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General information
| Innovation ID | 686 |
| Version ID | 535 |
| Innovation Title | Contextualized better management practices (BMPs) for small-scale tilapia pond farming in Ghana |
| Innovation description | A comprehensive step-by-step guide to pond aquaculture in Ghana. It includes tips on site selection, site preparation, pond design and construction, farming practices (pond preparation, stocking, and feeding), biosecurity and fish health management, harvesting and marketing and recordkeeping - all of which are critical elements of a successful tilapia pond aqua-farming business operation. |
| Reporting Staff | Nhuong Tran (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | BMPs have been published and are available to support small-scale fish farmers and to catalyze sustainable growth of aquaculture in Ghana. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Top 5 contributors | Royal Tropical Institute; WorldFish; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, WOTRO Science for Global Development |
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 | CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Ghana |
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 | Increased value capture by producers |
Evidences
| Evidences | Agyakwah, Seth K.; Asmah, Ruby; Mensah, Emmanuel T. D.; Ragasa, Catherine; Amewu, Sena; Tran, Nhuong; Oyih, Mathew; and Ziddah, Peter. 2020. Farmers' manual on small-scale tilapia pond farming in Ghana. [https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7164] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |