t

hei

r ca

pac

ity

wh

ere

nec

essa

ry

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.5 A

nal

yze

no

n-t

ariff

bar

rier

s(N

TBs)

imp

ose

d b

y im

po

rtin

gco

un

trie

s an

d d

evel

op

co

un

tera

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gm

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inim

ize

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imp

act

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nal

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res

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re t

hat

th

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om

ply

wit

hre

gio

nal

an

d W

TO o

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atio

ns

1.5

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nal

yze

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ion

al fo

od

saf

ety,

san

itar

y an

d q

ual

ity

stan

dar

ds

and

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re t

hat

th

ey c

om

ply

wit

hin

tern

atio

nal

sta

nd

ard

s

1.5

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uild

cap

acit

y in

co

mp

eten

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in s

up

po

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f co

mp

lian

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san

itar

y an

d p

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osa

nit

ary

stan

dar

ds

(SPS

) an

d fo

od

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ety

stan

dar

ds

Cap

acit

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eed

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men

t re

po

rts

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mb

er o

fo

rgan

izat

ion

s id

enti

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and

str

eng

then

ed fo

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pp

ort

ing

info

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ion

nee

ds

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par

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st in

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nt

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ears

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ure

agen

cy

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25

Ou

tpu

t 1

.6 –

Reg

ion

al a

nd

pri

vate

sec

tor

colla

bo

rati

on

an

d c

oo

per

atio

n s

tren

gth

ened

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ng

then

ed r

egio

nal

co

op

erat

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an

d i

ncr

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gie

s am

on

g t

he

pri

vate

sec

tor,

do

no

r an

d d

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op

men

t ag

enci

es, N

GO

s an

d o

ther

nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al i

nst

itu

tio

ns

that

will

fac

ilita

te S

IA r

elat

ed t

rain

ing,

cap

acit

y b

uild

ing

, dem

on

stra

tio

n p

roje

cts,

R&

D, e

tc. I

mp

rove

d c

olla

bo

rati

on

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d n

etw

ork

ing

bet

wee

n r

egio

nal

org

aniz

atio

ns

to e

nsu

re s

yner

gy

and

co

her

ence

. Inv

olv

emen

t o

f th

e p

riva

te s

ecto

r fa

cilit

ated

in

dec

isio

n-m

akin

g a

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iver

siti

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elo

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ent

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ust

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ug

h t

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elo

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ent

of

pro

du

cer

org

aniz

atio

ns

and

ro

un

dta

ble

s.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

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ipco

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try

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lem

enta

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ing

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orm

a r

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nal

fed

erat

ion

of

pro

du

cers

’ org

aniz

atio

ns

as a

str

on

ger

sin

gle

vo

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for

the

sect

or

1.6

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rep

are

a re

gio

nal

res

earc

han

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op

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t p

lan

an

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to

sp

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s

1.6

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op

an

d s

tren

gth

en t

he

net

wo

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f re

gio

nal

tra

inin

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nd

edu

cati

on

pro

vid

ers

1.6

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ob

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fu

nd

ing

for

dev

elo

pm

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stan

ce f

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do

no

rsan

d in

tern

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nal

dev

elo

pm

ent

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aniz

atio

ns

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nal

fed

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ion

of

pro

du

cer

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aniz

atio

ns

form

ed

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

inte

rest

ed, b

ut

6 n

ot

inte

rest

ed, i

ncl

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ing

som

e la

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aq

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ure

cou

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ies

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ears

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of

reg

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n a

nd

pri

ori

tize

d

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mb

er o

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ram

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st c

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ntr

ies

inte

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ed b

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ot

inte

rest

ed, i

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ure

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ears

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e la

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ure

cou

ntr

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3 to

5 y

ears

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f th

e fe

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

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ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

1.6

.5 S

tren

gth

en li

nks

an

dco

nsu

ltat

ion

bet

wee

n p

riva

te s

ecto

ran

d g

over

nm

ent

and

ser

vice

pro

vid

ers

to im

pro

ve u

nd

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and

ing

of

thei

rn

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s an

d e

nco

ura

ge

thei

ren

gag

emen

t in

pla

nn

ing,

R&

D,

trai

nin

g, in

form

atio

n d

eliv

ery

and

oth

er s

up

po

rt s

ervi

ces

1.6

.6 R

evie

w a

nd

up

dat

e p

olic

ies

toen

cou

rag

e p

riva

te s

ecto

r in

vest

men

tin

to a

qu

acu

ltu

re

1.6

.7 D

evel

op

par

tner

ship

s to

Iden

tify

and

ad

dre

ss k

ey is

sues

of

the

sect

or

for

sust

ain

abili

ty

1.6

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on

nec

t p

riva

te s

ecto

r to

glo

bal

inn

ovat

ion

net

wo

rks

such

as

Glo

bal

Aq

uac

ult

ure

Ad

van

cem

ent

Part

ner

ship

(GA

AP)

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uen

cy/n

um

ber

sPr

ivat

e se

cto

rin

volv

emen

t in

dec

isio

n-

mak

ing

pro

cess

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ence

of

pri

vate

sect

or

in d

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ion

-m

akin

g b

od

ies

All

cou

ntr

ies

ind

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edre

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nt

bu

t 3

cou

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ies

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ed n

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

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nal

bu

dg

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d/o

r d

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ors

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ds

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ure

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tor

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ed r

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ears

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bu

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et;

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h d

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/p

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som

e ca

ses

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aniz

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mb

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f M

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an

do

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form

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fp

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esta

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ears

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27

Ou

tco

me

2. E

ffec

tive

man

agem

ent

of

the

aqu

acu

ltu

re s

ecto

r

Effe

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ce t

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ug

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ou

nd

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licie

s, st

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s an

d a

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s in

corp

ora

tin

g t

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pri

nci

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s o

f an

eco

syst

em a

pp

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o a

qu

acu

ltu

re a

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n g

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ent

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licie

s an

d s

ust

ain

able

man

agem

ent

of

aqu

acu

ltu

re. I

nst

itu

tio

ns

stre

ng

then

ed, c

apac

ity

imp

rove

d a

nd

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re e

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mec

han

ism

s o

f g

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ce d

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ula

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d m

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, an

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f-m

anag

emen

t.

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tpu

t 2

.1 –

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uac

ult

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reg

istr

atio

n a

nd

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nsi

ng

est

ablis

hed

an

d/o

r im

ple

men

ted

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pro

pri

ate

syst

ems

and

mea

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s d

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op

ed a

nd

cap

acit

y b

uilt

for

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enfo

rcem

ent

of

the

reg

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atio

n a

nd

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nsi

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to

en

sure

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ms

at a

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ales

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ith

in t

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leg

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ram

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Act

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Rel

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me

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l of

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s fo

r re

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of

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Ou

tpu

t 2

.2 –

Res

po

nsi

ble

pro

du

ctio

n m

anag

emen

t p

rom

ote

d a

nd

mo

nit

ore

d

Res

po

nsi

ble

man

agem

ent

of

hu

sban

dry

, env

iro

nm

ent,

bio

secu

rity

an

d f

arm

gen

etic

res

ou

rces

pro

mo

ted

to

en

sure

su

stai

nab

le a

qu

acu

ltu

re in

ten

sific

atio

n.

Ap

pro

pri

ate

mo

nit

ori

ng,

rep

ort

ing

sys

tem

s an

d c

on

tro

l mea

sure

s im

ple

men

ted

to

en

sure

go

od

ste

war

dsh

ip a

nd

to

bu

ild p

ub

lic a

ccep

tan

ce o

f th

e in

du

stry

.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.2

.1 P

rom

ote

man

agem

ent

thro

ug

h“f

arm

clu

ster

s”o

r o

ther

arr

ang

emen

tso

f fa

rms

2.2

.2 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

tvo

lun

tary

co

des

of

pra

ctic

es fo

rre

spo

nsi

ble

sel

f-m

anag

emen

t

2.2

.3 E

stab

lish

/str

eng

then

nat

ion

alan

d r

egio

nal

fis

h h

ealt

h m

on

ito

rin

g,w

arn

ing

an

d r

esp

on

se s

yste

ms

for

maj

or

and

em

erg

ing

dis

ease

s

2.2

.4 D

evel

op

reg

ion

al c

olla

bo

rati

on

and

co

op

erat

ion

or

aqu

atic

an

imal

hea

lth

man

agem

ent

Farm

are

a/cl

ust

erm

anag

emen

tA

gre

emen

ts fo

rb

iose

curi

ty a

nd

envi

ron

men

tal

pro

tect

ion

in o

per

atio

n

All

exce

pt

3 co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t3

to 5

yea

rsN

atio

nal

Gov

ern

men

t; FA

Oan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Volu

nta

ry c

od

es o

fp

ract

ices

dev

elo

ped

Farm

ers

imp

lem

enti

ng

volu

nta

ry c

od

es o

fp

ract

ices

Mo

nit

ori

ng,

war

nin

gan

d r

esp

on

se s

yste

ms

ino

per

atio

n a

t th

ere

gio

nal

an

d n

atio

nal

leve

ls

Zon

al m

anag

emen

t o

fB

iose

curi

ty in

op

erat

ion

No

tific

atio

n n

etw

ork

for

occ

urr

ence

of

no

tifia

ble

dis

ease

s es

tab

lish

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt

bu

t 7

ind

icat

edn

ot

rele

van

t

All

exce

pt

2 co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al

Mo

st g

over

nm

ent

and

do

no

rfu

nd

ing

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

anim

al h

ealt

hag

ency

Reg

ion

al a

qu

acu

ltu

reb

iose

curi

ty p

lan

sd

evel

op

ed a

nd

imp

lem

ente

d

All

exce

pt

3 co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t5+

yea

rsN

atio

nal

Nat

ion

al b

ud

get

and

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

aqu

acu

ltu

reag

ency

an

dre

gio

nal

org

aniz

atio

ns

No

res

po

nse

fro

mth

e g

ove

rnm

ents

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.2

.5 D

evel

op

/en

forc

e th

e re

gu

lati

on

so

n t

he

intr

od

uct

ion

an

d t

ran

sfer

of

aqu

atic

org

anis

ms,

incl

ud

ing

th

e ri

sks

of

esca

pee

s (a

lien

/inv

asiv

e, o

rd

om

esti

cate

d, r

elea

se o

f g

amet

es e

.g.

biv

alve

s)

2.2

.6 D

evel

op

an

d p

rom

ote

bet

ter

pra

ctic

es fo

r en

viro

nm

enta

lm

anag

emen

t

2.2

.7 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

ten

viro

nm

enta

l man

agem

ent

pla

ns

bas

ed o

n t

he

envi

ron

men

tal i

mp

act

asse

ssm

ent

stu

die

s

2.2

.8 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

t fa

rmef

fluen

t d

isch

arg

e st

and

ard

ses

pec

ially

for

inte

nsi

ve a

qu

acu

ltu

reb

ased

on

an

EA

A a

pp

roac

h

Nat

ion

al q

uar

anti

ne

syst

em in

pla

ce o

rst

ren

gth

ened

Tran

sbo

un

dar

ym

ovem

ents

mo

nit

ore

dan

d c

on

tro

lled

Ris

k as

sess

men

ts t

oo

lsav

aila

ble

for

intr

od

uct

ion

s/m

ovem

ents

an

des

cap

ees

Hea

lth

cer

tific

atio

n fo

rliv

e fis

h t

ran

sfer

s an

dim

po

rts

imp

lem

ente

d

All

exce

pt

2 co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t;2

sug

ges

ted

it is

no

tre

leva

nt

to t

hei

r n

eed

s/p

lan

s

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

envi

ron

men

tal

agen

cy

Bet

ter

pra

ctic

es fo

ren

viro

nm

enta

lm

anag

emen

t d

evel

op

edan

d im

ple

men

ted

All

exce

pt

2 co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t3

to 5

yea

rsN

atio

nal

Nat

ion

al b

ud

get

and

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

aqu

acu

ltu

reag

ency

an

dN

AC

A

Envi

ron

men

tal

man

agem

ent

pla

ns

imp

lem

ente

d

Rep

ort

s o

nen

viro

nm

enta

lm

on

ito

rin

g s

urv

eys

5 o

f 16

co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

no

t re

leva

nt;

11 in

dic

ated

rel

evan

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

envi

ron

men

tal

agen

cy

Stan

dar

ds

for

farm

efflu

ent

dis

char

ge

esta

blis

hed

an

den

forc

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

envi

ron

men

tal

agen

cy

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30

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.2

.9 M

on

ito

r en

viro

nm

enta

l im

pac

to

f aq

uac

ult

ure

on

env

iro

nm

ent

and

dev

elo

p a

nd

en

forc

e m

itig

atio

nm

easu

res

to r

edu

ce im

pac

t o

faq

uac

ult

ure

are

as/f

arm

s o

nen

viro

nm

ent

2.2

.10

Dev

elo

p a

nd

dis

sem

inat

eg

uid

elin

es fo

r p

rom

oti

on

of

Inte

gra

ted

Mu

lti-

Tro

ph

ic A

qu

acu

ltu

re(IM

TA) a

nd

inte

gra

ted

ag

ricu

ltu

re-

aqu

acu

ltu

re s

yste

ms)

Mo

nit

ori

ng

rep

ort

s o

nen

viro

nm

enta

l im

pac

tso

f aq

uac

ult

ure

Mit

igat

ion

mea

sure

sd

evel

op

ed a

nd

ap

plie

d

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5m

on

ito

rin

gre

po

rts;

1 to

3 m

itig

atio

nm

easu

res

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

envi

ron

men

tal

agen

cy

Pilo

t d

emo

nst

rati

on

pro

ject

s im

ple

men

ted

Gu

idel

ines

dev

elo

ped

and

dis

sem

inat

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

AC

A a

nd

nat

ion

alre

sear

chag

enci

es

Nat

ion

al, p

riva

tese

ctor

,in

tern

atio

nal

do

no

rs

Ou

tpu

t 2

.3 –

Ap

pro

pri

ate

cert

ific

atio

n a

nd

sta

nd

ard

s es

tab

lish

ed a

nd

imp

lem

ente

d

Ap

pro

pri

ate

nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al c

erti

ficat

ion

sch

emes

, sta

nd

ard

s an

d b

est

pra

ctic

es a

re e

stab

lish

ed a

nd

eff

ecti

vely

im

ple

men

ted

wit

h p

rovi

sio

ns

for

reco

gn

itio

n o

f eq

uiv

alen

cy t

o im

pro

ve s

ecto

ral s

ust

ain

abili

ty.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.3

.1 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

tn

atio

nal

sch

emes

for

Go

od

Aq

uac

ult

ure

Pra

ctic

es (G

Aq

Ps) f

or

key

cult

ure

sys

tem

s/co

mm

od

itie

sco

nsi

sten

t w

ith

FA

O T

G fo

raq

uac

ult

ure

cer

tific

atio

n

2.3

.2 C

on

du

ct b

ench

mar

kin

g o

fex

isti

ng

aq

uac

ult

ure

cer

tific

atio

nsc

hem

es a

nd

sta

nd

ard

s fo

r co

mm

on

com

mo

dit

ies/

syst

ems

usi

ng

FA

Oev

alu

atio

n f

ram

ewo

rk fo

r m

utu

alre

cog

nit

ion

Nat

ion

al G

Aq

Ps o

req

uiv

alen

t im

ple

men

ted

Nat

ion

al G

Aq

Psst

and

ard

s h

arm

on

ized

at r

egio

nal

leve

l

All

cou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

et+

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

aqu

acu

ltu

reag

ency

All

cou

ntr

ies

exce

pt

4 in

dic

ated

rel

evan

t

Nat

ion

al c

erti

ficat

ion

sch

emes

an

d s

tan

dar

ds

ben

chm

arke

d o

n t

hei

rco

nfo

rmit

y w

ith

FA

O T

G

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.3

.3 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

tsy

stem

s fo

r ac

cred

itat

ion

of

inp

ut

sup

plie

rs a

nd

ser

vice

pro

vid

ers

2.3

.4 D

evel

op

/pro

mo

te g

rou

pce

rtifi

cati

on

for

clu

ster

s o

f sm

all-

scal

efa

rmer

s

2.3

.5 P

rom

ote

org

anic

far

min

g a

nd

rela

ted

cer

tific

atio

n

Inp

ut

sup

plie

rsac

cred

ited

/cer

tifie

dM

any

cou

ntr

ies

sug

ges

ted

rel

evan

t, b

ut

6 in

dic

ated

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Farm

er g

rou

ps/

clu

ster

sce

rtifi

edM

ost

co

un

trie

ssu

gg

este

d r

elev

ant,

bu

t4

ind

icat

ed n

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Cer

tific

atio

n s

chem

esav

aila

ble

for

org

anic

pro

du

cts

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

sug

ges

ted

rel

evan

t, b

ut

4 in

dic

ated

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, s

oil

asso

ciat

ion

Ou

tpu

t 2

.4 –

Far

mer

acc

ess

to f

inan

cin

g, c

red

it a

nd

insu

ran

ce im

pro

ved

Fin

anci

ng

an

d i

nfr

astr

uct

ura

l su

pp

ort

pro

vid

ed t

o a

qu

a-fa

rmer

s an

d p

rod

uce

r o

rgan

izat

ion

s to

en

able

co

mp

lian

ce w

ith

reg

ula

tio

ns

and

th

e p

ract

ice

of

resp

on

sib

le a

qu

acu

ltu

re. M

icro

-fin

anci

ng

mec

han

ism

s d

evel

op

ed t

o h

elp

mar

gin

al f

arm

ers

gai

n a

cces

s to

fin

anci

al c

red

its.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.4

.1 P

rovi

de

info

rmat

ion

on

tec

hn

ical

and

eco

no

mic

feas

ibili

ty a

nd

ris

kre

late

d t

o in

ten

sifie

d a

qu

acu

ltu

re t

ob

anks

/lo

an p

rovi

der

s

2.4

.2 D

evel

op

to

ols

for

asse

ssin

gfin

anci

al r

isk

of

farm

bo

rrow

ing

for

inte

nsi

fied

aq

uac

ult

ure

Ban

ks/l

oan

pro

vid

ers

cap

able

of

asse

ssin

gaq

uac

ult

ure

loan

app

licat

ion

s an

d w

illin

gto

fin

ance

inte

nsi

fied

aqu

acu

ltu

re b

ased

on

thei

r an

alys

is

All

bu

t 4

cou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

ed r

elev

ant

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy,

Dev

elo

pm

ent

ban

ks,

Ag

ricu

ltu

ral

ban

ks

Too

ls a

vaila

ble

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

6 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al/r

egio

nal

Nat

ion

al b

ud

get

and

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

an

dre

gio

nal

org

aniz

atio

n

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.4

.3 M

ake

loan

s av

aila

ble

to

sm

all-

scal

e aq

uac

ult

ure

far

mer

s th

rou

gh

colla

tera

l gu

aran

tees

2.4

.4 M

ake

sto

ck in

sura

nce

sch

emes

avai

lab

le fo

r sm

all t

o m

ediu

m s

ized

farm

ers.

Farm

ers

acce

ssed

loan

thro

ug

h c

olla

tera

lg

uar

ante

es

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al b

ud

get

and

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

aqu

acu

ltu

reag

ency

,In

sura

nce

com

pan

ies

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ck in

sura

nce

sch

emes

dev

elo

ped

an

dre

adily

ava

ilab

le

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

al b

ud

get

and

do

no

rsN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

tan

d in

sura

nce

Ou

tpu

t 2

.5 –

Org

aniz

atio

n (

clu

ster

s, c

oo

per

ativ

es, a

sso

ciat

ion

s et

c.)

of

smal

l-sc

ale

pro

du

cers

pro

mo

ted

Esta

blis

hm

ent

of

farm

er g

rou

ps,

clu

ster

s an

d a

sso

ciat

ion

s en

cou

rag

ed a

nd

ass

ista

nce

pro

vid

ed t

o o

rgan

ize

trai

nin

g in

man

agem

ent

and

tec

hn

ical

ski

lls a

nd

in b

ette

r m

anag

emen

t p

ract

ices

(BM

Ps) i

n s

ust

ain

able

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

of a

qu

acu

ltu

re, c

erti

ficat

ion

, env

iro

nm

enta

l sta

nd

ard

s, fo

od

saf

ety

stan

dar

ds,

trac

eab

ility

etc.

Dev

elo

pm

ent

of

farm

er g

rou

ps

enco

ura

ged

for

clu

ster

s o

f sm

all-

scal

e fa

rmer

s an

d t

he

ado

pti

on

of

rele

van

t B

MPs

an

d p

oss

ibly

clu

ster

cer

tific

atio

n.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.5

.1 A

do

pt

exis

tin

g g

uid

elin

es fo

rth

e fo

rmat

ion

an

d m

anag

emen

t o

ffa

rmer

gro

up

s

2.5

.2 S

up

po

rt f

arm

er o

rgan

izat

ion

s in

imp

lem

enta

tio

n o

f B

MPs

cer

tific

atio

nan

d m

arke

tin

g c

olle

ctiv

ely

Gu

idel

ines

an

dad

min

istr

ativ

ep

roce

du

res

dev

elo

ped

Farm

er a

sso

ciat

ion

s an

dn

um

ber

of

farm

erg

rou

ps

form

edac

cord

ing

to

gu

idel

ines

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

on

ly3

ind

icat

ed n

ot

rele

van

t

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

on

ly3

ind

icat

ed n

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

an

d f

arm

org

aniz

atio

ns

Nat

ion

al a

nd

loca

lg

over

nm

ent

and

NG

Os

Farm

er g

rou

ps

dev

elo

ped

an

d/

imp

rove

d a

cco

rdin

g t

og

uid

elin

es t

o im

ple

men

tB

MPs

, pro

du

ctce

rtifi

cati

on

an

dco

llab

ora

tive

mar

keti

ng

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

an

d f

arm

org

aniz

atio

ns

Nat

ion

al a

nd

loca

lg

over

nm

ent

and

NG

Os

Nat

ion

al

Nat

ion

al

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33

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

2.5

.3 P

rom

ote

tec

hn

olo

gy

tran

sfer

and

ad

op

tio

n, i

nfo

rmat

ion

dis

sem

inat

ion

, an

d t

rain

ing

th

rou

gh

farm

ers

org

aniz

atio

ns

Tech

no

log

ies

tran

sfer

red

and

ad

op

ted

th

rou

gh

farm

er o

rgan

izat

ion

s

Typ

es o

f in

form

atio

nd

isse

min

ated

th

rou

gh

farm

er o

rgan

izat

ion

s

Trai

nin

g p

rog

ram

mes

on

aqu

acu

ltu

re o

per

atio

ns

con

du

cted

th

rou

gh

farm

er o

rgan

izat

ion

s

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 5

ind

icat

edn

ot

rele

van

t

Med

ium

to

lon

g t

erm

(dep

end

s o

nle

vel o

faq

uac

ult

ure

deve

lopm

ent

in e

ach

cou

ntr

y)

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

tsp

riva

te s

ecto

r,d

on

ors

Nat

ion

al a

nd

loca

lg

over

nm

ent

and

NG

Os

FAO

/NA

CA

Ou

tco

me

3. I

mp

rove

d m

anag

emen

t al

on

g t

he

aqu

acu

ltu

re v

alu

e ch

ain

Go

od

man

agem

ent

is e

ffec

tive

ly im

ple

men

ted

by

all s

take

ho

lder

s al

on

g t

he

aqu

acu

ltu

re v

alu

e ch

ain

, wh

ich

cov

ers

go

od

pro

du

ctio

n p

ract

ices

, qu

alit

y co

ntr

ol

and

per

form

ance

ass

essm

ent

for

all u

pst

ream

inp

uts

, pro

du

ctio

n a

nd

dow

nst

ream

ou

tpu

ts, e

mp

has

izin

g e

ffic

ien

t re

sou

rce

use

, im

pro

ved

pro

du

ctiv

ity

and

eco

no

mic

eff

icie

ncy

an

d s

ou

nd

so

cial

an

d e

nvir

on

men

tal b

enef

it in

th

e p

roce

ss o

f in

ten

sific

atio

n.

