Inception workshop of ACIAR/WorldFish/MFMR/SPC project "Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands", Honiara, 24-25 November 2011

1. Developing inland aquaculture in
Solomon Islands
ACIAR FIS/2010/057
Context and introduction to project

2. Background
• Future fish shortfall
• Urban populations
• Role of aquaculture
• ACIAR small
research project

3. Market/household demand
40.0
35.0 35.3
32.5
30.0
26.0
25.0 24.8 Requirement (low)
23.7
Requirement (high)
20.0 20.0 Baseline
18.4
17.3 Scenario 1 Pickering 2009
15.0
Scenario 2
12.7
Scenario 3
10.0
Aggregate consumption in 000 tons 9.3
5.0
0.0
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Domestic fish gap to be filled in next years
Minimum of 1,300t aquaculture production by 2015!
Year Baseline Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
2010 1,113 366 1,870 9,112 Baseline: no change
2015 2,159 1,315 3,010 11,089 Scenario 1 increase of productivity 5%
Scenario 2 decrease of productivity 5%
2020 3,515 2,567 4,470 13,461
Scenario 3 increase export price 8.9%
2025 5,293 4,234 6,358 16,322
2030 7,636 6,463 8,816 19,788
CTI report WFC WWF 2010: Figure 9: Aggregate consumption of fish, 2010 to 2030, 000 tons
Table 14: Target outputs for aquaculture under different scenarios, 2010 to 2030, tons

4. Suitable sites are available
Biophysical Overall Least
33%
+
Most
suitable
Market
Reclassify
Least
Most suitable
34%
Village
production
+
33%

5. Acceptance. Innovations. Interest.

6. Policy support

7. Developing inland aquaculture in
Solomon Islands (FIS/2010/057)
.. to identify the best mechanisms for Solomon
Islands to implement an inland aquaculture
program which will contribute significantly to
food and nutritional security.
Least
Most suitable

8. ACIAR Project - key points
• 4 years – 2011-2015
• Partners are WorldFish, MFMR, SPC
• Farmers, households, schools, NGOs, business
• Research for development impact

9. Public policy and institutions supportive of sustainable aquaculture
Farm
households,
school ponds, Improved
small productivity of
enterprises ponds through
Links to better strains,
markets and species and
consumers better
management
Financial and
Infrastructure
technical
investment in
services ponds, hatchery
and feeds

10. (1) Species and farming systems

11. (2) Inputs and services

12. (3) Household food and nutrition

13. (4) Ecological risk management

14. (5) Help scaling out
• How to supply sufficient fish to urban centers in
Honiara and Malaita by 2015?
• Enterprise and business
• …roles of researchers and partners…

15. Thankyou