Report of the FAO-WARDA workshop on integrated irrigation aquaculture, Bamako, Mali 4-7 November 2003 [elektronische middelen] = Rapport de l'Atelier de la FAO-ADRAO sur l'intégration de l'irrigation et l'aquaculture

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by  Halwart, Matthias

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FAO-WARDAWorkshoponIntegratedIrrigationAquaculture
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ReportoftheFAO-WARDA
WorkshoponIntegratedIrrigationAquaculture
Bamako,Mali,4-7November2003
Rapportdel'AtelierdelaFAO-ADRAOsurl'intégration
del'irrigationetl'aquaculture
Bamako,Mali,4-7novembre2003
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PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT/PRÉPARATIONDECEDOCUMENT
This document has been prepared by the Technical Secretariat coordinated by
MrM.Halwart(FisheryResourcesOfficer.InlandWaterResourcesandAquacultureService,
FMaAnOagReommeen)t,SMesrviIc.e,BeeFrAnOaerRtosme()T,echMniscalC.OfBfriucegre.reWa(tFeirsheRreysoPulracnensi,ngDeAnvaellyospt,menFtishaenrdy
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CedocumentaétépréparéparleSecrétariattechniquecoordonnéparM.M,Halwart
(lrpMl'Se.aapsnqésJiuc.ofaiuiMcarculoaclietetsihsutolr,ene,dm(deiFFessoAsnercOetepisnRêosocnovhmnuaeaerlsi)ecr,u,eersMSerhetméargleaviiimoecunIé.etanilBaqedugeceeerhsmna,aerlaeSgnreétrtp,vsldaieFn(ciFeAfoliOnd’ccaeatqtRsuiioaoormcnneuensl)adtsi,uuorrueMer,ldtcléeeevFcsehAClnd.OioeqpBsupAreceeu,cmagreueSanxre)tre,.ivni(etActFéneraAiMdleO.yeussrPte.ReseoaKedmiuteeex)dpl,e-ea
(CoordonnateurscientifiqueduConsortiumdesbas-fonds,ADRAO).
FAO/WARDA.
ReportoftheFAO-WARDAWorkshoponIntegratedIrrigationAquaculture.
Bamako,Mali,4-7November2003.
Rapportdel’AtelierdelaFAO-ADRAOsurl'intégrationdel'irrigationetl'aquaculture.
Bamako,Mali,4-7novembre2003.
Rome,FAO.2005.44p.
ABSTRACT/RÉSUMÉ
AWorkshoponIntegratedIrrigationAquaculturewasconvenedbyFAOandWARDAfrom
4to7November2003inBamako,Mali.TheWorkshopwasattendedbyparticipantsfrom
ninecountries(Benin,BurkinaFaso,Côted’Ivoire,Ghana,Mali,Niger,Nigeria,Senegaland
Chad)aswellasresourcepersonsfromvariousprojects,universities,andresearchcenters.
Tirhreigamtaioinnaoqbujaecctuilvteusrewearcetiv(ii)titeosrienvitehwethWeescutrrAefnrticaacnhiseuvbe-rmeegnitosn,an(dii)cotonstdreavienltospofainctoegmrmatoend
faporpropdmreoovtaeiclohonpaionfndgIIsiAnh.taeIrtgerwdaatmsedetcahoqonudcaolcluuodlgetiduerstehaafctotritvIhiIetAi,epsaa,rntpdiacri(tipiiaic)tuitlnoagrelcyloaiubnnotirrraritieegsatnheadativsoeynassltiegsnmtisrfaidtcoeagnmitienspaottfoeerndttibhayel
riceproduction.Thisdocumentsummarizesthepreparation,conductandrecommended
follow-upoftheworkshop.
