Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands

ACIAR FIS/2010/057

Context and introduction to project

Background

• Future fish shortfall

• Urban populations

• Role of aquaculture

• ACIAR small research project

Market/household demand

Year Baseline Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 32010 1,113 366 1,870 9,112 2015 2,159 1,315 3,010 11,089 2020 3,515 2,567 4,470 13,461 2025 5,293 4,234 6,358 16,322 2030 7,636 6,463 8,816 19,788

CTI report WFC WWF 2010: Figure 9: Aggregate consumption of fish, 2010 to 2030, 000 tonsTable 14: Target outputs for aquaculture under different scenarios, 2010 to 2030, tons

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Aggregate consumption in 000 tons

Requirement (low)

Requirement (high)

Baseline

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Scenario 3

Domestic fish gap to be filled in next yearsMinimum of 1,300t aquaculture production by 2015!

Baseline: no changeScenario 1 increase of productivity 5%Scenario 2 decrease of productivity 5%Scenario 3 increase export price 8.9%

Pickering 2009

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suitable

Suitable sites are available

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Biophysical

Market

Overall

Village production

Acceptance. Innovations. Interest.

Policy support

Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands (FIS/2010/057)

.. to identify the best mechanisms for Solomon Islands to implement an inland aquaculture program which will contribute significantly to food and nutritional security.

Least

Most suitable

ACIAR Project - key points• 4 years – 2011-2015

• Partners are WorldFish, MFMR, SPC

• Farmers, households, schools, NGOs, business

• Research for development impact

Farm households,

school ponds, small

enterprises

Infrastructure investment in

ponds, hatchery and feeds

Financial and technical services

Links to markets and consumers

Improved productivity of ponds through better strains,

species and better

management

Public policy and institutions supportive of sustainable aquaculture

(1) Species and farming systems

(2) Inputs and services

(3) Household food and nutrition

(4) Ecological risk management

(5) Help scaling out

• How to supply sufficient fish to urban centers in Honiara and Malaita by 2015?

• Enterprise and business

• …roles of researchers and partners…

Thankyou