Sustainable Aquaculture Development for Food Security and Poverty Reduction Project

Funding Agency : Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Implementing Agency : Directorate General of Aquaculture - Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia

Location of Project : Southeast Sulawesi

Description :

The Project will support the Government's program to promote the sustainable and community-managed freshwater, brackish-water and marine aquaculture development to reduce poverty and increase food supply among poor fish farming communities. It will focus on the development and demonstration of small-scale, and low-cost aquaculture production systems that are economically sound and environment-friendly and can be easily replicated by community-based organizations (CBOs) and small- to medium-scale private entrepreneurs. The Project will provide extensive technical and extension support for fish farmers to ensure successful project implementation, and include innovative mechanism to assist organized fish farmer groups with their production inputs and marketing of products. The Project will assist the Directorate General of Aquaculture (DGA) and the participating district governments in building their capacity to develop policies and regulations for sustainable aquaculture development and environmental management and to support the needs of the beneficiaries and their communities as well as the country's aquaculture industry as a whole.