aUun7atenlioevresmubrrle'I2nt0é0gr3atsioonusdel’lé’girirdiegatdieonleatFdeAOl'aeqtuadceultlu'rAeDRs'AeOs.ttLe'nautelàieBraamarkaos,seMmalbil,éddues4
participantsvenantdeneufpays(Bénin,BurkinaFaso,Côted'ivoire,Ghana,Mali,Niger,
Nigeria,SénégaletTchad)ainsiquedesspécialistesvenantdeprojetsvariés,d'universités
etdecentresderecherche.Lesobjectifsprincipauxdel'atelierétaient(i)d’analyserl'état
desactivitésd’aquacultureintégréeàl’irrigationenAfriquedel'Ouest(résultatsobtenuset
c(ldi'oéiiinvr)tredril'gaaoéitnlpitaopenbe.sor)r,eIlrd(eiaisd)edésaetcétsidvtécirvotaeéntslcéolgipuiepnsetqérugneraeétteilspoeansradlt’peiarsgareyirsgpaotuuipnoranertliaeactpipppdrar’onoatcmqshouetaaicveuoatlnitedudnretees,mulené'natqhvuoapaadscrtuetlesitcuucprloeiotemernimtnuditneaélegnrssép,eolueeàrst
pcoénrdiumièttereestisruirviigurésecdoommmianénsdépadrella'atperloiedru.ctionderiz.Cedocumentanalyselapréparation,
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CONTENTS
7431..OTSAFHPDIFEOFNPWITmOINnROGKNNOSFOHOFTFOHTPCEHHFSAEATSRGSPFIFNORDNSAONS 1111
4.1Introductionandoverview 1
4.2Partners'reports 3
5.SPECIALSESSION:RICE-FISHSYSTEMS 5
5.1Workinqqroups 6
6FTFIDTRIP 2
7.CONCIUSIONSANDRFCOMMFNDATIONS 7
TABLEDESMATIERES
3?1..OAFIDUFOVCPFTTRIITOOUNNRFDDFFDSFLP'1ROAFRSÇDIFRDÇFÇFIDNLOTJSNlOLJR 999
4ATELIER 9
4.1Introductionetprésentation 9
4.2Rapportsdespartiesprenantes li
5.SFSSIONSPÉCIALF:SYSTFMFSDFRI7IPISCICUITURF là
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APPENPIXES/ANNEXES
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3.DiscoursduReprésentantduMinistredel’aqriculture,
del'élevaqeetdelapêcheauMali,M.Maïqa 24
4.Aoenda/Ordredujour 25
5.Prospectus 29
6.Responsestoquestionnaire 34
7.Constraintsandrecommendationsbvkevenvironment/Contrainteset
recommandationspartvoed’environnement 35
8.ConceptualizationofNationalplans 41
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1.OPENINGOFTHESESSION
TheFAO-WARDAWorkshoponIntegratedIrrigationAquaculturewasheldinBamako,
Mali, from 4 to 7 November 2003. The Workshop was attended by 33 country
participantsfromninecountries(Benin,BurkinaFaso,Côted'Ivoire,Ghana,Mali,Niger,
Nigeria,SenegalandChad),sevenResourcePersonsfromtheInlandValleyConsortium,
theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization’sInstituteforWater
Education (UNESCO-IHE), the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources
Management(WorldFishCenter),l'Associationpiscicultureetdéveloppementruralen
Afrique tropicale humide (APDRA), the Department for International Development
(DFID), the Wageningen University Research Center (WUR), and the Sustainable
FisheriesLivelihoodsProgramme(SFLP),TechnicalSecretariat(five)andsupportstaff
(five).TheListofParticipantsisgivenasAppendix1tothisReport.
TheWorkshopwasopenedbyMrBernardMaiga,TechnicalAdvisoroftheMinistryof
AnMDgirarrmieKcecuotluootrafu-rmtGeéhe,eneMLrGiiaéovlzveaseontrf,oncFmWkAeAOna,RntDdMoArfFiJRMsaeahlcpeirqr.euiseeMessmntwDeaihtoouMifva,ewrieaaalndmcddorMmtehaesehsdeaDdtmihrateethcetpNoaWorruo-triGr,cekinspFeharAnoaOtlpsRoitenfoptWrhBeAesaRemDnnaAtaka,mtoeiMviroenfKatt.nhhFdee.
Nwanze,respectively,anddrewattentiontothegreatimportanceofthemultipleuseof
limitedwaterresourcesandthedevelopmentofintegratedapproachesforIrrigationand
Aagqruiaccuullttuurer,efLoirvetshteocWkesatndAfrFiicsahnerRieegsioann.dThFeAOfulMlatliextisofretphreosdtuacteedmeinntAspbpyentdhiexMi2niastnrdyo3,f
respectively.
