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General information
| Innovation ID | 360 |
| Version ID | 275 |
| Innovation Title | Contextualized better management practices (BMPs) for smallholders farming tilapia (GIFT) in pond-based systems in Zambia |
| Innovation description | Better Management Practices (BMPs) for small-holder farming tilapia (GIFT) in pond-based systems in Zambia were developed based on learning from farmers’ field schools (FFSs) and demonstration ponds, including empirical evidences from elsewhere. A BMPs manual was published to provide guidelines for sustainable intensification of tilapia production systems in Zambia and to serve as a handbook for aquaculture technicians/practitioners from different stakeholders such as I/NGOs and private sectors. |
| Reporting Staff | Keagan Kakwasha (WF), Victor Siamudaala (WF), Lizzy Muzungaire (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | BMPs were developed jointly with the private sector and have been distributed to others from the private sector actors and service providers collaborating with WorldFish so that they can use this BMPs guideline for training when providing various extension services to smallholder fish farmers in Zambia. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; International Food Policy Research Institute; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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 | Zambia |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More efficient use of inputs |
| Other Sub-IDO | Closed yield gaps through improved agronomic and animal husbandry practices |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduced production risk |
Evidences
| Evidences | Hoevenaars, K. Wiza Ng'ambi, W. (2019). Better management practices manual for smallholders farming tilapia in pond-based systems in Zambia Authors. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems. Manual: FISH-2019-07. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3903] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones | 6916-167-41061 - Public and private sectors in four focal countries are using improved health, feed and management practices through countrywide programs |
| Outcome Impact Case | FISH research and capacity building translates into inclusive business models for over 800 smallholder aquaculture farmers in Zambia https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/53bedf |
| Policy |