United States Agency for International Development

Aquaculture Programs and Services

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports aquaculture research and development projects in developing countries where significant opportunities exist to utilize this form of food production to meet nutritional needs and to increase incomes and employment opportunities. It supports applied research, usually involving U.S. scientists, primarily through the Office of Agricultural and Food Security (AFS) in the Center for Economic Growth and Agricultural Development (EGAD) of the Bureau for Global programs, Field Support and Research (G). The research addresses critical constraints to the expansion of sustainable small-scale aquaculture in developing countries. The main mechanism through which AFS supports aquaculture research is the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) which involves a dozen U.S. universities as well as research institutions in several developing countries. AFS also supports aquaculture research and development activities undertaken by the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM). USAID also assists in the education and training of farmers, scientists, extension specialists and administrators, and promotes the transfer of appropriate technologies from the U.S. to developing countries. Other offices in USAID/Washington as well as some Missions in developing countries also support aquaculture research and development projects designed to introduce and demonstrate technically sound aquaculture production methods and to adapt them, where necessary, to local environmental. economic and social circumstances.

For Further Information, Please Contact: Harry Rea, Aquatic Resources Advisor, USAID/G/EGAD/AFS, Mail Stop 2110 Washington, DC 20523-2110, Phone: (202) 712-0359, Fax: (202) 216-3579, E-mail: hrea@usaid.gov

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