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General information
| Innovation ID | 425 |
| Version ID | 108 |
| Innovation Title | Low-cost feed formulation with local ingredients for tilapia farming in Democratic Republic of Congo (Bukavu and Kinshasa) |
| Innovation description | Following a feed ingredient scoping in Bukavu and Kinshasa, cost-effective tiapia feed was formulated using locally available ingredients. Locally produced fish feed has the potential to reduce fish feed imports and add value to highly available local ingredients with important value for tilapia farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Reporting Staff | Rodrigue Yossa (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 2: successful piloting |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | The ingredient scoping has been completed and two feed formulations provided to partners (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Youth Agripreneurs of Bukavu) in 2018. In 2019-2020, the feed formulations were tested and the fishmeal-free diet has been proved to be as good as the commercial diet. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; IITA-Kalambo Youth Agripreneurs |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP1-Sustainable aquaculture |
| Cluster | FP1-2-Fish health, nutrition and feeds |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | More efficient use of inputs |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased access to productive assets, including natural resources |
| Other Sub-IDO | Reduce Market Barriers |
Evidences
| Evidences | IITA Communicatons. Aquaculture assessment and value chain pilots for improving fish supply, employment, and nutrition in DR Congo and Angola project come of age. July 2019 [http://bulletin.iita.org/index.php/2019/07/13/aquaculture-assessment-and-value-chain-pilots-for-improving-fish-supply-employment-and-nutrition-in-dr-congo-and-angola-project-come-of-age/] Kande M. and Matungulu P. IITA Worldfish IFAD Project en RDC D. R. Congo Initiation des Jeunes a la pisciculture eu eau douce. Dec 2018 [https://youtu.be/wC3ubn1q5c8] Yossa, R. (2020). Formulation des aliments complets pour l’aquaculture. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Training material. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4441] Mushagalusa J, Yossa R et Matungulu P. 2020. Bonnes pratiques en matière de nutrition et d’alimentation des poissons. Penang, Malaisie: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems. Program Brief: FISH-2020-12. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4373] IMPROVING LIVELIHOODS - Reviving the aquaculture value chain in Democratic Republic of Congo. IITA 2020 [http://annualreport19.iita.org/index.php/2020/10/16/reviving-the-aquaculture-value-chain-in-democratic-republic-of-congo/] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | Establishment of hatcheries and feed mills locally produced are creating employment opportunities for more than 600 youths in the Democratic Republic of Congo https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/070cb5 |
| Policy |