Innovation – Open view page
General information
| Innovation ID | 155 |
| Version ID | 104 |
| Innovation Title | The use of water storage ponds and homestead irrigation channels for fish production in Myanmar |
| Innovation description | Irrigation canals are a relatively under-used water body for the culture of fish in Myanmar compared to other countries in the region. The homestead irrigation channels, called ‘chan myaung’ in Myanmar, have been successfully explored as a viable option for fish culture in specific district in Myanmar. This has demonstrated that those water bodies can be used as productive systems for the culture of finfish. Potentially, this has important effect of poverty reduction and food and nutrition security. |
| Reporting Staff | Michael Akester (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2018 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2018 |
| Stage Description | The small plastic lined wish ponds have been tried and tested over the last three years in both the Ayeyarwady and Central Dry Zone in Myanmar. The WISH pond is of particular value in the drought prone sandy soil areas of the Central Dry Zone. The technology is ready to be used in the Ayeyarwady Delta. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | Group For Research and Technology Exchanges; Livelihoods and Food Security Fund; Network Activities Group; PACT |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP1-Sustainable aquaculture |
| Cluster | FP1-3-Aquaculture systems |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Myanmar |
Targeted outcomes
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Evidences
| Evidences | WorldFish 2018. LIFT Promoting sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar to improve food security and income for communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone (MYFish-Culture-MYFC) Annual report 2018. Yangon, Myanmar: 2018. [https://digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org/handle/20.500.12348/3331] WorldFish 2019. Nga Bei Phyu for Consumption and Savings (Brief Report) Yangoon, Myanmar: WorldFish Myanmar Office. [ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3338] Manjurul, K. and Leemans K. (2018) ‘Adoption of small-scale aquaculture technologies by smallholder farmers in Myanmar: challenges and opportunities’ [PowerPoint presentation]. [https://digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org/handle/20.500.12348/3336] |
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