CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW OF LONG- AND SHORT-TERM TRAINING CONDUCTED BY THE AQUAFISH CRSP FROM 2006 TO 2011

摘要

The Aquaculture & Fisheries Collaborative Research Support Program (AquaFish CRSP) has been actively engaged in aquaculture and fisheries research, training, and outreach in 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas since its inception in 2006. The many successes of this program have only been possible because of the close collaborations that have been developed between researchers and educators at the 17 US and 33 Host Country institutions that have worked together to reach AquaFish CRSP objectives. Key among those objectives has been to build and strengthen the capacities of aquaculture and fisheries institutions and personnel both in the US and overseas. Our aim has been to achieve this at all levels, including pond operators at research facilities, extension personnel, existing and potential fish farmers, and top-level researchers and administrators at research and educational institutions. A complementary objective has been to ensure gender-equitable access to CRSP training opportunitiesand resources; therefore a program-wide target for participation by women was set at 50%.