MrM. Halwart(FisheryResourcesOfficer,InlandWaterResourcesandAquaculture
Service,FAOHQ)welcomedtheparticipantsonbehalfoftheTechnicalSecretariatofthe
WOafnofdrickeMsrha,onFpaAgOaenmAdecncirtnat)Sr,eordMvusicceeId.,BtFehAeerOnoatHehQre)tr,sfMo(uTsercChm.neimcBbarleurgOesfr:feiceM(rrF,iJsW.haetMreoyrehPRlleasn(noRiuenrggcieosAn,naallDyAesqvtue,alcoFuiplsmtheuenrrtey
DevelopmentPlanningService,FAOHQ)andMrP.Klepe(InlandValleyConsortium
ScientificCoordinator,WARDA).
2.SELECTIONOFCHAIRPERSONS
MrA.Bamba(Mali)andMrT.Bousso(Senegal)wereproposedandunanimouslyelected
asChairpersonsfortheWorkshop.
3.ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA
TheAgendawhichappearsinAppendix4wasadopted.
4.THEWORKSHOP
4.1Introductionandoverview
InthefirstpresentationMrM.Halwartintroducedthesubjectanddrewattentiontothe
factthatintegratedirrigationandaquaculture(IIA)isastrategytoachieveagricultural
productivityfromeverydropofwaterwhileimprovingthefinancialsustainabilityof
investmentsinirrigation. Adopting integrated irrigationandaquacultureaspartof
IntegratedInlandWaterResourcesManagementprogrammeswillcontributetoimproved
foodsecurityindrought-proneWestAfricancountries.Inthisvein,theobjectivesofthe
Wirorrigkasthioonpaqwuearceulttoure(i)acrtievviiteiwestihnethceurWreesnttAafcrhiiceanvesmuebn-trsegiaonnd,c(ioi)nsttoradienvtesloopfaincteogmrmatoend
approachandsharedmethodologiesforIIA,and(iii)toelaborateconceptsofnational
strategiesforthepromotionofIIA(Appendix5).Alloftheparticipatingcountrieshad
respondedtoapreviouslycirculatedquestionnaireandmosthadreportedon-goingIIA
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activitiessuchascagecultureinreservoirs,cagecultureincanals,fishfarmingincanals,
pondfishcultureandrice-fishfarming(Appendix6A-B).
MrP.Kiepeprovidedadefinitionofwetlandsandstressedthedifferencebetweena
wetlandasanecosystemandinlandvalleybottomsasproductionsystems.Heshowed
thedifferentclassificationsystemsavailabletorefertotheirspecificusage.Wetlandsare
definedasareasthatarepartlyorcompletelyinundatedforsomeorallofthetimeand
trriovpeircfalloowdeptllaainndssancdaninbleancdlavsaslilfeiyesd).inItnolafnodurvamlalieynsgrreopurpesse(nctoa3s6ta%lpolfaitnost,alianlraenadcboavseirnesd,
bywetlandsinsub-SaharaAfrica;theyaretheupperreachesofriversystems,inwhich
alluvial sedimentation processes are almost or completely absent. In addition,
MrP.Kiepepointedoutthatthereisalsoalocalclassificationofwetlandsandthatlocal
names can provide importantand unexpected information in site-specificstudies.
However,atthesametimehewarnedaboutthedangeroferroneoustranslationoflocal
names.Onelocalnamemayencompassseveraldifferentwetlandtypesasweknow
them.Bearingthisinmind,localclassificationprovidesavaluabletoolindescribingIIA
locations. With particular regard to IIA in WestAfrica, three key environments
encompassthemajorityofIIAsystems:(1)irrigatedsystems,(2)floodplainsand(3)
inlandvalleybottoms.