Ou

tpu

t 3

.1 –

Man

agem

ent

pra

ctic

es in

pro

du

ctio

n a

nd

dis

trib

uti

on

of

aqu

acu

ltu

re s

eed

s im

pro

ved

Ap

pro

pri

ate

mec

han

ism

s fo

r g

oo

d p

ract

ice,

qu

alit

y co

ntr

ol a

nd

mo

nit

ori

ng

of a

qu

acu

ltu

re s

eed

pro

du

ctio

n e

stab

lish

ed. N

atio

nal

pro

gra

mm

e fo

r th

e g

enet

icse

lect

ion

an

d m

anag

emen

t o

f b

roo

dst

ock

s d

evel

op

ed.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

3.1

.1 F

acili

tate

go

od

gen

etic

man

agem

ent

of

bro

od

sto

cks

and

effe

ctiv

e d

istr

ibu

tio

n o

f im

pro

ved

bro

od

sto

ck

Nat

ion

al p

rog

ram

mes

for

bro

od

sto

ck g

enet

icm

anag

emen

t d

evel

op

edan

d im

ple

men

ted

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d e

xter

nal

fun

ds

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

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34

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

3.1

.2 F

acili

tate

th

e in

tro

du

ctio

n a

nd

effe

ctiv

e m

anag

emen

t an

dd

istr

ibu

tio

n o

f g

enet

ical

ly im

pro

ved

stra

ins

3.1

.3 E

stab

lish

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

aln

etw

ork

s fo

r b

roo

dst

ock

imp

rove

men

tco

mp

risi

ng

of

gov

ern

men

tin

stit

uti

on

s, co

mm

erci

al/p

riva

te s

ecto

r,h

atch

erie

s at

var

iou

s sc

ales

3.1

.4 P

rom

ote

an

d e

nab

le p

ub

licp

riva

te p

artn

ersh

ip (P

PP) i

n g

enet

icim

pro

vem

ent

of

bro

od

sto

ck in

aqu

acu

ltu

re

3.1

.5 D

evel

op

cer

tific

atio

n s

chem

efo

r b

roo

dst

ock

, see

d a

nd

hat

cher

ies

3.1

.6 E

nsu

re s

uff

icie

nt

pro

du

ctio

no

f g

oo

d q

ual

ity

seed

Syst

ems

for

mai

nte

nan

ce a

nd

effe

ctiv

e d

istr

ibu

tio

n o

fg

enet

ical

ly im

pro

ved

stra

ins

in p

lace

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

et,

pri

vate

sec

tor

and

exte

rnal

fu

nd

s

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Nat

ion

al n

etw

ork

of

bro

od

sto

ck c

entr

eses

tab

lish

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d e

xter

nal

fun

ds

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

PPP

for

bro

od

sto

ckim

pro

vem

ent

esta

blis

hed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

5 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

et,

pri

vate

sec

tor

and

exte

rnal

in s

om

eca

ses

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

pro

du

cer

org

aniz

atio

ns

Cer

tific

atio

n s

chem

es fo

rb

roo

dst

ock

, see

d a

nd

hat

cher

ies

esta

blis

hed

and

imp

lem

ente

d

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

5 in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

Hat

cher

y g

uid

elin

esd

evel

op

ed

Hat

cher

ies/

nu

rser

ies

up

gra

ded

Hat

cher

y/n

urs

ery

staf

ftr

ain

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edve

ry r

elev

ant;

on

ly1

cou

ntr

y in

dic

ated

no

tre

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

bu

dg

etan

d d

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

pro

du

cer

org

aniz

atio

ns

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35

Ou

tpu

t 3

.2 –

Pro

du

ctio

n a

nd

dis

trib

uti

on

of

qu

alit

y aq

uac

ult

ure

fee

d im

pro

ved

A n

atio

nal

mec

han

ism

est

ablis

hed

fo

r fe

ed q

ual

ity

con

tro

l an

d t

o p

rom

ote

th

e u

se o

f al

tern

ativ

e p

rote

in s

ou

rces

to

red

uce

dep

end

ence

on

fis

hm

eal a

nd

fish

oil

in a

qu

acu

ltu

re.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

3.2

.1 E

stab

lish

nat

ion

al m

ech

anis

mfo

r fe

ed q

ual

ity

con

tro

l

3.2

.2 P

rom

ote

use

of

alte

rnat

ive

pro

tein

so

urc

es t

o r

edu

ce t

he

dep

end

ence

of

aqu

acu

ltu

re o

nfis

hm

eal a

nd

fis

h o

il

Nat

ion

al fe

ed s

tan

dar

ds

dev

elo

ped

an

dim

ple

men

ted

Reg

ula

tio

n s

yste

m in

pla

ce

Rele

van

t fo

r m

ost

cou

ntr

ies;

5 s

ug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alG

over

nm

ent

and

exte

rnal

fu

nd

sN

atio

nal

aqu

acu

ltu

reag

ency

Red

uct

ion

of

use

of

fish

mea

lRe

leva

nt

for

mo

stco

un

trie

s; 3

su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alG

over

nm

ent,

pri

vate

sec

tor

and

exte

rnal

fu

nd

s

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

feed

mill

ers

Ou

tpu

t 3

.3 –

Pro

du

ctiv

ity

and

eco

no

mic

eff

icie

ncy

imp

rove

d

Faci

litat

e im

pro

ved

far

mer

pro

fitab

ility

an

d f

arm

pro

du

ctiv

ity

thro

ug

h i

mp

rove

d m

eth

od

olo

gy,

hea

lth

man

agem

ent

and

fee

din

g p

ract

ice

and

in

ten

sify

assi

stan

ce t

o s

mal

l-sca

le f

arm

ers,

reco

gn

izin

g t

hat

th

ey a

re t

he

mo

st v

uln

erab

le t

o im

pac

ts o

f n

atu

ral a

nd

eco

no

mic

ris

ks. E

ffic

ien

t tr

ansf

er o

f ap

pro

pri

ate

sust

ain

able

tec

hn

olo

gie

s. Re

du

ce r

isk

at t

he

farm

leve

l th

rou

gh

res

po

nsi

ble

hea

lth

man

agem

ent,

bio

secu

rity

an

d e

nvir

on

men

tal m

anag

emen

t p

lan

s.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

3.3

.1 D

evel

op

ap

pro

pri

ate

tech

no

log

yan

d p

rod

uct

ion

met

ho

do

log

y an

dfin

d e

ffic

ien

t m

eth

od

s fo

r te

chn

olo

gy

tran

sfer

Ap

pro

pri

ate

tech

no

log

ies

dev

elo

ped

and

ad

apte

d b

y sm

all-

scal

e fa

rms

Path

way

s fo

r tr

ansf

er o

fte

chn

olo

gie

s an

din

cen

tive

s fo

r in

nov

atio

nat

loca

l lev

el id

enti

fied

This

act

ivit

y re

leva

nt

for

mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies;

3 su

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

ts w

ith

pri

vate

sec

tor

sup

po

rt

NA

CA

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

Imp

rove

d t

ech

no

log

ytr

ansf

ers

do

cum

ente

dan

d d

isse

min

ated

inSI

As

33 3.3

.2 D

ocu

men

t In

dig

eno

us

Tech

nic

alK

no

wle

dg

e (IT

Ks)

for

wid

ed

isse

min

atio

n

3.3

.3 P

rom

ote

go

od

aq

uac

ult

ure

man

agem

ent

pra

ctic

es fo

r im

pro

ved

pro

du

ctio

n e

ffic

ien

cy, h

ealt

h,

bio

secu

rity

an

d e

nvir

on

men

tal b

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itan

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n o

f fa

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cy

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

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ly s

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e tr

ansf

er a

nd

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of

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aq

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ult

ure

tech

no

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to

imp

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incr

ease

dp

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imp

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Tim

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l of

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arm

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ain

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elo

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edre

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nm

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and

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ure

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of

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iger

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ure

agen

cy

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

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of

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edu

ce n

egat

ive

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acts

of

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tes

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te v

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acts

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tpu

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up

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ch

ain

est

ablis

hed

an

d m

anag

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t im

pro

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sure

s d

evel

op

ed a

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imp

lem

ente

d t

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valu

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ain

to

infu

se s

oci

al r

esp

on

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, pro

vid

e ad

ded

val

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mes

alo

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d p

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Tim

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imp

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

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of

Lead

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of

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to

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dp

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mar

k-u

pp

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d r

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d e

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info

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ion

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nel

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d s

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ch

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to p

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ativ

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ers

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ed m

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go

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Ou

tco

me

4. I

mp

rove

d c

apac

ity

for

sup

po

rtin

g s

ervi

ces

Imp

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ity

for

sup

por

tin

g s

ervi

ces

to s

ust

ain

able

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

of a

qu

acu

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re t

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tren

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ed r

esea

rch

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d t

ech

nol

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dev

elop

men

tan

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n, e

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tive

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acit

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an

d e

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tive

in

form

atio

n f

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n. N

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. Ad

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ith

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gin

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to

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t aq

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ing

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then

ed

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pp

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vice

s to

su

stai

nab

le p

rod

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th

rou

gh

imp

rove

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du

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on

, tra

inin

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tar

get

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d d

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op

men

t,an

d e

ffec

tive

info

rmat

ion

exc

han

ge

and

co

mm

un

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ion

. Aq

ua-

farm

er f

ield

sch

oo

ls a

nd

exc

han

ge

pro

gra

mm

es p

rom

ote

d.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

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un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

