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General information
| Innovation ID | 139 |
| Version ID | 88 |
| Innovation Title | Co-management of community fish refuges (CFRs) to enhance fish production, water security and adaptive capacity to climate change |
| Innovation description | A CFR is a form of stock enhancement or a fish conservation measure to improve the productivity of rice-field fisheries. The CFR is a refuge, or sanctuary, for brood fish that is protected from fishing year-round and is especially important as fish habitat during the dry season in seasonally inundated rice fields. During the dry season fish seek deeper pools that become disconnected, during the flood season the fish emerge from the refuge ponds to spawn and feed throughout the rice field. |
| Reporting Staff | Yumiko Kura (WF), Peter Jackson (WF), Matthew Roscher (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2018 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2018 |
| Stage Description | 134 CFRs established in Cambodia - each is managed by a trained committee who improve, protect and manage the CFR. Proof of concept (2015) showed annual average fish catch by the poorest 20% of households increased by 71%. The Government officially recognizes and supports widespread uptake of CFRs for food and water security goals. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, General Directorate of Agriculture; United States Agency for International Development |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-2-Fish in multifunctional landscapes |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Cambodia |
Targeted outcomes
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Evidences
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy | Inclusion of co-management of community fish refuges (CFRs) into Cambodia’s 10-year Strategic Plan for Fisheries Conservation and Management https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/960ef5 Community Fish Refuge best practice taken up into Cambodia's 10 year Strategic Plan; scaling up of increased fish production and improved food security https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/9b6cc8 |