iMnrteMg.ratHiaolnwaorftiarnridgaMtisonI.anBdeeamqauearctusltujorien.tlyMsouBtelienrendaetrhtesmparionpocsoendceaptpuraolfilaespoefctpsotoefnttihael
irrigationschemesforintegration basedonAquastat, theFAO'sglobal information
systemofwaterandagriculture.ShestressedtheImportancetoconsiderbothspatial
integrationandtemporal Integration, lookingatnicheopportunitiesforaquaculture
developmentineachcomponentoftheirrigationnetworkandensuringintegrationfrom
conceptionandplanningphasesoftheprojectcycle.Inaddition,shementionedthatthe
integrationofaquacultureintotheirrigationschemesincreasesthevalueofwaterand
hMerncMe.,HaitlwmaratynoptreodvidtheatanfisihnfcaenrtmiivnegfhoarsnbeeceensssahroywnIntvoesbtemeanvtiatboleasveopiadrawtaeteerntelropsrsiess.e
inindividualcomponentsoftheirrigationsystembutexamplesoffishfarmingintegrated
intoseveralcomponents are rare to find - which possibly reflects the focus of
developmentactivitiesonsinglecomponentsratherthanthewholesystem.Yet,the
compartmentalizationofirrigationsystemsiskeyforhighfishproductivityascertain
constraintscanbealleviatedorevencompletelyremoved.
aMcstivIi.tieBseerbneafeorrtesdaenvdeloMprinJg.nMoeewhlonheisg.hliTgohotedofttehne,IpmrpoojretcatnscehatvoeassismepslsyexaidsotpintgedIIaA
participatory rural appraisal approach to plan and justify new activities without
identifying local practices, assessingtheirImpactsand buildupon lessonslearned.
Identificationanduseofkeysocial,economicalandenvironmentalindicatorsaretoplay
animportantroletoassessexistingsystemsandmonitorchanges.Agroupdiscussion
reviewedsomeofthemorerecentstudiesonIIAinWestAfricaandunderscored
commondenominatorsaffectingIIAdevelopmentacrossthesub-region.
Ms C. Brugere highlighted the importance of economic analysis in technological
development.Principlesandmethodsof"first-aideconomics"werepresentedtoallow
non-economists to monitor economic performance of Integrated Irrigation and
aquaculturesystems.Emphasiswasplacedonthedistinctionbetweenfarmer'sand
economist'sperspectiveswhenperformingeconomicanalyses.Typesofcostsandreturns
wereillustratedinthecontextofintegratedirrigationaquacultureoperationsandthe
calculationofeconomicIndicatorstoassesstheperformanceofanIIAactivitywas
explained. Amethod forplanning data collectionwas presented. The inclusion or
exclusionofhouseholdlabourinthecalculationofeconomicratioswasunderlinedas
criticalinresultsinterpretationandthedistinctionbetweenfarmersandeconomists'
perspectives.
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despiteaquaculturepotentiallybeingoneofthemultipleusesofwater,theopportunities
faotrt,enatnidoncosnostfarra.inTthsetoaitmheisinttoegidreanttiiofnyoffavfiosuhrawbiltehinsitiersriwgahteironestyhseteenmvsihraovnemernetceisivseuditlaibttllee
foraquacultureanditsintroductionwillnothaveanyadverseimpactontheintegrityof
theirrigationsystemoronotherwaterusers.Althoughsystemsareequippedforfull
watercontrol,aquacultureposesafargreaterchallengetosystemmanagersthan
Irrigationinthatcontinuityofsupplymustbeguaranteedforthedurationofthefish
tgworaotrweeirpnrgteessmeepnaetsroaant.puorItteenistaincadolnlycwlamutdoeerrdeqtufhaaalvtiotauyrnayabslsetwoenrlialcgheaessiwtahegerwnoi-tcchhionemmptihaceraelidrrciotgonattaaionmnyinsacyatsnitaoelnmsmiIstaeyl,ikyebelety
tcmhoanensrtaerfgaoeirnmeienrnge.tquiirFneusrtcitathureterifmounlosrceoI,snsgiredeneperrraeatslielonyntaiptnoiooorrn.deWroafttoenrponr-roiimgrohrttisge,atmiauoclncteispwslaet-aeunrsdecmuhsaaenrragsignegimneinsltsouceaoslf
irrigationinfrastructure.SuchsocialandinstitutionalconstraintstoIIAdevelopmentwere
analysedbyparticipantsinworkinggroupandplenarysessionstoelaboratecommon
problemswhichcouldbeaddressedatsupra-nationallevelaswellasveryspecificissues
whichmustbeaddressedatthelocalechelons.