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ing

4.1

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evie

w c

urr

ent

trai

nin

g p

ract

ices

and

det

erm

ine

way

s to

pro

vid

e an

dim

pro

ve a

cces

s fo

r sm

all-

scal

e fa

rmer

ssu

ch a

s th

rou

gh

IT

4.1

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evel

op

tra

inin

g m

ater

ials

an

dtr

ain

ing

co

urs

es e

spec

ially

for

smal

l-sca

le f

arm

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rele

van

t to

SIA

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n t

rain

ers

and

mak

e tr

ain

ing

mat

eria

ls w

idel

y av

aila

ble

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d p

rod

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ion

met

ho

do

log

y,fa

rm m

anag

emen

t, b

usi

nes

sd

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op

men

t an

d fo

od

saf

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req

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r b

ette

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s as

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men

t

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lem

ente

d

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elo

ped

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wit

him

pro

ved

far

min

gp

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st c

ou

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ies

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edal

l rel

evan

t; o

nly

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d n

ot

rele

van

t

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2 y

ears

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ion

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over

nm

ent

and

do

no

rsN

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nal

aqu

acu

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ency

an

dSE

AFD

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nin

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spec

ific

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elo

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all

cou

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nt

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5 y

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stit

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

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of

Lead

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try

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lem

enta

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pro

ve c

apac

ity

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scie

nti

fican

d v

oca

tio

nal

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inin

g

4.1

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tren

gth

en t

rain

ing

for

all

stak

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on

g t

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valu

e ch

ain

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qu

acu

ltu

re/m

anu

fact

ure

pra

ctic

es (G

Aq

Ps)

4.1

.5 P

rep

are

exte

nsi

on

mat

eria

ls o

nsu

stai

nab

le in

ten

sific

atio

n a

nd

mak

eth

em w

idel

y av

aila

ble

in k

eyla

ng

uag

es

4.1

.6 P

rom

ote

far

mer

exc

han

ge

pro

gra

mm

es t

o e

nco

ura

ge

tran

sfer

of

kno

wle

dg

e an

d e

xper

ien

ce

4.1

.7 U

pg

rad

e n

atio

nal

aq

uac

ult

ure

edu

cati

on

al p

rog

ram

mes

4.1

.8 C

on

du

ct t

arg

eted

tra

inin

g a

nd

bu

ild c

apac

ity

for

cou

ntr

ies

wit

hp

rese

nt

low

aq

uac

ult

ure

pro

du

ctio

n

4.1

.9 E

stab

lish

aq

ua

farm

er f

ield

sch

oo

ls (A

FFS)

focu

sin

g o

n S

IA

Nu

mb

er o

f p

erso

nn

eltr

ain

edM

ost

co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t; o

nly

3 su

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alu

niv

ersi

ties

Trai

nin

g m

ater

ials

dev

elo

ped

Trai

ner

s tr

ain

ed

Stak

eho

lder

s tr

ain

ed

Alm

ost

all

cou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

ed r

elev

ant;

on

ly2

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Exte

nsi

on

mat

eria

ls a

nd

trai

nin

g c

ou

rses

avai

lab

le fo

r ex

ten

sio

no

ffic

ers

Nu

mb

er o

f la

ng

uag

es

Nu

mb

er o

f ex

chan

ges

pro

gra

mm

esim

ple

men

ted

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edal

l rel

evan

t; o

nly

3 su

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alex

ten

sio

nse

rvic

e an

dN

AC

A

Alm

ost

all

cou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

ed r

elev

ant;

on

ly2

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

NA

CA

Cu

rric

ula

an

d f

acili

ties

imp

rove

dM

ost

co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t; 4

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alu

niv

ersi

ties

Inst

itu

tio

ns

wit

hst

ren

gth

ened

cap

acit

yfo

r p

lan

nin

g a

nd

man

agem

ent

thro

ug

hta

rget

ed t

rain

ing

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 7

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Incr

ease

d n

um

ber

of

smal

l-sc

ale

farm

ers

par

tici

pat

ing

AFF

S

8 co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t an

d 8

ind

icat

edn

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

ts w

ith

do

no

r

NA

CA

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Ou

tpu

t 4

.2 –

Res

earc

h a

nd

dev

elo

pm

ent

stre

ng

then

ed

Rele

van

t an

d q

ual

ity

scie

nti

fic r

esea

rch

an

d t

ech

no

log

ical

dev

elo

pm

ent

sup

po

rted

, an

d c

oord

inat

ion

an

d c

olla

bo

rati

on

am

on

g r

egio

nal

/nat

ion

al R

&D

en

titi

esen

cou

rag

ed in

are

as s

uch

as

gen

etic

s, n

utr

itio

n, f

ish

hea

lth

etc

. A r

egio

nal

R&

D p

lan

dev

elo

ped

an

d c

oo

per

atio

n a

nd

co

llab

ora

tio

n o

n R

&D

fost

ered

.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

4.2

.1 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

t g

enet

icse

lect

ion

pro

gra

mm

es fo

r ke

yp

rod

uct

ion

sp

ecie

s to

imp

rove

pro

du

ctio

n p

erfo

rman

ce

4.2

.2 S

up

po

rt r

esea

rch

on

hat

cher

yp

rod

uct

ion

an

d c

ult

ure

sys

tem

s fo

rsp

ecie

s w

ith

hig

h p

ote

nti

al fo

raq

uac

ult

ure

4.2

.3 S

up

po

rt r

esea

rch

on

imp

rovi

ng

feed

form

ula

tio

n, f

eed

qu

alit

y an

dfe

edin

g s

trat

egie

s

4.2

.4 S

up

po

rt c

on

tin

ued

res

earc

h fo

rd

evel

op

ing

su

itab

le a

lter

nat

ive

pro

tein

so

urc

es t

hat

will

red

uce

th

ed

epen

den

ce o

n f

ish

mea

l an

d o

ther

fish

-bas

ed p

rod

uct

s

4.2

.5 S

up

po

rt r

esea

rch

on

th

ed

etec

tio

n a

nd

tre

atm

ent

of

dis

ease

san

d d

evel

op

men

t o

f va

ccin

es a

nd

oth

er a

lter

nat

ive

to v

eter

inar

y d

rug

s

Gen

etic

sel

ecti

on

pro

gra

mm

es d

evel

op

edan

d im

ple

men

ted

Nu

mb

er o

f sp

ecie

s/st

rain

s im

pro

ved

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

on

ly3

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

Wo

rld

Fish

Nu

mb

er o

f sp

ecie

ssu

cces

sfu

lly d

evel

op

edM

ost

co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t; o

nly

3 su

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Nu

mb

er o

f fe

eds

avai

lab

le w

ith

red

uce

dFC

R

Nu

mb

er o

f n

ew fe

eds

dev

elo

ped

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

on

ly2

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Nu

mb

er o

f n

ew p

rote

in/

lipid

res

ou

rces

mad

eav

aila

ble

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

New

rap

id d

iag

no

stic

met

ho

ds

avai

lab

le

New

vac

cin

es fo

rim

po

rtan

t d

isea

ses

dev

elo

ped

New

eff

ecti

ve a

nd

saf

etr

eatm

ents

ava

ilab

le

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, N

AC

Aan

d S

EAFD

EC/

AQ

D

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

4.2

.6 Im

pro

ve t

oo

ls a

nd

use

of

too

lsfo

r aq

uac

ult

ure

sec

tor

man

agem

ent

e.g.

car

ryin

g c

apac

ity,

dis

ease

ris

k, e

tc.

for

sust

ain

able

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

of

aqu

acu

ltu

re

4.2

.7 C

on

sult

th

e p

riva

te s

ecto

r o

nR&

D n

eed

s an

d p

oss

ible

join

t fu

nd

ing

of

rese

arch

4.2

.8 D

evel

op

a r

egio

nal

R&

D p

lan

Pro

mo

te c

oo

per

atio

n a

nd

coo

rdin

atio

n a

mo

ng

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

al a

qu

acu

ltu

re R

/D e

nti

ties

4.2

.9 D

evel

op

tec

hn

olo

gie

s th

atre

du

ce t

he

carb

on

foo

tpri

nt

and

envi

ron

men

tal p

erfo

rman

ce a

s w

ell a

sen

viro

nm

enta

l man

agem

ent

too

ls(e

.g. c

arry

ing

cap

acit

y) t

o c

on

trib

ute

to a

mo

re s

ust

ain

able

ind

ust

ry

4.2

.10

Tar

get

res

earc

h a

nd

tech

no

log

y tr

ansf

er p

rog

ram

mes

fo

rco

un

trie

s w

ith

pre

sen

t lo

waq

uac

ult

ure

pro

du

ctio

n

Aq

uac

ult

ure

man

agem

ent

too

lsad

apte

d fo

r A

sia

Too

ls u

sed

by

aqu

acu

ltu

re p

lan

ner

san

d m

anag

ers

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 co

un

trie

ssu

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Rep

ort

s o

n n

eed

sas

sess

men

t st

ud

y

R&D

pro

gra

ms

dev

elo

ped

an

dim

ple

men

ted

bas

ed o

nR&

D n

eed

s as

sess

men

t

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

1 to

2 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

wit

hd

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

aln

etw

ork

of

rese

arch

an

dd

evel

op

men

t en

titi

eses

tab

lish

ed

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ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

alR&

D p

lan

s d

evel

op

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

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ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t w

ith

do

no

rs

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

New

tec

hn

olo

gie

sav

aila

ble

Car

bo

n fo

otp

rin

tre

du

ced

by

un

it a

rea/

pro

du

ctio

n

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arch

an

dte

chn

olo

gy

tran

sfer

pro

gra

mm

es d

evel

op

ed

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

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gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

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gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

wit

hd

on

ors

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

wit

hd

on

ors

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

SEA

FDEC

/AQ

D

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Ou

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.3 –

Info

rmat

ion

exc

han

ge

and

co

mm

un

icat

ion

imp

rove

d

Effic

ient

com

mu

nic

atio

n s

trat

egie

s, in

fras

tru

ctu

re a

nd

info

rmat

ion

dat

abas

es d

evel

oped

. In

form

atio

n e

xch

ang

e an

d c

omm

un

icat

ion

act

ivit

ies

that

wou

ld a

llow

for

effe

ctiv

e in

form

atio

n-s

har

ing

to

a w

ide

aud

ien

ce in

key

lan

gu

ages

su

pp

ort

ed.

