IMPACT REPORT

Reporting Period 2

SEAT Project Partner No. 9 Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University

Contact Person: Dr. Kriengkrai Satapornvanit ffiskks@ku.ac.th ; keyjgz@gmail.com http://seatku9.blogspot.com February 2012

A. PHOTOS & IMPACT OF WORK a. PHOTOS

The 54 participants to the SOS Workshop in May 2011 consisted of 6 hatchery operators (4m, 2f), 20 shrimp farmers (16m, 4f), 6 tilapia farmers (3m, 3f), 6 input and service providers (4m, 2f), 3 post-harvest (2m, 1f),2 academic and research (1m, 1f), 3 non-governmental organization (3f), 1 local government office (1m) and 7 media people (4m, 3f). Both tilapia and shrimp value chain actors were represented.

Interviewing a tilapia farmer (through interpreter), Chanthaburi, May 2011

Active participation during group discussions, State of the System Workshop, Chanthaburi, May 2011

Focus group discussions on site, Chachoengsao, April 2011

With local official on site, Chanthaburi, April 2011

Discussion of activities and plans between local team and visiting foreign researcher is important, SEAT-KU office, June 2011

Going to the field involves cooperation with locals esp key informants for safety as well as efficiency in work. Duembangnangbuat, Suphanburi, July 2011

Looking at a local Thai innovation for mixing feed. Tilapia cage farm, Suphanburi, March 2010

A woman in Ubon with her tilapia cages (Feb 2010). A man in Suphanburi with his prawn & shrimp farm (April 2010). Both capable of managing their own operations, talking and negotiating with sellers and buyers.

At Thaifex international food exhibition, Bangkok, July 2010. Networked with a number of processing plants, mainly their sales and marketing staff. We are trying to contact them for access to conduct LCAs.

Interviewing the farmer, Suphanburi, April 2010

With a lady shrimp farmer (middle) and input shop owner, Phang Nga, March 2010

For the sandworms in a shrimp hatchery, Phang Nga, March 2010

With Surat Shrimp Club members/farmers/businessmen, and crops from the SSP (using sediments from shrimp farms), Surat Thani, March 2010

Resourcefulness in obtaining information asking barber shop cum minimart staff for information

Participation in trade shows enabled us to disseminate project results through posters, conduct action research of impact of posters and network with stakeholders in eastern and southern provinces.

b. WEBSITE. The SEAT-KU website is found at http://seatku9.blogspot.com. The website was set-up in February 2011 to document the activities of SEAT-KU team, to inform partners and interested persons on what is going on and the news in both English and Thai, at the same time to be a gateway for relevant links in the local and global setting as well as industry level. However, not everything was posted in this website due to confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with stakeholders and project management. Below shows the website statistics based on blogger stats:

Figure 1. Overview of the website, shows the number of views for the page, on a daily, weekly, monthly and all time basis. The number of page views increased in the recent months starting in November 2011.

Figure 2. Traffic sources and referring sites. The top 5 referring sites are Google (Thailand and global), Bing, Yahoo (image search), SEAT global site, and facebook. The top 5 referring URLS are: seatku9.wordpress.com (which was the original SEAT@KU address), followed by yahoo images search, SEAT global site based in the UK, facebook and postring.tk a search engine.

Figure 3. Where audience come from. The website has been viewed by people from Thailand, UK, USA, Germany, Russia, Malaysia, France, Denmark, India and Indonesia.

Figure 4. The top 5 most viewed posts are about the SOS workshop in May 2011, Announcement to partners about the flood in Nov 2011, Welcome post (the first post in Feb 2011), Shrimp festival in Jan 2012, and the LCA in Aquaculture Activities in Feb 2012.

Figure 5. The top 5 most viewed pages are the campus map, SEATKU team, translated versions of some articles, news and about SEAT project in Thai.

