Phase II & Focus Areas for Africa [General Background, Global Experiment, EPUA, VCA]

1. Innovation Lab Phase II & Focus Areas for Africa [General Background, Global Experiment, EPUA, VCA]

2. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Aquaculture & Fisheries • Hillary Egna was invited to apply to extend AquaFish on 21 December 2012 and submitted a proposal on 3 February 2013. On 27 March the extension was granted with many significant changes, including the name. • As of 1 April 2013 the AquaFish CRSP has been operating under a new name and began Phase II which will span the time period of 1 April 2013-29 March 2013. Phase I ran from program inception in 2006 to 31 March 2013 • AquaFish Innovation Lab or AquaFish- abbreviated name (no longer CRSP) • The Feed the Future Food Security Innovation Center (FSIC) • Program for Research on Nutritious and Safe Foods: “addresses undernutrition, especially in women and children, by increasing the availability and access to nutrient dense foods through research on horticulture crops, livestock, fish and dairy, food safety threats such as mycotoxins and other contaminants and on household nutrition and food utilization”

3. Other Changes • No LAC to start/phase in later • Burma • Focus on FTF countries • Merged Projects • Focus more on research • Focus on transferrable technologies • USAID administrative changes • New regulations (FTFMS, etc.) • Compliance

4. Focus Area for Africa Theme A- Improved Health and Nutrition, Food Quality, and Food Safety • Title: Aquaculture Production and Human Health, Nutrition, and Food Supply in Ghana and Tanzania • Countries: Ghana and Tanzania • US Institutions: Purdue University (Lead); Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; University of Hawaii at Hilo. • Host Country Institutions: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (Ghana); Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania); University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania); Western Indian Ocean Marine Sciences Association (Tanzania). Theme B- Income Generation for Small-Scale Fish Farmers • Title: Aquaculture Development in Kenya and Uganda: Indigenous Species, Training, and Water Science • Countries: Kenya and Uganda • US Institutions: Auburn University (Lead); Alabama A&M; University of Arizona. • Host Country Institutions: Makerere University (Uganda); NaFiRRI (Uganda); University of Eldoret (Kenya); Ministry of Fisheries Development (Kenya).

5. Global Experiment • Each project is required to engage in one investigation called the Global Experiment (GE). • The envisioned GE will focus on fed, non-fed, and alternate feeding systems, and build on the GE (EPUA) from 2012. • This will be performed across all projects, and possibly all main countries of operation. • After award notification, a standardized protocol will be developed by the project PIs and Director, and separate funds will be made available. • This will build on the Global database and previous global experiments.

6. Experimental Pond Unit Assessment(EPUA) • The 2012 iteration of the Global Experiment • Conducted in Ghana, Nepal, Kenya, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Cambodia • This pond characterization experiment had two goals • first was to evaluate ponds at each research site for their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics during a grow out, and • Second, to determine the ability of each research site to complete all of these measures.). • The methods for pond characterization are well described in a number of publications, including Egna et al. (1987) and the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater(multiple versions of this are available, the most recent is APHA et al. 2012 • 4 of 6 investigations complete (final investigation reports submitted): Ghana and Kenya complete

7. EPUA results: GhanaExcerpted results from one of the pond treatments: Fresh pond water (NW) & locally manufactured sinking feeds (L)

8. EPUA Results: Kenya

9. EPUA Data: Cambodia

10. Value Chain Assessment(VCA) • Conducted in Ghana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nepal, Indonesia, and Cambodia • To train AquaFish researchers to perform a value chain assessment • To identify the key players in local aquaculture value chains and • 5 of 6 investigations complete (final investigation reports submitted): Ghana complete

11. Major routes of the tilapia value chain in Ghana KwamenaQuagrainie, Jennifer Dennis, Steve Amisah, Gifty Anane-Taabeah. (2013) Assessment of Tilapia Value Chain in Ghana. 09MER07PU Final Report.

12. Funding for this research was provided by theInnovationLab The AquaFish Innovation Lab is funded in part by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. EPP-A-00-06-00012-00and by US and Host Country partners. The contents of this presentation do not necessarily represent an official position or policy of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Mention of trade names or commercial products in this presentation does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use on the part of USAID or the AquaFish Collaborative Research Support Program. The accuracy, reliability, and originality of the work presented are the responsibility of the individual authors.