4.3

.1 D

evel

op

nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alo

utr

each

str

ateg

ies

that

en

com

pas

s al

las

pec

ts o

f su

stai

nab

le a

qu

acu

ltu

reg

row

th a

nd

tar

get

key

sta

keh

old

ers

and

co

un

trie

s

4.3

.2 D

evel

op

co

mm

un

icat

ion

stra

teg

ies

for

eng

agin

g v

ario

us

pla

yers

incl

ud

ing

po

licy-

mak

ers,

pri

vate

sect

or,

gen

der

ad

voca

cy g

rou

ps

and

civi

l so

ciet

y o

rgan

izat

ion

s

4.3

.3 P

rod

uce

an

d d

istr

ibu

tep

ub

licat

ion

s re

leva

nt

to s

ust

ain

able

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

of

aqu

acu

ltu

re in

key

lan

gu

ages

4.3

.4 P

rom

ote

dis

sem

inat

ion

of

rele

van

t in

form

atio

n t

hro

ug

h IC

Tan

d s

oci

al m

ediaAct

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

Nu

mb

er o

f st

rate

gie

sim

ple

men

ted

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

ts

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, N

AC

Aan

d S

EAFD

EC/

AQ

D

Nat

ion

al a

qu

acu

ltu

rein

form

atio

n s

yste

mes

tab

lish

ed

Nu

mb

er o

f fa

rmer

s w

ho

hav

e g

oo

d a

cces

s to

key

aqu

acu

ltu

re in

form

atio

n

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mb

er a

nd

cov

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f p

ub

licat

ion

s

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

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gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

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gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

3 to

5 y

ears

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Do

no

rs w

ith

nat

ion

alco

un

terp

arts

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, N

AC

Aan

d S

EAFD

EC/

AQ

D

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

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cy, N

AC

Aan

d S

EAFD

EC/

AQ

D

Nu

mb

er o

fkn

ow

led

gea

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far

mer

s

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mb

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ads

of

rele

van

t in

form

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om

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rnet

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mm

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ity

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cen

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est

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an

dn

um

ber

of

farm

ers

linke

d

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st c

ou

ntr

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ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

2 su

gg

este

dn

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rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

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no

rs w

ith

nat

ion

alco

un

terp

arts

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ion

al a

nd

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hn

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nal

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rpar

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ion

alaq

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cy, N

AC

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d S

EAFD

EC/

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45

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

4.3

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lloca

te r

eso

urc

es fo

rtr

ansl

atio

n o

f in

form

atio

n p

acka

ges

into

loca

l lan

gu

ages

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mb

er o

f in

form

atio

np

rod

uct

s tr

ansl

ated

an

dm

ade

avai

lab

le

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

3 su

gg

este

dn

ot

rele

van

t

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alD

on

ors

wit

hn

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nal

cou

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rpar

ts

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an

dSE

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tco

me

5. I

ncr

ease

d s

oci

al r

esp

on

sib

ility

an

d e

qu

itab

le b

enef

its

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ease

d s

oci

al r

esp

on

sib

ility

an

d im

pro

ved

eq

uit

y in

par

tici

pat

ion

an

d b

enef

it d

istr

ibu

tio

n, e

mp

has

izin

g w

om

en’s

rig

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d s

mal

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ale

farm

ers’

ben

efit

sal

on

g t

he

wh

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val

ue

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n t

hro

ug

h in

crea

sed

aw

aren

ess

and

sp

ecia

lly fo

cuse

d in

terv

enti

on

s.

Ou

tpu

t 5

.1 –

So

cial

res

po

nsi

bili

ty e

nh

ance

d

Go

od

co

mp

any

and

fam

ily f

arm

so

cial

res

po

nsi

bili

ty p

rom

ote

d a

nd

go

od

em

plo

ymen

t p

ract

ices

an

d h

ealt

h a

nd

saf

ety

pro

ced

ure

s im

ple

men

ted

. Eff

ecti

vem

ech

anis

ms

for

con

flict

s re

solu

tio

n e

stab

lish

ed a

nd

ad

op

ted.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

5.1

.1 P

rom

ote

go

od

an

d a

pp

rop

riat

eem

plo

ymen

t p

ract

ices

in a

cco

rdan

cew

ith

nat

ion

al la

ws

and

reg

ula

tio

n, i

fav

aila

ble

Rep

ort

on

ass

essm

ent

on

pre

sen

t em

plo

ymen

tp

ract

ices

for

aqu

acu

ltu

re

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idel

ines

on

go

od

an

dle

gal

em

plo

ymen

tp

ract

ices

incl

ud

ing

mea

sure

s to

pro

tect

mig

rati

ng

lab

ore

rs

Co

nsu

ltat

ion

s w

ith

par

tici

pat

ing

co

un

trie

so

n g

uid

elin

es

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 5

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

an

dex

tern

alRe

leva

nt

nat

ion

alau

tho

riti

esRe

gio

nal

org

aniz

atio

n,

FAO

, ILO

1 to

2 y

ears

1 to

2 y

ears

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

5.1

.2 F

arm

ers

mad

e aw

are

of

and

com

ply

wit

h n

atio

nal

lab

ou

r la

ws

and

pro

vid

e w

ork

ers

wit

h a

deq

uat

e w

ork

and

on

-sit

e liv

ing

co

nd

itio

ns

to a

ssu

reth

eir

hea

lth

an

d t

he

safe

ty o

f liv

esan

d p

rop

erty

etc

. an

d o

ffer

th

emtr

ain

ing

an

d s

kills

dev

elo

pm

ent

rela

ted

to

saf

ety

and

hea

lth

in w

ork

5.1

.3 D

evel

op

an

d a

do

pt

mec

han

ism

sfo

r co

nfli

cts

reso

luti

on

to

en

sure

loca

lso

cial

acc

epta

nce

.Do

cum

ent

and

shar

e ex

isti

ng

go

od

pra

ctic

es fo

rco

nfli

ct r

eso

luti

on

Ass

essm

ent

rep

ort

s o

np

rese

nt

emp

loye

eh

ealt

h a

nd

saf

ety

incl

ud

ing

iden

tific

atio

no

f ke

y ri

sks

for

aqu

acu

ltu

re

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idel

ines

on

go

od

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dle

gal

pra

ctic

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nin

g c

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incl

ud

ing

on

fir

st a

id

Ava

ilab

ility

of

rela

ted

too

ls/e

qu

ipm

ent

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 6

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

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ion

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nal

an

dex

tern

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pet

ent

nat

ion

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tho

riti

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fg

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d c

ase

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die

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ft r

egio

nal

gu

idel

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r p

erio

dic

mo

nit

ori

ng

an

dev

alu

atio

n in

pla

ce

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 7

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

+5

year

s

1 to

2 y

ears

1 to

2 y

ears

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

,FA

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47

Ou

tpu

t 5

.2 –

Eq

uit

able

acc

ess

to o

pp

ort

un

itie

s an

d b

enef

its

pro

mo

ted

Equ

itab

le o

pp

ort

un

itie

s fo

r b

enef

its

and

rig

hts

alo

ng

th

e va

lue

chai

n, e

spec

ially

for

wo

men

, po

or

and

mar

gin

aliz

ed g

rou

ps

pro

mo

ted

.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

5.2

.1 Im

pro

ve t

he

valu

e ch

ain

to

bet

ter

resp

on

d t

o e

xter

nal

itie

s su

ch a

sg

lob

aliz

atio

n, p

rice

flu

ctu

atio

ns,

clim

ate

chan

ge/

vari

abili

ty a

nd

oth

ern

atu

ral h

azar

ds

5.2

.2 P

rom

ote

fai

r an

d im

pro

ved

acce

ss o

f d

iffer

ent

gro

up

s to

reso

urc

es (l

and,

wat

er, e

ner

gy,

cre

dit

,in

form

atio

n a

nd

tra

inin

g e

tc.)

inaq

uac

ult

ure

bu

sin

ess

5.2

.3 Im

pro

ve t

he

dis

trib

uti

on

of

ben

efit

s al

on

g t

he

valu

e ch

ain

an

did

enti

fy e

ntr

y p

oin

ts t

o e

nh

ance

ben

efit

s al

on

g t

he

valu

e ch

ain

An

alys

is r

epo

rts

on

th

eim

pac

t o

f glo

bal

izat

ion

,fo

od

pri

ce f

luct

uat

ion

san

d c

limat

e ch

ang

e o

nsm

all-

scal

e o

per

ato

rs

Mea

sure

s to

en

han

celiv

elih

oo

ds

of

diff

eren

tg

rou

ps

iden

tifie

d a

nd

imp

lem

ente

d

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

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edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 6

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

alN

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nal

plu

sex

tern

al f

un

der

sC

om

pet

ent

nat

ion

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tho

riti

esan

d r

elev

ant

inst

itu

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ns

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tc.

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alys

is r

epo

rt o

n t

he

stat

us

of

acce

ss t

ore

sou

rces

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sure

s to

en

sure

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rac

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iden

tifie

d

8 co

un

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s in

dic

ated

yes

rele

van

t an

d8

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

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ion

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nal

plu

sex

tern

al f

un

der

sC

om

pet

ent

nat

ion

alau

tho

riti

esan

d r

elev

ant

inst

itu

tio

ns

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ion

alo

rgan

izat

ion

s

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alys

is o

f th

ed

istr

ibu

tio

n o

f p

rofit

sal

on

g t

he

valu

e ch

ain

and

iden

tify

en

try

po

ints

alo

ng

th

e va

lue

chai

nth

at e

nh

ance

pro

fits

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ion

al w

ork

sho

pco

nd

uct

ed

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st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

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edre

leva

nt;

bu

t6

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

alN

atio

nal

plu

sex

tern

al f

un

der

sC

om

pet

ent

auth

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ties

,p

riva

te s

ecto

ran

d r

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ns

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ion

alo

rgan

izat

ion

s

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

Pilo

t p

roje

cts

on

sele

cted

co

mm

od

ity

valu

e ch

ain

sim

ple

men

ted

Pilo

t p

roje

cts

eval

uat

ed

Ou

tpu

t 5

.3 –

Gen

der

inte

gra

tio

n p

rom

ote

d a

nd

pra

ctic

ed

Gen

der

eq

ual

ity

pro

mo

ted

an

d m

ain

stre

amed

as

an in

teg

ral p

art

of

reg

ion

al a

qu

acu

ltu

re d

evel

op

men

t p

olic

ies

and

pro

gra

mm

es in

lin

e w

ith

th

e g

lob

ally

acce

pte

d d

imen

sio

ns

of

gen

der

eq

ual

ity

and

wo

men

’s em

po

wer

men

t.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

5.3

.1 A

sses

s th

e p

rese

nt

gen

der

po

licie

s an

d p

rog

ram

mer

s fo

raq

uac

ult

ure

Gap

s an

d w

eakn

esse

s id

enti

fied

5.3

.2 S

tren

gth

en g

end

erm

ain

stre

amin

g p

olic

ies

and

pro

gra

mm

es t

hro

ug

hre

com

men

dat

ion

s, ad

voca

cy,

cam

pai

gn

s, lo

bb

yin

g a

nd

wo

rkin

gw

ith

nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al w

om

en/

gen

der

gro

up

s/n

etw

ork

s

Aq

uac

ult

ure

po

licy

do

cum

ents

an

din

terv

enti

on

sin

corp

ora

tin

g r

elev

ant

gen

der

eq

ual

ity

dim

ensi

on

s

9 co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t an

d7

sug

ges

ted

no

tre

leva

nt

2 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

tsw

ith

so

me

do

no

rfu

nd

s

NA

CA

wit

hW

orl

dFi

sh

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ion

al p

olic

yd

ialo

gu

es a

nd

org

aniz

atio

ns

wit

hb

alan

ced

gen

der

par

tici

pat

ion

Incr

ease

d n

um

ber

of

wo

men

in d

ecis

ion

-m

akin

g b

od

ies

incl

ud

ing

NA

CA

Gov

ern

ing

Co

un

cil,

SEA

FDEC

, FA

O, W

orl

dFi

shet

c.

7 co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t an

d9

sug

ges

ted

no

tre

leva

nt

2 to

5 y

ears

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ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

tsw

ith

so

me

do

no

rfu

nd

s

FAO

, NA

CA

,SE

AFD

EC,

Wo

rld

Fish

etc

.

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

5.3

.3 A

nal

yze

cau

ses

of

dis

crim

inat

ion

that

mar

gin

aliz

es w

om

en’s

invo

lvem

ent

in a

qu

acu

ltu

re, a

nd

iden

tify

mea

sure

s to

red

uce

th

is s

uch

as t

hro

ug

h e

du

cati

on

al a

war

enes

sca

mp

aig

ns

5.3

.4 D

evel

op

tra

inin

g c

ou

rses

targ

eted

at

wo

men

for

farm

man

agem

ent,

bo

ok

keep

ing,

acco

un

tin

g, fo

od

saf

ety,

mar

keti

ng

etc

.

