My background, in case you wonder…

I’m not trained as an extension officer

I used to manage a commercial shrimp farm

I enjoy meeting people

My background, in case you wonder…

I have a passion for aquaculture

My talk based on experience & current work on aquaculture action plan for one of the Malaysian states.

Main objective: Raise monthly income of fish farmers to above RM3,000 monthly.

Ask the right questions…since

Questions encourage thinking…

Keep calm & listen!

HELP PASSIONATE FARMERS TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS

How serious are the farmers?

Full time vs part time

Home consumption / income source?

What else does he/she want?

Business expansion?

Farmer Adrian, civil engineer

Marble goby (Ikan ketutu, soon hock)

Marble goby steamed in light soya sauce

Fish farm in an urban shoplot

HELP FARMER TO INCREASE HIS FARM PRODUCTION

Is increasing production important to the farmer? Why?

Having enough already / Too much work

New equipment?

Farmer Krishnan, pensioner (disabled)

Tilapia pond

Tilapia – a folk fish (ikan rakyat)

Paddlewheels in pond – help increase production by supplementing oxygen to fish

Settlement pond helps to reduce nutrient load in grow-out pond

HELP FARMER TO NETWORK WITH OTHER FARMERS

Do you feel that you are battling this alone?

Get him/her connected to other productive/supportive farmers/support groups/farmer orgnizations

Farmer Samsor, media industry

Tilapia pond

Farmer Hassan, fisheries graduate

Working together for a better future

HELP FARMER TO EXPAND HIS MARKET

Profitable to sell your product at current price? Why?

Added-value products

Expand outlets: schools, prison, army camps, hospitals etc…

Farmer Megat, graduate

Value added products from cultured fish

Catfsh (Keli) – a folk fish

Catfish ball

Catfish in curry sauce

School meal programme

HELP FARMER TO KEEP GOOD RECORDS TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE

Do you measure your farm performance?

Importance of keeping good records

Show how to record useful data

Get accredited (MyGAP)

Farmer Janauri, auto engineer

Catfish raised in backyard canvas tanks

Duckweed as supplemental food for fish

Duckweeds

Example of fish stocking record REKOD KEMASUKAN BENIH IKAN

No

Sangkar

Tarikh masuk

benih

Pembekal

benih

Jenis

ikan

Keadaan

ikan

Saiz

ikan

Jumlah

ikan

1 1 Okt 2012 Ahmad Patin

Sihat, saiz

tidak

sekata, 2-4 inci 1,500

Example of fish feeding record

Records kept for ease of reference

Safe & environmentally friendly product

Thank You!