Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) II

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is a program initiated by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of her Feed Africa Initiative. Main objective is to increase agricultural productivity and household incomes by expanding access to nutritious climate-resilient agricultural technologies in low-income Regional Member Countries across Africa by 2026. The TAAT Program operates as a network of interacting ""Compacts"" with ten specific commodity value chains, and six others serving as ""Enablers"" that provide needed specialist services. Ten value chain Compacts are rice, maize, cassava, wheat, sorghum/millet, soybean, orange-flesh sweet potato, high-iron beans, fish, small ruminants, and poultry Compacts with support of capacity development and technology outreach (CDTO), and youth in agribusiness Compacts. Fish Compact is one of the compacts and led by WorldFish.

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The TAAT Fish Compact aims to solve several problems in the African aquaculture industries. First is an undefined catfish and tilapia seed road map, thereby resulting to inadequate fingerling supply. There is a lack of adequate hands-on training/technical skill in catfish and tilapia seed production, quality low-cost fish feed production and fish value addition for Aquaculture Small and Medium Scale Enterprise. Innovation Platforms (IPs) organized for promotion of field days and outreach events at IP sites and other identified sites are inadequate to promote opportunities for further scaling of WorldFish/TAAT fish technologies through national stakeholders. Therefore, inability of bringing together multi-stakeholders for increased fish production to run aquaculture enterprises as a business model. It reduces profitability of the venture and business growth for poverty reduction among aquaculture value chain actors.

Specific objectives of Fish Compact are to conduct Training of Trainers (ToTs) workshops of public and private extensionists, fish breeders, fish farmers, fish processors, fish feed millers, institutions involved in aquacultural extension on WorldFish/TAAT II Fish Compact technologies. These are mass production of mono-sex tilapia seeds using hapa system and improved rearing technologies, Better Management Practices (BMPs); production of fast-growing seeds of catfish, hybrids of Heterobranchus species and Clarias species; improved rearing technologies, BMPs; formulation of quality low-cost fish feed using crop residue/local feed ingredients, BMPs on fish feed production and modern technologies for fish processing and value addition using climate smart technologies. Others include conducting ToTs of public and private extensionists for e-registration, dissemination of extension and other educational materials through information and communication technology (ICT) tools and data collection of actors. Organize demonstrations and step-down training workshop for extension staffs, fish breeders, fish farmers on quality fingerlings production of mono sex tilapia and catfish; and BMPs. Train and build capacity of feed millers/ producers on the use of crop residue for production of low-cost fish feed and fish processors on fish value addition using the climate smart technology. Train, build and strengthen capacity of young agribusiness owners, youth group, women group on effective Aqua-business development on WorldFish/TAAT II Fish Compact technologies. Organize training programs for Innovation Platforms on WorldFish/TAAT II Fish Compact technologies and aqua-business development. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be established along the value chain and technical support provided for the actors.

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Focus of TAAT II Program is to support capacity development, demonstrate aquaculture technologies to aquaculture value chain actors and other relevant institutions by WorldFish Scientists and the Private Sectors for scaling of aquaculture technologies for commercialization that will catalyze large-scale increase in fish production.

Key Milestones

AfDB and Development Partners’ country programs mainstreaming TAAT technologies component into project documents and implementation: At least two countries' projects.
Proven climate-smart aquacultural technologies enhancing productivity availed to farmers (disaggregated per sex, per training types): Two
People trained on good agricultural practices and climate-smart agricultural practices (disaggregated per sex, per compact) at least 50% for women FARA, ENABLE-TAAT: 42,542
People trained on good agricultural practices and climate-smart agricultural practices (disaggregated per sex, per compact) at least 50% for women FARA, ENABLE-TAAT: 726,923
Volume of certified fish seeds of climate resilient species produced (disaggregated per type, per commodity): 90,000,000
Roadmaps developed for fish seed systems: One
Individuals involved in Agribusiness - Small and Medium Enterprises (disaggregated per sex, per age) at least 50% for women in collaboration with FARA, ENABLE-TAAT: 76

Partners

Aquaculture Association of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Fisheries Commission, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Ghana.
Zambia Aquaculture Solutions Limited in Zambia.
Innovative Fish Farmers Network Trust (IFFNT) in Malawi.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) DR Congo
Nationale des Aquaculteurs de Côte d'Ivoire (ANAQUACI), Abidjan, Côte d' Ivoire.
Direction de la Promotion des Filières Halieutiques (DPFH) Bujumbura, Burundi.
Production Halieutique (DPH) – Diverses Prestations, headquartered in Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche (MAEP), Benin.
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) in Rwanda.
Tanzania Fisheries and Education Training Agency (FETA) of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.

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Research Area

Create an enabling environment for aquaculture technology adoption by the value chain actors through policies for deployment and adoption of food production technologies that are regionally harmonized and environmentally sustainable.
Facilitate effective delivery of technologies to Aquaculture Value Chain Actors (AVCAs) by working with existing Regional Technology Delivery Infrastructure in a Compact with RMCs, represented by National Agriculture Research Extension Services (NARES) and private sector.
Scaling of aquaculture production and productivity through the identification and deployment of quality tilapia and catfish seeds, production of low-cost fish feed and value addition through outreach campaigns, extension, and market linkage campaigns in RMCs.

Project team leader:

Professor Bernadette Fregene, Fish Compact Leade

Project team member:

Professor Bernadette Fregene, Fish Compact Leader
Isaac Emmanuel, Fish Compact Accountant
Elizabeth Akuwa, M&E Assistant

Partners:

Aquaculture Association of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Fisheries Commission, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Ghana.
Zambia Aquaculture Solutions Limited in Zambia.
Innovative Fish Farmers Network Trust (IFFNT) in Malawi.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) DR Congo
Nationale des Aquaculteurs de Côte d'Ivoire (ANAQUACI), Abidjan, Côte d' Ivoire.
Direction de la Promotion des Filières Halieutiques (DPFH) Bujumbura, Burundi.
Production Halieutique (DPH) – Diverses Prestations, headquartered in Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche (MAEP), Benin.
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) in Rwanda.
Tanzania Fisheries and Education Training Agency (FETA) of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.

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