Red

uce

d f

acto

rs o

fd

iscr

imin

atio

n in

clu

din

gcu

ltu

ral t

abo

os

cau

sin

gm

arg

inal

izat

ion

of

wo

men

Incr

ease

d p

arti

cip

atio

n/

voic

e o

f w

om

en in

dec

isio

n-m

akin

g in

aqu

acu

ltu

re o

per

atio

ns

and

man

agem

ent

Incr

ease

d n

um

ber

of

wo

men

en

trep

ren

eurs

alo

ng

th

e aq

uac

ult

ure

valu

e ch

ain

Wo

men

wit

h a

uth

ori

tyto

sig

n d

ocu

men

ts s

uch

as fo

r fin

anci

al a

nd

pro

per

ty t

ran

sact

ion

s

9 co

un

trie

s in

dic

ated

rele

van

t an

d7

sug

ges

ted

no

tre

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

ts w

ith

som

e d

on

or

fun

ds

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ion

al s

oci

alm

inis

trie

s w

ith

fish

erie

s

Incr

ease

d c

apac

ity

bu

ildin

g a

ctiv

itie

sin

clu

din

g t

rain

ing

cou

rses

for

wo

men

(at

leas

t 50

% w

om

enp

arti

cip

ants

)

Incr

ease

d n

um

ber

of

wo

men

as

man

ager

san

d C

EOs

All

cou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt

2 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alD

on

or

wit

hn

atio

nal

cou

nte

rpar

t

NA

CA

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50

Ou

tco

me

6. I

ncr

ease

d r

esili

ence

of

farm

ers

Resi

lien

ce o

f fa

rmer

s an

d o

ther

sta

keh

old

ers

in t

he

pro

cess

of

inte

nsi

ficat

ion

is s

ign

ifica

ntl

y in

crea

sed

th

rou

gh

incr

ease

d p

rep

ared

nes

s o

f fa

rmer

s an

d o

ther

stak

eho

lder

s in

han

dlin

g n

atu

ral

dis

aste

rs a

nd

so

cio

-eco

no

mic

ris

ks, e

ffec

tive

mec

han

ism

s fo

r p

ub

lic w

arn

ing,

res

po

nse

an

d r

elie

f to

em

erg

enci

es a

nd

stre

ng

then

ed c

apac

ity

for

man

agin

g n

atu

ral d

isas

ter

risk

s an

d m

itig

atin

g t

he

imp

acts

of

clim

ate

chan

ge.

Ou

tpu

t 6

.1 –

Clim

ate

chan

ge

and

nat

ura

l dis

aste

rs e

ffec

tive

ly a

dd

ress

ed

Iden

tify

an

d f

acili

tate

co

st-e

ffec

tive

ad

apta

tio

n t

o c

limat

e ch

ang

e an

d t

he

imp

act

mit

igat

ion

mea

sure

s an

d e

ffec

tive

mec

han

ism

s to

res

po

nd

to

nat

ura

ld

isas

ters

th

rou

gh

co

nce

rted

nat

ion

al e

ffo

rts

and

inte

nsi

fied

reg

ion

al a

nd

inte

r-re

gio

nal

co

-op

erat

ion

.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

6.1

.1 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

t cl

imat

ech

ang

e ad

apta

tio

n a

nd

mit

igat

ion

mea

sure

s

Revi

ew r

epo

rts

on

bio

phy

sica

l an

d s

oci

o-

eco

no

mic

imp

acts

of

pas

t cl

imat

e ch

ang

eev

ents

on

aq

uac

ult

ure

Key

po

ten

tial

clim

ate

chan

ge

imp

acts

affe

ctin

g d

iffer

ent

aqu

acu

ltu

re s

yste

ms

iden

tifie

d a

nd

pri

ori

tize

d

Ris

k m

app

ing

un

der

take

n a

nd

mo

stvu

lner

able

aq

uac

ult

ure

area

s an

d s

yste

ms

iden

tifie

d

Clim

ate

smar

tad

apta

tio

n a

nd

mit

igat

ion

mea

sure

sd

evel

op

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t5

sug

ges

ted

no

tre

leva

nt.

No

te c

on

sid

erab

leco

un

try

vari

atio

nd

epen

din

g o

n t

he

issu

e(s

ee b

elo

w)

2 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al s

ou

rces

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

clim

ate

chan

ge

agen

cy

As

abov

e; s

om

e g

ave

a p

osi

tive

res

po

nse

on

rele

van

ce b

ut

no

tp

lan

nin

g r

isk

map

pin

ge.

g. N

epal

2 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al

As

abov

e e.

g. S

ri L

anka

pla

nn

ing

in a

ll d

istr

icts

;o

ther

s m

ore

sel

ecti

ve

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

and

exte

rnal

so

urc

es

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

and

exte

rnal

so

urc

es

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

clim

ate

chan

ge

agen

cy

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

NA

CA

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

6.1

.2 In

teg

rate

clim

ate

chan

ge

adap

tati

on

an

d m

itig

atio

n m

easu

res

into

th

e ec

on

om

ic a

nd

so

cial

dev

elo

pm

ent

po

licy

fram

ewo

rk

6.1

.3 In

teg

rate

clim

ate

chan

ge

adap

tati

on

an

d m

itig

atio

n m

easu

res

on

aq

uac

ult

ure

into

ove

rall

dis

aste

rri

sk m

anag

emen

t (D

RM)

Gap

an

alys

is u

nd

erta

ken

to a

sses

s n

atio

nal

cap

acit

y in

dea

ling

wit

hcl

imat

e ch

ang

e im

pac

ts

Nat

ion

al in

stit

uti

on

sw

ith

dev

elo

ped

cap

acit

yto

res

po

nd

to

clim

ate

chan

ge

imp

acts

Scie

nce

an

d t

ech

no

log

ym

easu

res

iden

tifie

d fo

rad

apta

tio

n a

nd

mit

igat

ion

Rese

arch

an

dd

evel

op

men

t p

lan

sd

evel

op

ed t

o a

dd

ress

the

nee

ds

Key

mea

sure

s o

naq

uac

ult

ure

ad

apta

tio

nan

d m

itig

atio

nin

teg

rate

d in

to n

atio

nal

clim

ate

chan

ge

po

licy

and

act

ion

pla

ns

As

abov

e2

to 5

yea

rsN

atio

nal

an

dre

gio

nal

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

and

exte

rnal

so

urc

es

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

un

iver

siti

es

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 4

cou

ntr

ies

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al s

ou

rces

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

clim

ate

chan

ge

agen

cy

Nat

ura

l cal

amit

yin

sura

nce

ext

end

ed t

oaq

uac

ult

ure

an

d m

ake

avai

lab

le fo

r ke

y cl

imat

ech

ang

e r

isks

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 5

cou

ntr

ies

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al s

ou

rces

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

dev

elo

pm

ent

ban

k

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

6.1

.4 In

crea

se t

he

pre

par

edn

ess

of

farm

ers

to r

esp

on

d t

o d

iffer

ent

risk

san

d d

isas

ters

6.1

.5 F

ost

er r

egio

nal

an

d n

atio

nal

coo

per

atio

n fo

r cl

imat

e ch

ang

ead

apta

tio

n a

nd

dis

aste

r im

pac

tm

itig

atio

n, p

rep

ared

nes

s, re

spo

nse

,an

d r

ecov

ery

Ass

essm

ent

rep

ort

on

DRM

cap

acit

y

Cap

acit

y st

ren

gth

ened

in a

qu

acu

ltu

re a

reas

that

are

vu

lner

able

to

clim

ate

chan

ge

vari

abili

ty

A d

ecis

ion

su

pp

ort

syst

em d

evel

op

ed fo

rim

ple

men

tin

g c

limat

ech

ang

e a

dap

tati

on

an

dD

RM

Gov

ern

men

t ag

enci

esan

d in

stit

uti

on

sco

llab

ora

tin

g in

th

ein

teg

rati

on

of

CC

adap

tati

on

an

d D

RM in

the

cou

ntr

y an

d in

th

ere

gio

n

Farm

ris

k m

anag

emen

tp

rog

ram

mes

dev

elo

ped

Farm

ers

trai

ned

Net

wo

rks

esta

blis

hed

Reg

ion

al a

pp

roac

hd

evel

op

ed fo

raq

uac

ult

ure

to

mit

igat

ean

d a

dap

t to

clim

ate

chan

ge

imp

acts

Mo

st in

dic

ated

rel

evan

t2

to 5

yea

rsN

atio

nal

No

res

po

nse

rece

ived

fro

m t

he

go

vern

men

ts

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

DRM

ag

ency

Mo

st in

dic

ated

rel

evan

t

Mo

st in

dic

ated

rel

evan

t

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 4

cou

ntr

ies

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

2 to

5 y

ears

5+ y

ears

Nat

ion

al

Nat

ion

al

Nat

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al s

ou

rces

Un

iver

siti

es

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, c

limat

ech

ang

e an

dD

RM a

gen

cies

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy

No

res

po

nse

rece

ived

fro

m t

he

go

vern

men

ts

No

res

po

nse

rece

ived

fro

m t

he

go

vern

men

ts

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

4 co

un

trie

ssu

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

van

t

2 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al s

ou

rces

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy, c

limat

ech

ang

e ag

ency

and

NA

CA

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53

Ou

tpu

t 6

.2 –

Oth

er e

mer

gin

g is

sues

ad

dre

ssed

Cap

acit

y an

d m

ech

anis

m o

f n

atio

nal

go

vern

men

ts a

nd

reg

ion

al o

rgan

izat

ion

s in

crea

sed

fo

r ef

fect

ivel

y as

sess

ing,

man

agin

g a

nd

res

po

nd

ing

to

var

iou

sem

erg

ing

nat

ura

l, b

iolo

gic

al a

nd

so

cio

-eco

no

mic

ris

ks a

nd

co

mp

lex

glo

bal

an

d r

egio

nal

inte

ract

ion

s.

Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

6.2

.1 A

sses

s p

rese

nt

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

al p

olic

ies

and

str

ateg

ies

for

dea

ling

wit

h c

riti

cal e

mer

gin

g is

sues

affe

ctin

g a

qu

acu

ltu

re (e

con

om

icin

clu

din

g c

han

gin

g m

arke

ts, n

ewd

isea

ses,

tran

sbo

un

dar

y d

isea

ses,

po

litic

al c

risi

s, fo

od

sh

ort

age,

man

-mad

e d

isas

ters

, etc

.)

6.2

.2 D

evel

op

a m

ech

anis

m t

hat

reg

ula

rly

asse

sses

po

ten

tial

em

erg

ing

risk

s an

d r

epo

rts

to t

he

rele

van

tag

enci

es

6.2

.3 U

nd

erta

ke r

egu

lar

iden

tific

atio

no

f em

erg

ing

issu

es a

nd

ass

essm

ent

of

risk

s at

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

al le

vels

6.2

.4 D

evel

op

co

ord

inat

ion

mec

han

ism

to

mo

nit

or

and

ad

dre

ssem

erg

ing

issu

es a

t b

oth

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

al le

vels

wit

h a

tim

ely

resp

on

se

Ass

essm

ent

rep

ort

pu

blis

hed

an

dd

isse

min

ated

to

rel

evan

tau

tho

riti

es

Prep

ared

nes

s an

dca

pac

ity

of

cou

ntr

yg

over

nm

ents

to

dea

lw

ith

sh

ock

s

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 3

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

t an

dex

tern

al

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy a

nd

NA

CA

Co

ord

inat

ing

un

it o

rce

ntr

e b

ased

at

anex

isti

ng

gov

ern

men

to

ffic

e es

tab

lish

ed (t

om

on

ito

r, in

form

an

dm

ob

ilize

d o

ther

un

its)

for

reg

ion

al a

nd

nat

ion

alco

ord

inat

ion

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

on

ly2

sug

ges

ted

no

tre

leva

nt

1 to

2 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

t an

dex

tern

al

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy,

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rld

Fish

an

dN

AC

A

Emer

gin

g is

sues

pri

ori

tize

d a

nd

co

stef

fect

ive

man

agem

ent

mea

sure

s d

evel

op

ed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 5

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

gov

ern

men

t an

dex

tern

al

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy,

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rld

Fish

an

dN

AC

A

Reg

ion

al e

mer

gen

cyre

spo

nse

co

ord

inat

ion

cen

tre

esta

blis

hed

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 6

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

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ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

al

Nat

ion

alg

ove

rnm

ent

and

exte

rnal

Nat

ion

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uac

ult

ure

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cy,

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rld

Fish

an

dN

AC

A

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Act

ivit

ies

Ind

icat

ors

Rel

evan

ce t

o t

he

Tim

efra

me

Leve

l of

Like

ly s

ou

rce

of

Lead

ersh

ipco

un

try

imp

lem

enta

tio

nfu

nd

ing

6.2

.5 D

evel

op

an

d im

ple

men

ta

mec

han

ism

to

del

egat

ere

spo

nsi

bili

ty t

o in

stit

uti

on

s to

fin

dso

luti

on

s to

hig

h r

isk

issu

es

6.2

.6 Id

enti

fy f

un

din

g fo

r re

sear

ch fo

rad

dre

ssin

g e

mer

gin

g is

sues

Emer

gen

cy r

esp

on

sem

ech

anis

m w

ith

del

egat

ed in

stit

uti

on

s to

resp

on

d t

o s

pec

ific

new

emer

gin

g is

sues

, fo

rex

amp

le d

isea

se

Mo

st c

ou

ntr

ies

ind

icat

edre

leva

nt;

bu

t 4

sug

ges

ted

no

t re

leva

nt

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

alN

atio

nal

go

vern

men

t an

dex

tern

al

Nat

ion

alaq

uac

ult

ure

agen

cy,

Wo

rld

Fish

an

dN

AC

A

Pro

po

sals

dev

elo

ped

and

su

bm

itte

d t

op

ote

nti

al d

on

ors

for

fun

din

g

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ease

d a

lloca

tio

n fo

rre

sear

ch w

ith

in t

he

nat

ion

al b

ud

get

s to

sup

po

rt S

IA r

esea

rch

on

rele

van

t em

erg

ing

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es

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han

ism

s fo

rco

op

erat

ion

am

on

gco

un

trie

s in

Asi

a-Pa

cific

reg

ion

in p

lace

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ease

d in

vest

men

t in

rese

arch

co

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ora

tio

no

n e

mer

gin

g is

sues

of

com

mo

n in

tere

sts

in t

he

reg

ion

Maj

ori

ty o

f co

un

trie

sin

dic

ated

rel

evan

t; o

nly

2 su

gg

este

d n

ot

rele

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t

3 to

5 y

ears

Nat

ion

al a

nd

reg

ion

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nal

gov

ern

men

tsin

tern

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nal

do

no

rs, p

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r

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ion

alg

over

nm

ents

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Annex 1. Regional Consultation on Strategy and Action Plan for SustainableIntensification of Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

27-28 November 2014

Background

Intensification of aquaculture has been an ongoing process in the region with the aim being toincrease the productivity and economic efficiency of aquaculture production through intensified useof inputs (materials, energy and investment) and resources (water, feed ingredients), and theapplication of new technologies and improved management practices.

Intensification of aquaculture has been a major contributor to the rapid aquaculture productiongrowth in the Asia-Pacific region in the past two decades (nearly 10 percent annually), and this hassignificantly contributed to food and nutrition security and livelihoods in the region. The region hasconstantly contributed over 90 percent of the world’s aquaculture production for decades.Aquaculture currently supplies 50 percent of the world’s food fish and in Asia aquaculture suppliesover 60 percent of the region’s food fish, comprising over 20 percent of total protein intake by theAsian population. However, the adverse impacts of intensification have attracted considerable publicconcern, especially regarding the long-term sustainability of the sector.

Being the most populous region of the world with heavy demands on natural resources, Asianaquaculture will face great challenges to maintain its growth, and to meet the increasing demandfor fish inside and outside the region over the coming decades. It is estimated that fish consumptionin Asia and the Pacific will increase by 30 percent by 2030. This implies that aquaculture productionwill need to increase by 50 percent by 2030. At the same time, the aquaculture sector is facingserious challenges, such as the impact of climate change and variability, urbanization and relatedsocial and economic changes, increasing intra-regional trade and increasing public concern over theenvironment and food safety.

Working with limited natural resources and various challenges, the only way to meet the increasingdemand for fish is to promote the sustainable intensification of aquaculture (SIA), which means“to produce more with less”, or in other words to increase the productivity and efficiency inaquaculture production with reduced consumption of resources and negative environmental andsocial impacts through improved governance, management practices and adoption of innovativetechnologies.

The need for sustainable intensification in aquaculture production together with the application ofan ecosystem approach to aquaculture has been a subject of several international fora and amongthe priority recommendations of FAO and regional bodies such as the Network of AquacultureCentres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), and the PhuketConsensus emanating from the Global Conference on Aquaculture in 2010. The Ministerial Meetingon Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition and Economic Development in July 2011 in Sri Lankafurther identified four basic tenets of a sustainable aquaculture strategy: (i) responsible access to anduse of aquatic genetic resources and genetic improvement; (ii) sustainable aqua-farming systems;(iii) aquatic animal health including responsible transboundary movement of aquatic animals; and(iv) adaptive responses to climate change impacts. In order to promote SIA, FAO supported a jointAPFIC/NACA regional consultation on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture Production in

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Asia-Pacific (held in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2012). The consultation provided a good platformfor the wide exchange and sharing of scientific knowledge and practical experiences related to SIAand identified the needs for scientific research and technology development to support SIA. FAO hasdone much to promote SIA, and the Thirty-second FAO Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference(APRC) convened in 2014 included a working paper on “Meeting farmers’ aspirations in the contextof green development” that highlighted “sustainable production intensification” and an informationpaper on “Sustainable intensification of aquaculture for food and nutritional security in theAsia-Pacific region.”

As the follow-up to earlier FAO initiatives promoting SIA, the Fifth Regional Consultative ForumMeeting (RCFM) of APFIC (held in Hyderabad, India from 19 to 21 June 2014) included an individualaquaculture session on “Promoting sustainable intensification of aquaculture for food and nutritionalsecurity in the Asia-Pacific region.” The RCFM acknowledged that a transition to sustainableproduction intensification in aquaculture should focus on supporting the prosperity of farming andrural communities and address key sustainability issues related to the management of land andwater resources. The RCFM put forward a complete set of recommendations on priority actions infive major areas related to sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the region, which waspresented to and endorsed by the Thirty-third Session of APFIC.

In order to provide more substantial support to member countries in promoting sustainableintensification of aquaculture, the SIA has now been included as the Asia regional initiative of FAO’sglobal blue growth initiative (BGI).

Although FAO and other regional and international organizations have launched various initiativesto raise awareness and identify priority actions related to SIA and efforts have been made byinternational/regional organizations, country governments, civil society organizations and the privatesector to achieve sustainable intensification of aquaculture on the ground, there is a lack of a wellarticulated regional strategy and a comprehensive action plan to guide and support theconcerted efforts of different stakeholders. Therefore, the Thirty-third Session of the Asia-PacificFishery Commission recommended further regional consultation to prioritize necessary actionsat regional and national levels and to develop a strategic action plan for supportingsustainable intensification of aquaculture in the region.

Purpose

The purpose of the regional consultation is to finalize the regional strategy for the sustainableintensification of aquaculture and develop a practical and implementable regional action plan. Thisregional strategy and the action plan should set a clear vision, goals and strategies towards 2030,as well as a detailed action plan, including short-term (1 to 2 years) and medium-term (towards 2030)action, for sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region. It is expected that theimplementation of this strategy and action plan will be financed, at least partially, by donors andinternational organizations. The consultation will also assist in promoting coordinated and concertedefforts of member governments, regional and international organizations, donor and developmentagencies and the industrial sector in support of the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in theregion.

Organizers

This regional multi-stakeholder consultation is funded and organized by FAO in collaboration withthe Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission and theDepartment of Fisheries (DoF) of the Royal Thai Government. The participants compriserepresentatives from member countries, major regional and international organizations, civil society

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organizations and the private sector, as well as representatives from the industrial sectors andsome donor and development agencies. This two-day consultation is held in Bangkok from 27 to28 November 2014.

Preparatory activities

A regional Technical Cooperation Programme Facility (TCPF) project has been initiated to reviewrecent regional and international policy and strategy related to sustainable development andintensification of aquaculture as well numerous documents prioritizing the sustainable intensificationof aquaculture. This review will lead to the preparation of a draft document entitled RegionalStrategy for Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific, which will be presentedto the regional multi-stakeholder consultation planned for 27 and 28 November 2014. This strategydocument is expected to enhance the awareness of country governments, regional and internationalorganizations, industrial sectors and donor and development agencies with respect to thesustainable intensification of aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific and their commitment to it.

Expected outputs

The consultation is expected to produce the following outputs:

1. A Regional Strategy for Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture discussed, elaborated andfinalized on the basis of comments and inputs provided by the participants.

2. An Action Plan for the Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture including short-term(initial 1 to 2 years) and medium-term (2015–2030) actions discussed and agreed on (withresponsible institutions and initial estimates of resource requirements indicated).

3. A regional level coordination mechanism discussed and agreed on.4. A meeting report produced containing conclusions, recommendations and outputs 1

and 2 (above) in annexes.

