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.
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?
HELP FARMER TO INCREASE HIS FARM PRODUCTION
Is increasing production important to the farmer? Why?
Having enough already / Too much work
New equipment?
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
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…
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)
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