Supporting the National Technical Capacity Building for Developing Shrimp Farming Sector in Cambodia - TCP/CMB/3607
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Cambodia experienced a decade of rapid economic growth until 2014, putting it among the world‘s fastest-growing economies during this period. It has also been one of the world’s best performing Millennium Development Goal achievers. The country has a rich biodiversity of freshwater and marine resources, with the primary source of fishery production being the wild capture fisheries in the Great Lake, the Mekong, the Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers and their associated floodplains. Cambodia’s coastal zone, located on the south-west edge of the country, extends for 435 km, and includes 85 100 ha of mangrove forests in three provinces: Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk Ville and Kampot. However, the production from both inland and marine fisheries has rapidly decreased as a result of overfishing, lost fish habitats, the construction of dams for hydropower, the increased use of chemical agriculture activities and the effects of climate change. Aquaculture thus plays an important role in meeting the present and future protein consumption demands of an ever-increasing population, as recognized in Cambodia’s Rectangular Strategy III, the National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018, the Agricultural Sector Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018 and the National Strategic Plan for Aquaculture Development in Cambodia 2014-2030. There is great potential in Cambodia for the continued development of marine aquaculture, above all for shrimp, finfish and crustacean farming in the coastal zone. In order to support the development of shrimp farming, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries requested FAO support to develop the capacities of the newly established Marine Aquaculture Research and Development Centre. The aim of the project was to equip MARDeC technical staff with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills in shrimp farming using innovative biofloc technology, as well as in other good management practices.