Tilapia: A Super Fish - cgiar
Tilapia: A Super Fish
A rapidly changing world - sources of animal protein 120
100
Wild Fish Farmed Fish
Wild Fish
80
Million Tons
Pork Poultry
Pork
Poultry
Eggs
Eggs
Beef 60
Beef
Farmed Fish
40
20
0 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Source: EPI from FAO
2000
2010
2020
Rapid increase in Tilapia production Millions of tonnes
Tilapia attributes for aquaculture High diversity almost a hundred species with habitats ranging from shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and brackish water
• Short generation time (6 months) • Low trophic level • High tolerance to variable water quality • Robust, disease tolerant • Adaptable to different farming systems • Highly nutritious (depending on diet)
Genetic improvement of farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Founder population in Philippines (1988) Wild: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya & Senegal Farmed: Israel, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand
Genetic improvement of farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Spreading the GIFT from WorldFish & partners
1997: Generation 6 stocks of the GIFT to: • Philippines, Bangladesh, China, • Thailand and Vietnam. 2001: GIFT transferred to Malaysia 2003: GIFT 68% Philippines, 48% Thailand 17% Vietnam & 75% Bangladesh (MS)
GIFT • Grows 50 to 80% faster • Hardy • Sent to 9+ countries • GIFT-technology used globally
ADB Impact evaluation of GIFT (2005) Development and dissemination of GIFT have proven to be meaningful investments with attractive economic returns. Estimated economic internal rate of return on investments more than 70% over a period from 1988 to 2010, with an estimated net present value of $368 million in constant 2001 prices.
Case Study: “Abbassa” tilapia in Egypt 2012: Abbassa strain introduced to Egypt • grows up to 28% faster than local strain • Increases profitability from 12% to 30% •
20 million in poverty, rely on cheap fish
•
Fish 38% of animal protein intake
•
65% of fish from aquaculture
•
1 million tonnes ~ 1 per week for 85 mil
Case Study: GIFT in Bangladesh 2013: 3 breeding nuclei established 2014: 45 million fry produced 2015: 2.1 million fry to 59 hatcheries •
Strong support program of capacity
•
building & technical support to enable
•
progressive increase in supplies of
•
high quality seedstock for farmers
“
Now with the good fry, I get 120kg worth of fish for the amount spent, whereas earlier I would get a 100 kg. Demand is so high nationwide, that I ran out of supply – Mohammad Faizur Rahman, a fish farmer and hatchery owner from Sitarampur village in south Bangladesh
”
What next ? • genetic gains are cumulative and permanent • Expand production sites & production systems • Advances in whole genome selection • Plus feeds technology & nutrigenomics
1billion Today, fish provides more than one billion poor people with most of their daily animal protein. We are committed to continue applying knowledge and technology to sustainably increase the production of highly nutritious fish for the those most in need and without creating adverse impacts on adjacent ecosystems
A rapidly changing world - sources of animal protein 120
100
Wild Fish Farmed Fish
Wild Fish
80
Million Tons
Pork Poultry
Pork
Poultry
Eggs
Eggs
Beef 60
Beef
Farmed Fish
40
20
0 1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Source: EPI from FAO
2000
2010
2020
Rapid increase in Tilapia production Millions of tonnes
Tilapia attributes for aquaculture High diversity almost a hundred species with habitats ranging from shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and brackish water
• Short generation time (6 months) • Low trophic level • High tolerance to variable water quality • Robust, disease tolerant • Adaptable to different farming systems • Highly nutritious (depending on diet)
Genetic improvement of farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Founder population in Philippines (1988) Wild: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya & Senegal Farmed: Israel, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand
Genetic improvement of farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Spreading the GIFT from WorldFish & partners
1997: Generation 6 stocks of the GIFT to: • Philippines, Bangladesh, China, • Thailand and Vietnam. 2001: GIFT transferred to Malaysia 2003: GIFT 68% Philippines, 48% Thailand 17% Vietnam & 75% Bangladesh (MS)
GIFT • Grows 50 to 80% faster • Hardy • Sent to 9+ countries • GIFT-technology used globally
ADB Impact evaluation of GIFT (2005) Development and dissemination of GIFT have proven to be meaningful investments with attractive economic returns. Estimated economic internal rate of return on investments more than 70% over a period from 1988 to 2010, with an estimated net present value of $368 million in constant 2001 prices.
Case Study: “Abbassa” tilapia in Egypt 2012: Abbassa strain introduced to Egypt • grows up to 28% faster than local strain • Increases profitability from 12% to 30% •
20 million in poverty, rely on cheap fish
•
Fish 38% of animal protein intake
•
65% of fish from aquaculture
•
1 million tonnes ~ 1 per week for 85 mil
Case Study: GIFT in Bangladesh 2013: 3 breeding nuclei established 2014: 45 million fry produced 2015: 2.1 million fry to 59 hatcheries •
Strong support program of capacity
•
building & technical support to enable
•
progressive increase in supplies of
•
high quality seedstock for farmers
“
Now with the good fry, I get 120kg worth of fish for the amount spent, whereas earlier I would get a 100 kg. Demand is so high nationwide, that I ran out of supply – Mohammad Faizur Rahman, a fish farmer and hatchery owner from Sitarampur village in south Bangladesh
”
What next ? • genetic gains are cumulative and permanent • Expand production sites & production systems • Advances in whole genome selection • Plus feeds technology & nutrigenomics
1billion Today, fish provides more than one billion poor people with most of their daily animal protein. We are committed to continue applying knowledge and technology to sustainably increase the production of highly nutritious fish for the those most in need and without creating adverse impacts on adjacent ecosystems
