Improving the production, nutrition and market values of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar's Shan State and Sagaing Region (INLAND MYSAP) Project brief (October 2018 to September 2019) Project Summary MYSAP Inland is addressing the following constraints to aquaculture:  Promotion of enabling policy and legislation;  Making quality aquaculture inputs readily available;  Supporting hatchery and nursery production facilities;  Promotion of improved biosecurity and disease management and control;  Facilitating the involvement of small-scale producers in the value chain; Research country  Sustainable intensification of small-scale aquaculture; Myanmar  Promotion of climate change smart aquaculture production Donor systems; European Union and the German Ministry  Support for vocational and tertiary aquaculture education, of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via Deutsche Gesellschaft für training and extension services. Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) By doing the above, MYSAP Inland will increase the proportion of Project duration fish available in Myanmar from aquaculture which will improve June 2017– May 2020 household nutrition, livelihoods, health, income and security of direct beneficiaries. This will also have impact on indirect Budget beneficiaries, in making fish from aquaculture more readily available USD 4.2 Million in local markets. The project aims to support 1,264 households of which at least 1,450 women of reproductive age through the Partners dissemination of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture technologies and  Ar Yone Oo–Social Development practices by the end of its mandate. Association - AYO-SDA  BRAC International  Department of Fisheries Myanmar  Malteser International Contribution to Outcomes 418 households 1 adopted best management practices 2 2, 721 people, of which 50% are women, assisted to exit poverty 3 1,907 people, of which 50% are women, with an improved diet diversity 4 80.64 MT fish harvested using improved technologies and BMPs 5 73.2 Hectares pond area under improved management 5,020 People trained of which 32 % women Main topics: Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) hatcheries and GIFT seed dissemination, ponds preparation, fish stocking and harvesting, value chain, small– aquaculture prac- tices, micro-finance and human nutrition 1 Innovation A smartphone app providing aquaculture extension information in Myanmar (Read more) 1 Outcome Impact Case Report Dissemination of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture technologies and practices generate in- come and nutrition benefits for small-scale farmers in some of Myanmar's poorest areas (Read more) References Don Griffiths. MYSAP Inland Myanmar Sustainable Aquaculture Programme Fifth Progress Oct 2018 - Sept 2019. Link: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3993 1Pg.16; 42. 2 Pg.41. 3Pg.44. 4Pg.16-17. 5Pg. 41,44. Acknowledgements This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish. The program is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund. Funding support for this work was provided by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) under the MYSAP Inland project implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Contact Project Manager: Don Griffiths In partnership This publication is copyrighted by WorldFish. It is a licensed for use under the April 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.