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Freshwater Aquaculture: Future outlook for the sector in Namibia

Freshwater Aquaculture: Future outlook for the sector in Namibia. MINISTRY OF FISHERIES & MARINE RESOURCES Directorate of Aquaculture Alushe Hitula. Government developed freshwater aquaculture with a pro-poor focus Community based Employment creation Food security – fish as protein source

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Freshwater Aquaculture: Future outlook for the sector in Namibia

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  1. Freshwater Aquaculture: Future outlook for the sector in Namibia MINISTRY OF FISHERIES & MARINE RESOURCES Directorate of Aquaculture Alushe Hitula

  2. Government developed freshwater aquaculture with a pro-poor focus • Community based • Employment creation • Food security – fish as protein source • Income generation – for communities • Improve rural livelihoods BACKGROUND

  3. Initiatives taken by the Ministry over past 4 years indicate FW aquaculture has a place in the economy • Aquaculture Policy and legal framework in place • Stable political climate • Stable business climate • Government support • Research institute established at Kavango River • Species, feed, training, capacity building INVESTMENT CLIMATE

  4. Existing • One stop shop for license applications • No fees payable for license applications • Aquaculture license issued minimum 15 years (extendable) GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

  5. Underway • Establish fish feed plant • At Onavivi Inland Aquaculture Center • Local ingredients – fish meal, sorghum etc • Production capacity 1200 metric tonnes per annum • Tilapia and Catfish feeds GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Fish Feed Costs constitutes approximately 70% of a fish farm’s running costs

  6. Commissioned studies • Feasibility studies • Marketing studies • Value addition GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

  7. Commissioned study • Commences 2008

  8. OUTCOMES • “Prime” aquaculture areas with high groundwater potential are: • Aminuis Constituency • Naosanabis Commercial farm • Farm Kranz No.169, (Gobabis) • Eiseb Pos 10 , Otjombinde Con. • “Secondary” areas with moderate groundwater potential: • 10 Epukiro RC water fountain • Natural waterhole sites close to Aminuis • Drimiopsis Settlement Area in Kalahari Constituency Large aquaculture operations would exclusively farm tilapia, within a managed system specifically suited to the fish species.

  9. OUTCOME • Need to establish a cold chain in Northern Namibia • Establish a Fisheries & Aquaculture product’s export council • Provide Investment Incentives • Establish hatcheries • Training • Research

  10. OUTCOME Demand for value added products is increasing worldwide Demand for value added products in developing markets set to increase Exporting fish as a commodity or raw material does not encourage intra-African and South-South trade Elimination of tariffs within SACU integrates SADC country economies etc.

  11. OUTPUTS • Monthly publications which detail • Prices • Frozen products • Frozen whole products • Fresh Fillets • Chinese market • US market • Thailand • Vietnam

  12. FOCUS Breeding Production Training INLAND AQUACULTURE CENTER (IAC) – omusati region

  13. Eco fish farm hardap damhardap region • FOCUS • Commercial production (360 tonnes/yr) • Breeding • Fingerling Distribution

  14. Kamutjonga inland fisheries institutekavango region • FOCUS • Research • Breeding • Production • Training

  15. ADVANTAGES FOR FRESH WATER AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT • Excellent road network • Telecommunications and transport infrastructure • Numerous pristine perennial rivers, lakes and dams • Existing fish processing facilities

  16. We must Unbundle it Unpack it Understand the components Understand the sector Utilize natural resources AQUACULTURE IS THE EQUIVALENT OF AGRICULTURE

  17. OR IS IT? 1 HA (AGRICULTURAL FARM) OUTPUT: 1 ha cannot sustain 1 large stock. 12 ha sustain 1 large stock for one grazing season Source: Expert, MAWF

  18. OR IS IT? 2000 m2 (Fish pond) 2000 m2 1000m2 CROPS 1 HA INTEGRATED FISH FARM 2000 m2 2000 m2 OUTPUT: With a SD of 12 fish per m2, aeration, 43 tons per cycle, N$20/kg = N$460 000 per production cycle gross, slash 55% running costs = N$207 000 per production cycle (net)

  19. AFFORDABILITY: THE CASE OF CANNED FISH KEY ISSUES: Presentation Shelf life Quality Safety Traceability Research & Development Purchase Decision N$12 for a 425g can which amounts to about N$30/kg. Do consumers realise this is what they pay for canned fish?

  20. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION EVERY GREAT ACHIEVEMENT STARTS WITH A DREAM, TURNS INTO AN IDEA AND THEN BECOMES A REALITY FIRST PM, SINGAPORE, LEE KUAN YEW, 1965

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