4.2Partners'reports
MrP.KiepeintroducedWARDA,theAfricaRiceCentre,whichrepresentsaninternational
agricultural research centreaswell asanautonomous intergovernmental research
aisnscorceiaasteidonproofducAtfirviictayn,meeffmibcieerncystaatneds.prHoefitaibnidliictayteodftthhaetrtioceacsehciteovre,iWtsARobDjAectfiovseterosf
partnershipsthroughnetworking(threemajornetworksaretheAfricanRiceInitiative,
theRegionalRiceResearchandDevelopmentNetworkforWestandCentralAfricaand
theInlandValleyConsortium(IVC)).HehighlightedthatthemissionoftheIVCwhich
waslaunchedin1993,Istodevelopknowledge,technologiesandoperational-support
systemsforintensifiedbutsustainableuseofinlandvalleysinSub-SaharanAfrica,using
anagro-ecologicalapproach.Duringthesecondphase(2000-2004),mainactivitieswill
includecharacterizationofinland-valleylandusedynamicsaswellasdevelopment,
evaluationanddisseminationoftechnologies.
wInetlhiasndpsr,esMerntAa.tvioannoDnamUNnEoSteCdO-tIhaHtEweatnldanIdnsteagrreatiemdpoprtoanndtafqoruatchueltluirveeliihnooLdaskoefVmiicltloiroinas
ofpeople.Theyprovidefoodandincome,supportbiodiversityandformahydrological
andecologicalbufferbetweenuplandareasandwaterbodies.Populationgrowthandthe
associatedenvironmentaldegradationexertincreasingpressureonwetlands.Anexample
IstheLakeVictoriaregioninEastAfrica,wherehumanpopulationgrowth,introductionof
exoticfishspecies,overfishingandeutrophicationhaveledtoadeteriorationofthe
wetlandresources.Fortheripariancommunities,thismeansathreattotheirlivelihoods
astheydependonthewetlandforfoodandincomefromfishing,seasonalagriculture
andharvestingofwetlandproducts.Thereisaneedforintegratedfoodproductionand
wasteprocessingtechnologiesthatenablecommunitiestosecuretheirlivelihoodwithout
ewentdlaanngderpinogndthaequaIcntuelgtruirtey,ofort"hfeinngaetruproanldsr"e.soPuorncedss.aOrenedusgucfhrotmecthhneolloagnydwiasridnteedggraeteodf
wetlandsandextendlikefingersintotheswamp(hencetheterm"fingerponds").Soil
fromthepondsisheapedbetweenthepondstoformraisedbedsforcropcultivation.The
pondsarestockedwithfishthroughnaturalfloodingintherainyseason.Asthewaters
recede,thetrappedfishareculturedusingmanure,cropandhouseholdwastesto
fKeerntiylai,zeCtzheechpoRnedpusblaincdanfededUKthaereficsuhr.reUnNtlEySCiOnv-oIlHveEdainndthpearEtUn-efrusndiendTaInNzCaOn-iaD,EVUgpraonjdeac,t
toinvestigatethefeasibilityofthistechnology. Researchfocusesonthetechnical
aspects,andonthesocio-economicandenvironmentalimpactsofthistechnology.Also,
optionsforintegratingfingerpondswithotherwetlandtechnology,suchastheuseof
naturalorconstructedwetlandsforwastewatertreatment,needtobeevaluated.Initial
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resultsoftheresearchfromKenyaandUgandashowthatfloodingcanyieldenoughfish
forstockingthepondsandthatmanuringofthepondscanincreasetheirproductivity.
TheWorldFishCenter(formerlyknownasICLARM—theInternationalCenterforLiving
AquaticResourcesManagement)anditsrelevanceforIIAwerepresentedbyMrM.Prein.
TheCenterwasestablishedin1977andsincethemid1980sconductedresearchonrice-
fishsystemsinseasonalfloodplainsandirrigationareas.Theseareanessentialpartof
integratedagriculture-aquaculture(IAA),and morespecifically, integratedirrigation-
aquaculture(IIA)farmingsystems.Mostoftherice-fishsystemsstudiedwerelocatedIn
aBraenagsladwietshh,soPmhielifppoirnmes,ofMiarlraigwait)i,on,toranlgairngge-sfcraolmelsoccahlemaensdsomfalvlarsycianlge(mea.gn.agsietmesenitn
arrangements(e.g.Philippines,VietNam,Ghana),mostlyinAsia,andafewinAfrica.In
arlelquciarseeds,extihsetinigncwlaustieornmoafnaagreimcee-nfitshfacciullittuireseaancdtiveixtpyeriinteonctehe(inexfiosrtmingoffraircemicnugltusryes)teomn
thesideoftheadoptingfarmers.Thisprovedtobeoneoftheoptionsrequiringthe
lowest levelofinvestment, knowledgeand change inexisting farming operations.
