rind approach to small homestead ponds: a focus on women
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RinD Approach to Small Homestead Ponds: A Focus on Women
CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014
Golam Faruque and Quazi Kabir, WorldFish
Key Research Question: What technologies lead to sustainable intensification and regular harvesting of fish from small homestead ponds and how can these be developed and delivered in ways that lead to equitable benefits? Objectives: Ø Increased productivity in small homestead ponds Ø Reduced external feed and fish seed inputs Ø Enhanced & more constant fish harvesting for consumption and income Ø Increased diversity of fish species Ø Increased equity of benefits for women
Key Research Interventions: Ø Research on appropriate fish species and density Ø Research on effects of diversity of fish habitats on fish productivity and
reproduction Ø Understanding shaded pond food/energy cycle Ø Impacts of Participatory Action Research on gender equity outcomes
Partners: § CPWF Project § CSISA Project § AIN Project § AAS CRP § CCAFS CRP
Why is this research is important? " 4.27 million small shaded household ponds in Bangladesh (Ben & Arif 2012) have the potential for enhanced fish productivity " Traditional aquaculture technologies don’t work well in small shaded ponds " Women’s engagement in household pond provides opportunities for greater equity of benefits How this research is different? " Engages farmers as co-researchers in
knowledge generation and analysis " Focus on women as the key actors " Research to understand alternative food
systems appropriate for shaded multi-use ponds
" Focus on a regular off-take of fish for consumption as primary objective
Prioritizing Farmer Objectives
#1 Increased fish
consumption #2 Women’s enhanced value in
family and society
#3 Increased
income #4 Capacity to do
Research
q Daily activity data was collected in pond record books (farmers) q Documented fortnightly group meeting discussions (researchers)
PAR-implementation
¡ Pond management ¡ Participatory monitoring & analysis ¡ Learn & Share ¡ Generate research interest & skill and innovation for women
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2013 Results: Fish Production & Consumption
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Participants: Barisal 40 & Satkhira 45 Each participants given 20 cards for voting Barisal
Sathkhira
¡ Learnt how to develop and use derelict pond or poor resources
¡ Can eat fish
any time ¡ Increased income
¡ Learnt the fish culture technique
¡ Can sell fish
whenever needed
¡ Provided important family nutrition
¡ Gained research knowledge (testing different things)
¡ Women more valued in the family ¡ Developed close social relationship with other farmers ¡ Enormous support to meet children educational expenses
Emerging outcomes from the PAR
Income Food Minimal Input Continual Harvest Women’s Status Science Capacity Diversity of Fish Self Renewal
This program of research is evolving in 2014
Small Pond Aquaculture
• Increased Fish Production
• Increased Fish Consumption
• Enhanced Women’s Status
• Increased Income • Increased
Women’s Capacity to do Research
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Small Pond
Aquaculture
Small Pond
Habitat Mgt
Year 1 Year 2
Small Pond
Aquaculture (96 Ponds)
Research Agendas Fish Species and Density Feeding Strategies Productivity Understanding Food Cycles Research Capacity Development
Research Agendas Fish Species and Density Fish Lifecycles Feeding Behavior vs Habitat Productivity vs Habitat Type Understanding Food Cycles Research Capacity Development
Small Pond
Habitat Mgt (60 Ponds)
2014 PAR design
Different type of fish habitat for small homestead pond T1 (12 ponds) Water hyacinth ring Ring set (2 in each) Bamboo mat cage Bamboo branch
T2 (12 ponds) Coconut branch Shallow bed with vegetable/crop Rope cage
Bamboo tubes
T3 (12 ponds) all habitats Coconut branch Shallow bed with vegetable/crop Rope cage Bamboo tubes Water hyacinth ring Ring set (2 in each) Bamboo mat cage Bamboo branch
T4 (12 ponds) (12 ponds) all habitats double in number Coconut branch Shallow bed with vegetable/crop Rope cage Bamboo tubes Water hyacinth ring Ring set (2 in each) Bamboo mat cage Bamboo branch
16 fish species in all ponds Chela
Narkoli Small chingri GuchiBaim Darkina Mola Deshiputi Taki (small fry) Singh Magur Deshi koi Kholisha Tilapia (25-50 gm) Rui Catla Mrigal
Thank You
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