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    This document summarizes fish production systems in Nepal. It finds that total fish production is 56,000 metric tons annually, with aquaculture comprising 36,500 metric tons and fisheries 21,500 metric tons. Pond culture makes up 86.73% of aquaculture production. Fish seed is primarily obtained from private hatcheries (81%). Small-scale household aquaculture integrated with vegetables and livestock is an important subsystem, producing for family consumption and supplemental income. Larger semi-commercial and commercial operations also exist, utilizing carp, tilapia, catfish and trout species. The AquaFish Innovation Lab Nepal Project supports various research activities aimed at developing sustainable aquaculture systems and enhancing household fish consumption.

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    Fish Production Systems in Nepal

    Madhav K Shrestha
    Agriculture and Forestry University

    RN Mishra
    National Fisheries and Aquaculture Program

    Annual Innovation Lab Council Partners Workshop; March 10-12, 2104; Shangri-La Hotel Kathmandu
    Physiographic Region

    Southern Plain and Valleys 25%


    Mid hills and mountains 68%
    High Mountains 15%
    National Fish Production Status

    Total Fish production = 56,000 mt


    Aquaculture = 36,500 mt
    Fisheries (Capture) = 21,500 mt

    Per caput fish production = 2.0 kg/yr


    Categorization of Aquaculture
    Production (2012/13)

    Culture Systems Production (mt) Percentage


    Pond Culture 31240 86.73
    Swamp 4050 11.26
    Cage 360 1.00
    Enclosure (Pen) 140 0.39
    Paddy-fish 45 0.13
    Race-way 180 0.50
    Aquaculture Total 36015 100.00
    Production distribution by geographic
    region

    Eastern region = 35%


    Central region = 40%
    Western region = 15%
    Mid-western = 7.5%
    Far-western region = 2.5%
    Fish seed

    Seed availability
    Private hatchery = 81%
    Government hatchery = 19%
    Fish Production Systems
    Small-scale household aquaculture
    Family/Household pond (< 200 m2)
    A subsystem of household farming
    60-70% fish produced goes for family
    consumption
    30-40% for sale and supplemental income
    Production systems (Contd)
    Semi-commercial aquaculture
    Relatively large pond/s (1- 4 in nos.)
    Cage aquaculture ( 1- few in nos.)

    Commercial aquaculture
    Registered as commercial farm
    Pond aquaculture
    Cage aquaculture
    Raceway aquaculture
    Examples of small-scale household pond
    Integration with vegetables
    Pond for fish
    Dike for vegetables
    Green water to irrigate vegetable in dike
    Waste of vegetables as input for pond

    Integration with Livestock


    Manure to pond
    Urine to pond
    Waste feed as input for pond
    Mid-hill aquaculture

    Transportation of fry/ fingerling


    Culture in earthen ponds
    Harvest of fish
    Productivity = 2- 3 tons/ha/yr
    Small-scale aquaculture

    Integrated farming
    Livelihood based
    Family nutrition
    Surplus sale
    Productivity 3 -5 ton/ha/yr
    Aquaculture for livelihood and
    nutrition

    Small indigenous
    fish species (SIS) Carps
    Small-scale aquaculture
    Semi-commercial Systems

    Polyculture of Carps
    Generally 3 7 species

    Semi-intensive culture
    system
    Pond fertilization with
    inorganic and organic
    fertilizer

    Supplemental feed

    Majority of production is
    for sale
    Market of carps
    Sahar-Tilapia
    Sahar growth and
    production

    Tilapia growth
    Cage culture in Lake and Reservoir
    Extensive cage culture in
    Lakes and Reservoir

    Indrasarobar, Kulekhani
    Silver and Bighead carps
    feeding in planktons

    Newly practiced Semi-


    intensive cage culture:

    Grass carp feeding on


    aquatic grass
    Gopalnagar, Madi
    Phewa lake Pokhara Kulekhani reservoir
    Fish from cage culture

    Productivity of planktivorous fish = 1.5 3 kg/m3

    Productivity of grass carp = 3-6 kg/m3


    Commercial Catfish culture
    (African catfish)

    Pond size (m2) 9 427

    Mean growth (g/d) 2-6

    Mean Yield (kg/m2/yr) 9 16

    Poultry waste

    Extrapolated yield (ton/ha) 90 - 160


    Commercial catfish culture

    Pangas catfish farming


    Stocking: 10-25 fish/m2
    Pellet feed
    Production : 30-40 ton/ha/yr

    P. hypophthalmus
    Commercial Trout Farming
    Cold, flowing and clean water
    farming
    Race-ways culture in concrete
    tanks
    High quality pellet feed
    Productivity = 10-15 kg/ m3
    For Luxury market
    AquaFish Innovation Lab
    Nepal Project
    Objectives
    Overall objectives
    Develop environmentally sustainable and efficient
    systems
    Enhance household consumption of fish
    List of Research projects

    1. Reproduction and seed production of sahar


    (Tor putitora) in Chitwan Nepal

    2. Production of periphyton to enhance yield in


    polyculture ponds with carps and small
    indigenous

    3. Household fish ponds in Nepal: their impact on


    fish consumption and health of women and
    children; and their constraints determined by
    value chain analysis
    Nepal Project Contd
    4. Introduction of two small indigenous species to improve
    sustainability in typical polyculture systems in Nepal
    (Climate change adaptation: Indigenous
    species/experiment)

    5. Demonstrating the value of tilapia and sahar production


    in polyculture ponds using government farm and on-
    farm trials

    6. Establishing school ponds for fish farming and education


    to improve health and nutrition of women and children
    in rural Nepal (Human nutrition and human health
    impacts of aquaculture/activity)
    Acknowledgement

    The AquaFish Innovation Lab is supported in part by United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
    Cooperative Agreement No. EPP-A-00-06-00012-00 and by contributions from participating institutions.
    This presentation is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the
    responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this presentation does not
    constitute endorsement or recommendation for use on the part of USAID or AquaFish. The accuracy, reliability, and originality of the work presented are the responsibility of the individual
    authors.

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