Report on the Seminar on Aquaculture Extension in Zambia, 2-6 Oct 1995, Kabwe, Zambia
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This document reports on the Seminar on Aquaculture Extension in Zambia, which was held in the Pan African Institute for Development in Kabwe, Zambia, from 2 to 6 October 1995. This seminar aimed to review the extension approaches used in the various provinces of Zambia, and prepared guidelines for improving the efficiency of the aquaculture extension service in the country. ALCOM, the aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme, is a regional aquaculture and fisheries programme of t he FAO (Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations). Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, it covers the member countries of SADC: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ALCOM's aim is to assist member countries improve the living standards of rural populations through the practice of aquaculture and small reservoir fisheries. Towards this end, pilot activities are conducted in selected member-countries to demonstrate n ew techniques, technologies of methodologies. Successes achieved, ideas derived, and lessons learned are disseminated for use in the region. ALCOM began its work in 1986 and is funded by Sweden and Belgium, with contributions to pilot projects form member countries