Integrating Aquaculture-Agriculture to Combat Food Insecurity This project is part of the Agriculture for Development portifolio (Farmer and Cooperative Organizations as Knowledge Partners)

The aim of the project is to increase the productivity and income of, and access to markets by, small-scale food producers, especially women, engaged in integrated aquaculture-agriculture sytems comprising of fish, crops, livestock and agroforestry sub-systems to combat food insecurity

The project outcomes are:
1) Increased adoption of diversified climate-resilient technologies such as IAAS
2) Increased knowledge among farmers on managing climate risks
3) Increased organization of smallholder farmers with strong input and output market linkages
4) Improved forest cover in fishery communities

The main project activities are:
1) Promote integrated fish, livestock and bio-fortified crops; integrated pond-based polyculture of tilapia and other indigenous fish species with livestock (chickens and goats); climate-smart post-harvest fish processing; and growing of orange sweet potato and nutrient-dense food. 
2) Promote reforestation and planting of native bamboo species in riparian zones and wetlands; enhanced ecosystem services benefiting from the relationship between planting trees, water table protection; fish farming, soiil fertility, etc.
3) Increase the participation of small-scale producers in off-farm value chain activities: strengthening and developing cooperatives/farmer organizations, SMEs, particularly women-led.
4) Increase access to climate-smart farming inputs (resilient fish seeds; strengthened fish hatchery operations; fish feeds, etc.) and markets (fresh and processed) by smallholder farmers, especially women.
5) Increase equitable provision of inclusive agricultural extension and advisory services (aquaculture, crops, livestock and forestry): strengthened capacity of informal, publi, and private stakeholders in climate-smart integrated farming systems and their value chains to scale up innovative practices.