Economic benefitsfrom rice-fish culture in irrigation schemes proved tooften be
comparableorevenhigherthanthereturnsfromriceculturealone.Intermsofwater
useefficiency,thecombinationoffishrearingwithirrigatedcropping,oreventheswitch
tofishcultivationfromcropfarming,providesopportunitiesforgreaterefficiencyand
economicreturns.Givenexistinginvestmentsinirrigationinfrastructureandexpected
trendstowardsreducedwateravailability,opportunitiestoproducenutritionallyand
economicallyhigh-valuefish(andotheraquaticfoods)fromwatermanagementregimes
shouldbeseizedtoamuchgreaterextent.Anexampleforanequitableandsustainable
managementofseasonalwaterbodiesforfishcultureisthecommunity-basedapproach
asrecentlytestedinBangladeshandVietNam,whichistobeexpandedandfurther
introducedtocountriesinotherriverbasins(Niger)inthenearfuture.
MrR.BosmaintroducedtheWageningenUniversityandResearchCenterwhichconsists
oftheUniversity,theDutchAgriculturalResearchInstitutes,Laboratories,andCenters
andtheInternationalAgriculturalCenter.Thislastinstituteincludesthenewly-created
tNEhdoeurctSahot-uiStoohnu.tFhOunnCedeno(tfIeNrtRhEteFha)Ntowrphtrihoc-mhSooteuentschocCmoeplnaltsaebsro'erssata6icotnirvewistieitaehsrcpihsartpthrneoergIrnItanemsrtmdiietsusctiepwsliitanhnardaybnoReuettsweo5ar0rkcsPhhi&Dn
projects.AtpresentWageningenURhascontactsinWestAfricathroughthreebilateral
trheeseWarAcRh/DeAducIantliaonndpVraoljleecytsPraonjedctt.hrMeoesctolilnatbeorreasttiivnegrfeosreatrhcehInAeAtwpoarrktsn;erosnearoeftthheeIlaNsRtEiFs
projects"ConvergenceofScience",activeinGhanaandBeninandPOND,thatstarts
researchinCameroonin2004.TheINREF-PONDproject,infull'ProgramforOptimisation
ofNutrientDynamics',intendstocontributetothedevelopmentofmoresustainable
integratedlivestock-fish-cropfarmingsystemsinordertoimprovefarmhousehold
livelihoodandwell-being.ThepresentpartnersinthisprogramareCanThoUniversity,
VietNam,andtheWorldFishCentre.
Withthesustainablelivelihoodsapproach(SLA)andtheCodeofConductforResponsible
Fisheries (CCRF) astools, the Sustainable FisheriesLivelihoods Programme (SFLP)
stressesthe participation ofthe people with a viewtoensuringthe holisticand
sustainabledevelopmentthatwillfavourstrategic,technicalandfinancialpartnership.Mr
J.C.NjockpointedoutactivitiesoftheProgrammethatcouldhaveadirectlinkto
IntegratedIrrigationandAquaculture,suchasthoseconductedaspartofpovertyprofile
studiesandonthedevelopmentofastrategyforthefisheriesenhancement.Thepoverty
profilestudieswereconductedaspartofapilotprojectonfisheriesco-managementin
inlandwaterswithinthefisheriescommunitiesalongtheBagréandKompiengadamsin
BurkinaFaso,LakeKossouInCôted'Ivoire,LakeVoltainGhanaandtheSélingué
reservoirinMali-allareaswherebothfisheriesandirrigationagriculturearepractised.
Therearevastareasthatcouldoffertheriverinecommunitiestheopportunityto
diversifytheirlivelihoodsthroughtheintegrationofaquacultureandirrigation.Bylinking
theseprofilestostrategiesforthedevelopmentofenhancedfisheries,itappearsthat
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