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Programme of Regional Consultation on Strategy and Action Plan forSustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

27-28 November 2014

26 November 2014

Arrival of participants

27 November 2014

08.00–09.00 Registration and assembly

09.00–09.30 Opening Session: Welcome/opening remarks by:

● Director General, NACA

● Representative of Director General, Department of Fisheries, Thailand

● Deputy Regional Representative on behalf of Assistant Director General,FAO-RAP

09.30–09.45 Introduction to the consultation (FAO)

09.45–10.15 Group photo and coffee break

10.15–10.45 Presentation of Review of policy and strategy recommendations related tosustainable development and intensification of aquaculture from recentregional and global events (Consultant)

10.45–11.15 Plenary discussion on the review

11.15–11.30 Presentation by WorldFish on its ongoing work supporting sustainable growthof aquaculture

11.30–12.00 Draft regional strategy for sustainable intensification of aquaculture inAsia-Pacific (presented by consultant)

12.00-12.30 Plenary discussion on the draft regional strategy (focus on framework and keyelements)

12.30–13.30 Lunch break

13.30–13.45 Introduction to working group session on the regional strategy

13.45–15.45 Working group session on the draft regional strategy (suggested revisionsdirectly on the document)

(3 groups and each to cover two strategic objectives)

15.45–16.00 Coffee break

16.00–17.30 Presentation of working group discussion outputs (only the suggested revisions)

Plenary discussion (follow each presentation)

18.00 Reception dinner

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28 November 2014

08.30–09.30 Presentation on draft regional action plan supporting sustainable intensificationof aquaculture in Asia-Pacific

Plenary discussion on the draft regional action plan (general comments)

09.30-09.40 Introduction to working group session on the regional action plan

09.40–10.00 Coffee break

10.00–11.45 Working group session I on the regional action plan

(3 or 4 groups based on the structure of the action plan)

11.45–12.30 Presentation of working group discussion outputs

Plenary discussion (follow each presentation)

12.30–13.30 Lunch break

13.30–15.30 Working group session II on the regional action plan

(3 or 4 groups based on the structure of the document)

15.30 –16.00 Coffee break

16.00-17.00 Presentation of working group session II outputs

Plenary discussion (follow each presentation)

17.00–17.30 Discussion on how to promote concerted efforts and coordination

Closing session

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Annex 2. Participants list: Regional Consultation on Strategy and Action Planfor the Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

27-28 November 2014

Bangladesh

M I Golder Tel: +880 2 957 1812Director Fax: + 880 2 956 8393Department of Fisheries E-mail: [email protected], Ramna, DhakaBangladesh

Bhutan

Namgay Dorji Tel: +975 6 251 190Program Director Mobile: +975 171 503 64National Centre for Aquaculture Fax: +975-6-251 201Department of Livestock E-mail: [email protected] of Agriculture and ForestsBhutan

Brunei Darussalam

Hajah Rosinah Haji Mohd Yusof (Mrs) Tel: +673 277 0700Senior Fishery Officer E-mail: [email protected] of Fisheries, Ministry of Industry andPrimary ResourcesMuara Fisheries Complex, Simpang 287-53Jalan Peranginan Pantai Serasa Muara, BTI 728Brunei Darussalam

Noraini Haji Anggas (Mrs) Tel: +673 277 0066Acting Senior Fisheries Officer E-mail: [email protected] of Fisheries, Ministry of Industry andPrimary ResourcesMuara Fisheries Complex, Simpang 287-53Jalan Peranginan Pantai Serasa Muara, BTI 728Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Hav Viseth Tel: +855 12 977 567Director of Department of Aquaculture E-mail: [email protected] of the Fisheries AdministrationMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesPhnom PenhCambodia

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India

P. Jayasankar Tel: +91 674 246 5421/246 5430Director Fax: +91 674 246 5407ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture Mobile: +91 094 384 70856(CIFA), Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar - 751 002 E-mail: [email protected]

Indonesia

Coco Kokarkin Soetrisno Tel/Fax: +62 (021) 788 31914Director for Fish Production Mobile: +62813 9953 6677DG of Aquaculture E-mail: [email protected] of Marine Affairs and FisheriesJalan Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16Jakarta 10110, Indonesia

Shahandra Hanitiyo Tel: +62 (021) 351 9070 Ext. 7155Assistant Deputy Director for United Nations Mobile: +628 13 8720 1772Cooperation, Secretariat General Fax: +62 (021) 386 4293Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16Jakarta 10110, Indonesia

Sri Pudji Sinarnl Dewi (Ms) Tel: +6221 7805052Assistant Deputy Director for Technical Services Mobile: +62813 1484 6843and Cooperation Fax: +6221 7815101Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] Medan Merdeka Timur No. 16Jakarta 10110, Indonesia

Lao PDR

Thongkhoun Khonglaliane Tel: +856 21 215242, 856 20 22465634Director of Namxouang Aquaculture Development Fax: +856 21 215141Center, Department of Livestock and Fisheries E-mail: [email protected]. Box 6644 VientianeLao PDR

Malaysia

Ahmad Faizal bin Mohamed Omar Tel: +603 8870 4762Senior Fisheries Officer Mobile: +6019 381 7402Department of Fisheries Malaysia Fax: +603 8889 1794Aquaculture Development Division E-mail: [email protected] Floor, Podium 2, Block 4G2Wisma Tani, Precinct 4Federal Government Administrative Centre62628 Putrajaya, Malaysia

Maldives

Hassan Shakeel Tel: +960 332 2242Senior Biologist Fax: +960 332 2509Marine Research Center, H. White Waves E-mail: [email protected] Hingun, Male 2002Republic of Maldives

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Myanmar

Sone Mine Tel: +95 9 402 506 342Assistant Director E-mail: [email protected] of FisheriesMinistry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural DevelopmentHlaw-gar Fishery StationYangon, Myanmar

Nepal

Rama Nanda Mishra Tel: +977 985 113 2662Program Director Fax: +977 143 508 33Directorate of Fisheries Development E-mail: [email protected] Fisheries Building, Machha Pokhari, Balaju,KathmanduNepal

Pakistan

Shoukat Hussain Tel: 021 992 14890Director General E-mail: [email protected] Fisheries Department, KarachiMinistry of Ports & Shipping (Fisheries Wing)Fish Harbour, West Wharf, Karachi 74000Pakistan

Philippines

Nelson A Lopez Tel/Fax: +63 2 929 3439Chief E-mail: [email protected] Fisheries and Aquaculture DivisionBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources2/F PHILCOA Building, Elliptical RoadDiliman, Quezon City 1106Philippines

Thailand

Varin Tanasomwang (Ms) Tel: +66 2 940 6211Senior Expert on Fisheries Management Mobile: +66 8 1208 3311Floor 6 Chulaporn Building Fax: +66 2 562 0571Department of Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] Klang, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Jintana Nugranad (Ms) Tel: +66 2 579 8078Senior Expert on Coastal Aquaculture Fax: +66 2 562 0571Department of Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] Klang, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Waraporn Prompoj (Ms) Tel: +66 2 562 0540Senior Expert on International Fisheries Affairs Fax: +66 2 562 0571Department of Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] Klang, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

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Timor-Leste

Augusto Fernandes Tel: +670 773 1822National Director for Fisheries & Aquaculture E-mail: [email protected] Nicolau, Lobato, ComoroDili, Timor-Leste

Viet Nam

Nguyen Huy Dien Tel: +84 904 592 266Deputy Director General of Fisheries Administration E-mail: [email protected] of Agricultural Rural Development10 Nguyen Cong HoanHanoi, Viet Nam

Chau Thi Tuyet Hanh (Ms) Tel: +84 4 3724 5389Senior officer Fax: +84 4 3724 5120Ministry of Agricultural Rural Development E-mail: [email protected] Nguyen Cong HoanHanoi, Viet Nam

Regional Organizations

Cherdsak Virapat Tel: +66 2 561 1728Director General Mobile: +66 83 198 2201Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific Fax: +66 2 561 1727Suraswadi Building, Department of Fisheries E-mail: [email protected] UniversityLadyao, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Simon Wilkinson Tel: +66 2 561 1728Communication Coordinator Fax: +66 2 561 1727Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Building, Department of FisheriesKasetsart UniversityLadyao, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Yuan Derun Tel: +66 2 561 1728Education & Training Program Coordinator Fax: +66 2 561 1727Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Building, Department of FisheriesKasetsart UniversityLadyao, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Kuldeep K Lal Tel: +66 2 561 1728Genetics and Biodiversity Program Coordinator Fax: +66 2 561 1727Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Building, Department of FisheriesKasetsart UniversityLadyao, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

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Arlene Nietes-Satapornvanit Tel: +66 2 561 1728Gender Programe Coordinator Fax: +66 2 561 1727Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Building, Department of FisheriesKasetsart UniversityLadyao, ChatuchakBangkok 10900, Thailand

Anton Immink Tel: +44 7964 888 628Global Aquaculture Director E-mail:Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) [email protected] Corn Mill, Stirling FK7 8EWScotland, UK

Michael Phillips Tel: +604 626 1606Discipline Director (Aquaculture and Genetics) Fax: +604 626 5530WorldFish E-mail: [email protected] Batu Maung, Batu MaungBayan LepasMalaysia

John Benzie Tel: +604 626 1606Principal Scientist (Aquaculture and Genetics) Fax: +604 626 5530WorldFish E-mail: [email protected] Batu Maung, Batu MaungBayan LepasMalaysia

Chumnarn Pongsri Tel: +66 2 940 6326Secretary-General Fax: +66 2 940 6336SEAFDEC E-mail: [email protected] Building, Department of FisheriesKasetsart University CampusBangkok 10900, Thailand

Felix Ayson Tel: +63 33 330 7000Chief Fax: +63 33 330 7002SEAFDEC-AQD E-mail: [email protected], IliloPhilippines

Donor Agencies

Timothy Moore Tel: +66 2 229 3131Chief of Party, USAID Maximizing Agricultural Revenue Mobile: +66 92 729 6542through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, E-mail: [email protected] Trade ProjectManaged by Nathan Associates Inc.Kenan Institute Asia Office, Bangkok, Thailand

Chatri Moonstan Tel: +66 2 204 6500Senior Program Officer Mobile: +66 89 670 5528The Royal Norwegian Embassy, Bangkok Fax: +66 2 262 0218UBC II Bldg, 18th Floor 591 E-mail: [email protected] Soi 33 Bangkok 10110, Thailand

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Yngve Torgersen Tel: +47 22 24 65 15Director Mobile: +47 901 43 951Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture E-mail: [email protected] of Industry, Trade and FisheriesP.O. Box 8090 Dep0032 Oslo Norway

Chanyapach Unhajata (Ms) Tel: +66 2 696 3000 Ext. 581Political Assistant E-mail: [email protected] of Japan177 Wittayu Road, Lumpini, PathumwanBangkok 10330, Thailand

Mark Prein Tel: +49 6196 79-1471Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Mobile: +49 151 46147153Agriculture and Rural Development Division Fax: +49 6196 79-801471Deutsche Gesellschaft für E-mail: [email protected] Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHP.O. Box 518065726 EschbornGermany

Consultants

Patrick White Tel: +33 678 619 186Senior Aquaculture Consultant E-mail: [email protected] – NIVA, BP 411Cedex 26402, DromeFrance

Pedro B Bueno Tel: +66 81 7316 594,Consultant Tel: +66 02 158 65192/387 Prasert Manukitch Road, Senanikom E-mail: [email protected], Bangkok 10900, Thailand

FAO

Rohana Subasinghe Tel: +39 06 5705 6473Chief Fax: +39 06 5705 3020Aquaculture Branch E-mail: [email protected] and Aquaculture Management DivisionFisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentFood and Agriculture Organization of the UNViale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 RomeItaly

Matthias Halwart Tel: +39 06 5705 5080Senior Aquaculture Officer Fax: + 39 06 5705 3020Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division E-mail: [email protected] and Aquaculture DepartmentFood and Agriculture Organization of the UNViale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 RomeItaly

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Simon Funge-Smith Tel: +66 2 697 4149Senior Fishery Officer Fax: +66 2 697 4445FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Phra Athit RoadBangkok 10200, Thailand

Miao Weimin Tel: +66 2 697 4119Aquaculture Officer Fax: +66 2 697 4445FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific E-mail: [email protected] Phra Athit RoadBangkok 10200, Thailand

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For further information please contact:

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

39 Phra Athit Road

Bangkok 10200

Thailand

Tel: (+66) 2 697 4000

Fax: (+66) 2 697 4445

E-mail: [email protected]


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