CRSP Honduras

Strengthening institutions:– Improving human resources– Enhancing capabilities for research– Facilitating networking/collaborations– Long term commitment

A&F CRSP Honduras

SAG/DIGEPESCA 1983 to 1998• El Carao National Fish Culture Station• Training• Improved infrastructure• Short courses and extension effort• On-farm trials

ANDAH:• Water chemistry lab (1993)• Research effort environmental impacts• Establishment of BMPs

A&F CRSP Honduras

Zamorano (1999 to date):• Preparing human resources

– Suyapa Triminio Meyer, M.Sc.– Carlos Leyva, Oscar Zelaya– Many others

• Improvements to our infrastructure• New and important collaborations

– Network on native finfish species– Areas of research

» Restricted feeding» Snook culture» Parachromis dowi

CRSP supported training:

• Important contribution to fish culture extension• Effective “multiplier effect” of our efforts• Success story:

– Ponciano Cruz and fish culture extension in Honduras• Ponciano is an agriculture extension agent• Trained by CRSP and Zamorano• Recognized throughout the country as reliable source of information

Ponciano Cruz interview:

• VIDEO interview (3 minutes duration)

Ponciano Cruz:

• Provides technical assistance > 200 farmers/year• Organizes and runs his own training events• Helped to establish five fingerling producers• Provides assistance to Co-op w/300 affiliated families• Participated in Aquaculture Extension Workshop

(Mátzatlan, Mexico, June 2004)

• Best known and most effective fish culture extension agent in Honduras