Presentation by Arun Padiyar from Mogalthur Aqua Famer's Welfare Society India, presented at the Seafood Summit 2012 in Hong Kong, 7 September, 2012.

1. Impact
inves-ng
in
small-­‐scale
aquaculture
enterprises:
Prac--oner
perspec-ves
Arun
Padiyar
Mogalthur
Aqua
Farmer’s
Welfare
Society,
India
arunpadiyar@gmail.com

2. Three
experiences
• Export
oriented,
high-­‐value
commodity
(shrimp)
– Indian
Shrimp
farmer
Socie-es
– Indonesian
aquaculture
• Domes-c
market
oriented,
low-­‐value
commodity
– Milkfish
value
chain
development
in
India

3. Small-­‐scale
Shrimp
farming
in
India
and
Aceh
• Public
sector
investment
– India
(2001
onwards)
:
• MPEDA,
Govt.
of
India
and
NACA
– Aceh
(2007
onwards)
:
• MMAF,
Govt.
of
Indonesia,
IGO,
NGO
and
donors
(ADB,
ACIAR,
FAO,
ARC,
WorldFish,
NACA,
WWF,
OISCA)

4. Investment
Objec-ves
and
Ac-ons
• Objec2ve
– Improved
livelihoods
through
sustainable
aquaculture
• Ac2ons
– Promo-on
of
Be5er
Management
Prac2ces
(BMPs)
– Organizing
farmers
for
Cluster
Management
(farmer
groups
/
Socie-es
/
Kelompoks)
• Extension
services
to
farmers

6. Progress
in
Aceh
2007
2008
2009
2010
Villages
11
34
84
93
Farmers
47
260
1135
2639
Hectares
22
184
1027
2441

7. Environmental
and
Social
Impacts
• Social:
– Democratic and transparent societies
– Increased in communication among stakeholders and along the
value chain
– Sharing of cost for common cause
– Harmony among farmers and other local resource users
• Environmental
– Efficient use of resources (feed and energy)
– Reduced use of chemicals
– Reduced discharge of contaminated water into waterways
– Increased awareness among stakeholders on environmental
care

8. Lessons
learned
• There
can
be
significant
impacts,
but:
– It
takes
-me
for
solid
results
• Slow
change
in
Knowledge,
actude
and
prac-ce
among
farmers
– Good
and
reliable
services
at
grass-­‐root
brings
the
real
change
– Finding
good
“lead
farmers”
is
important
– Working
with
all
the
stakeholders
along
the
value
chain
can
bring
beder
and
quick
results
– Direct
financial/in-­‐kind
support
to
farmers
brought
nega-ve
results.

9. Current
opportunity
• Public
Private
Partnership
– Cer-fica-on,
Branding
and
Marke-ng
the
Society/
Kelompok
shrimps
in
interna-onal
markets.
– Widening
the
programme
(BMP,
cluster
management)
to
include
other
locally
farmed
species
(carps,
pangasius,
scampi,
seabass,
crab
etc).
– Domes-c
market
development
• Marke-ng
farm
inputs
(Feed,
seed,
fer-lisers
etc)
• Marke-ng
of
farm
out-­‐put
(fish
and
shrimp
sale
in
domes-c
market).
9

10. Milkfish
value
chain
development
in
India

11. Issues
in
Consumer
Perspec2ves
Solu2ons
from
fish
market
business
Price
High
prices
of
marine
fish
Affordable
fish
•
especially
Marine
fish
•
<100-­‐150
Rs/kg
at
retail
(150-­‐1000
Rs/kg
at
retail)
Supply
Inconsistent
&
Consistent
&
unsustainable
supply
sustainable
supply
•
scarcity
and
erra-c
supply
of
fish
from
fish
farms
caused
by
overfishing
from
limited
wild
resources,
fishing
ban
and
climate
change
impact
Quality
Poor
quality
fish
Fresh
fish
•
due
to
prolonged
fishing
period
•
supplied
to
any
part
of
(3-­‐15
days),
poor
harvest
and
post-­‐ India
within
48
hours.
harvest
handling
by
tradi-onal
fisheries
prac-ces.
11

12. Value
proposi-on
of
the
investment
• Affordable,
fresh,
sustainable
and
all-­‐-me
available
marine
fish
which
contributes
to
the
food
and
nutri-onal
security
of
India
and
South
Asia
and
helps
in
genera-ng
employment
especially
in
rural
areas.
12

13. Why
Milkfish
(Chanos
chanos)?
• Easy
to
Farm:
– Disease
resistant,
high
yielding
(10-­‐15
ton/
Hectare),
2-­‐10
months
of
crop
period
depending
on
market
size.
• Widely
Adaptable:
– Can
be
grown
in
seawater
as
well
as
in
freshwater.
Can
cater
to
Pan-­‐Indian
consumer
taste
buds.
• Cost
effec-ve:
– Cost
of
farm
produc-on
is
about
USD
1/kg.
• Sustainable:
– Depends
on
vegetable
based
feed
and
has
high
feed
conversion
efficiency
(1.2-­‐1.5
kg
feed
for
1
kg
fish
growth).
13

14. An-cipated
Investment
Impacts
• Domes-c
fish
market
size
(2009)
(Source:
FAO
FishStat
2011)
– USD
15
Billion
– 7
million
metric
ton
• Es-mated
contribu-on
of
the
value
chain
proposi-on
to
fisheries
sector
at
its
maturity
(2020)
– 7.5%
by
value
and
quan-ty
– i.e.,
USD
1.25
Billion
at
retail
and
527,000
metric
ton
of
milkfish
– 100,000
farmers
and
stakeholders
employed
along
the
value
chain
• Es-mated
market
share
of
business
proposi-on
at
maturity
(2020)
– 0.35%
of
the
retail
value
of
the
fish
promoted
by
the
BP
– i.e.,
USD
40
million/year
• Es-mated
investment
requirement
on
business
proposi-on
(brood
bank
and
hatchery)
– USD
3
million
over
10
years

15. Thank
you