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The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Knowledge for Sustainable ShrimpFarming in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Awareness, Access, and Application

Dr. Tim DeJagerResearch Associate

University of Calgary

Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine

Workshop on Best

Management Practices

for Sustainable Shrimp

Farming in Eastern

Province, Sri Lanka

02 February 2011

Batticaloa, Sri lanka



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

It’s all about management

• 95% management 5% nature

• Management requires

knowledge to make good

decisions

• Knowledge is not solitary

but social – we need to learn

from each other

• Connectivity to knowledge

sources is needed – better

flows



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Three Pillars of the Project

•

Sustainability – what does itmean for Shrimp farmers in

eastern Province? Indicators?

Health, Ecosystem, Economic,

Social

• Knowledge security –

availability, accessibility,

utilization = empowering at the

farm and community level

• Improving Incomes and food

security – household, local,

national, global



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Knowledge availability

• Who has knowledge?

• Value chain (upstream

suppliers, downstream post

harvest and markets),

• peers (farmers local, global),

• public institutions

(universities, researchinstitutes, government

agencies)



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Knowledge Access

• Map knowledge network – where are the

gaps? Where (who) are the knowledge hubs?

Who is isolated and why?



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Bridging gaps and connecting

• Gather knowledge from

sources – BMPs globally

• Create knowledge

resources in local

languages and adapted to

local conditions

• Build better channels for

continuous 2-way flow of

knowledge – knowledge

exchange



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Our Project Hypothesis

• Connectivity to knowledge flows is key forimplementing sustainable practices – economic,social, environmental, health

•Reducing poverty, increasing incomes, reducingenvironmental impact, and improved production(quantity, quality, lower cost) are all possibleoutcomes of knowledge connectivity

• Connectivity of knowledge flows between policyand industry can create enabling environment forsustainable growth



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Enhancing Knowledge Flows

• Build knowledge sharing culture throughmeetings, material and virtual

• Increase opportuntiies to share – workshops, mentoring, etc

•

Strengthen value chain linkages tofarmers

• Recognition for knowledge givers – BMPModel farms and industry teachers

• Reward knowledge implementation –

best practices awards• Build and test new ways of sharing

knowledge – mobiles, internet.



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Taking advantage of Information and

Communication Technologies

• Test whether mobile phoneswith 2-way SMS textmessaging) can be effectivefor knowledge sharing.

• Develop web platform foraquaculture industryknowledge sharing – accessible to all

• Provide tools to accessdigital knowledge



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

From

Physical to

Digital

• Flood in Eastern

Province Last Year:Losses of books and

pictures

• Digital forms less costly,

can be easily shared,

• But access and learning

usage is going to be the

key – future



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Better knowledge flows



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Why does knowledge matter?

• Searching for information is costly – one study in

Dambulla estimates 11% of cost of production.

• Opportunity cost is high of not accessing and

implementing best available knowledge.• The future - The next generation needs our best

management effort

• “The future of food security in the developing world

depends more on knowledge than on resource-intensiveagriculture.” (Venkataraman Balaji, International Crops

Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru,

India. Science, February 12, 2010).



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Who is Involved in the Project

• Collaborating Institutions – University of Calgary, Wayamba

University of SriLanka

• Participating Institutions: Eastern University, Northwestern

Provincial Council

• Other collaborators: Sri Lanka Aquaculture Development

Authority, LIRNEAsia, Institute for Policy Analysis

• Funding: The Canadian International Food Security

Research Fund (CIFSRF) is a joint program of the

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and

the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).



The Eastern

University,

Sri Lanka

Thank you

•

Mrs. Stanley (Devadesen) and Eastern University• Shrimp Farmers of Eastern Province, SLADA,

• Team from Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

• Dr. Sam Daniel, Dr. Craig Stephen

• IDRC and CIDA - Canadian International Food SecurityResearch Fund

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