Targets and needs Priority Target groups Outline Strategies Time scale Potential Indicators and sources and Beneficiaries Costs/funding of verification Fish farmers and Development of the 8 years to raise Improve four Fish production To increase the their dependants four working hatcheries production to hatcheries could figures production of fish in Balochistan into 12,000 tonnes cost up to Consumers of Fish hatchery figures Medium from inland fisheries Fish US$480,000 farmed fish in “Model Farms”. Fisheries Department These to become both Balochistan FDB will be able to Reports model farms for Currently 4,000 tonnes: assist Fish farmers and Fish production demonstration and their dependants Training programs figures 12,000 tonnes by training, as well as for fish farmers Consumers of 2020 Fish hatchery figures retaining primary could be ongoing farmed fish in 20,000 tonnes by Fisheries Department function of seed and will need donor Balochistan 2025 Reports hatcheries. support; may At least a doubling of Training of fish farmers require external annual output per at the Model Fish trainers, study hectare of open and Farms tours, etc. closed water fishing Introduction of GIFT Predominantly a through better Tilapia to fish farmers private commercial husbandry practices through the hatcheries activity Tilapia to be half of and model fish farms production by 2020 Probably wait and see how Tilapia progresses in Punjab and Sindh, the apply technologies. Fish farmers and Farmers encouraged, 8 years Should be a natural Fish production Area of managed fish their dependants though the model farms process by the fish figures Medium ponds to be increased (and example of farmers themselves Consumers of Fish hatchery figures to 8,000 ha by 2020 successful farmers) to as they begin to see farmed fish in Fisheries Department convert waterlogged or the opportunities. Balochistan Reports salt intruded land to fish farming
Targets and needs Priority Target groups and Beneficiaries Outline Strategies Time scale Potential Costs/funding Indicators and sources of verification To increase the production of fish from inland fisheries Currently 4,000 tonnes: 12,000 tonnes by 2020 20,000 tonnes by 2025 At least a doubling of annual output per hectare of open and closed water fishing through better husbandry practices Tilapia to be half of production by 2020 Medium Fish farmers and their dependants Consumers of farmed fish in Balochistan Fish farmers and their dependants Consumers of farmed fish in Balochistan Development of the four working hatcheries in Balochistan into “Model Fish Farms”. These to become both model farms for demonstration and training, as well as retaining primary function of seed hatcheries. Training of fish farmers at the Model Fish Farms Introduction of GIFT Tilapia to fish farmers through the hatcheries and model fish farms Probably wait and see how Tilapia progresses in Punjab and Sindh, the apply technologies. 8 years to raise production to 12,000 tonnes Improve four hatcheries could cost up to US$480,000 FDB will be able to assist Training programs for fish farmers could be ongoing and will need donor support; may require external trainers, study tours, etc. Predominantly a private commercial activity Fish production figures Fish hatchery figures Fisheries Department Reports Fish production figures Fish hatchery figures Fisheries Department Reports Area of managed fish ponds to be increased to 8,000 ha by 2020 Medium Fish farmers and their dependants Consumers of farmed fish in Balochistan Farmers encouraged, though the model farms (and example of successful farmers) to convert waterlogged or salt intruded land to fish farming 8 years Should be a natural process by the fish farmers themselves as they begin to see the opportunities. Fish production figures Fish hatchery figures Fisheries Department Reports
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