c. POSTERS i. Sustaining the Shrimp Value Chain in Thailand: This work is based on SEAT Project key informant interviews conducted from Jan to Jul 2010, a survey of 206 shrimp producers in Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Songkhla and Satun from Dec 2010 to Mar 2011, and outputs from a stakeholder workshop attended by representatives of the shrimp value chain in Thailand on 25 May 2011. This was pilot tested in Dec 2012, and dissemination began in January 2012 during the Eastern Thailand Thai Shrimp Festival in Chanthaburi followed by the Southern Thai Shrimp Festival in Surat Thani by displaying it and distributing to various stakeholders. An immediate impact assessment was conducted, with a total of 294 respondents. The general comment was that the poster was interesting and has valuable/useful information. However there was too much information in one poster. An impact assessment of the poster will be conducted 2-3 months later. The posters continue to be distributed among

stakeholders. A number of posters have been given to the Department of Fisheries and the provincial shrimp clubs to distribute them among their own contacts. ii. Sustaining the Tilapia Value Chain in Thailand: This work is based on SEAT Project key informant interviews conducted from Jan to July 2010, a survey of 199 tilapia producers in Chachoengsao, Nakhon Pathom, Petchburi and Suphanburi from Dec 2010 to Mar 2011, and outputs from a stakeholder workshop attended by representatives of the tilapia value chain in Thailand on 25 May 2011.This was pilot tested in Dec 2012 and distribution started in March during fields surveys, visits and meetings with various value chain actors. Immediate impact assessments will be conducted during a tilapia meeting in March. Post-impact assessments will be conducted a couple of months later. Pictures below: Explaining the poster to a) an input seller, b) farmer, c) farm caretaker, d) other interested persons:

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d. FACEBOOK: SEAT @ KU project also has a presence in facebook with this address: https://www.facebook.com/people/Seat-AtKU/100003315191156

B. LIST OF CONFERENCES, MEETINGS ATTENDED DURING RP2 a. LCA Training, Pattaya, Thailand, September 2010, deliverable for WP3 b. Database Management Workshop, Pattaya, Thailand, September 2010, for WP2 regarding Integrated Surveys c. Global Conference in Aquaculture, Phuket, Thailand, September 2010, presented poster on Overview of Systems of shrimp industry (disseminating output of WP2 scoping research) d. Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Conference, Kochi, India, January 2011, Senior Researcher presented a paper orally on developing sustainability indicators initial results, and poster on overview of systems of seafood trade (output of WP2 scoping & integrated survey) e. Viv/Aquatic Asia trade exhibition and technical conference, Bangkok, March 2011, attended specific information such as feed & additives relevant to LCA and sustainability sessions for information; networking with exhibitors and talked about SEAT and possible SME involvement f. Aquaculture & Fisheries Forum, Shanghai, China, April 2011, Senior Researcher presented a paper orally on developing sustainability indicators with full results & analysis (output of WP2 scoping & integrated survey); team participated in special SEAT-ASEM session to disseminate SEAT project info and network with stakeholders g. Fish for the People Conference, Bangkok, June 2011, participated in sessions on sustainability, markets and trade. Information useful for SEAT in obtaining current information and outlook for future, as well as in networking among practitioners in the region h. Eastern Thailand Shrimp Fair, Chanthaburi, Thailand, January 2012, organized a booth to display & distribute shrimp value chain poster to disseminate results of research among stakeholders, conducted action research on poster impacts, established contacts for further impact assessment of posters; also met with other actors in value chain and shared about SEAT project and interest to involve SMEs in action research, established contacts i. Southern Thailand Shrimp Fair, Surat Thani, Thailand, February 2012, organized a booth to display & distribute shrimp value chain poster to disseminate results of research among stakeholders, conducted action research on poster impacts, established contacts for further impact assessment of posters; also met with other actors in value chain and shared about SEAT project and interest to involve SMEs in action research, established contacts. Also left a number of posters to local Department of Fisheries and the Surat Thani shrimp club to distribute posters to more people.

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LCA in Agri-Food Regional Workshop, Bangkok, February 2012, provided updated information on status of LCA work and applications in the region, and establishment of LCA network among practitioners. It is good for SEAT to be involved and to network and establish contacts with other institutions in the region. k. Hands-on Workshop on CMLCA, Bangkok, February 2012, attendance gave opportunity to understand the program CMLCA used by WP3 partners, to know how we can use our data in this program, database entry and management, enter local processes information, discussed constraints to conducting LCA in the industry l. Principal investigator attended several meetings at the national level attended by various sectors and talked about SEAT project and its objectives and activities. This generated interest among the participants as well.

Presentation of paper during a conference

Presentation of poster in a conference

C. MEDIA REPORTS ON SOS WORKSHOP From Aquabiz Magazine: URL: http://www.aquabiz-mag.com (national trade and technical magazine, in Thai)

Summary translation of news article from Aquabiz Magazine: Seminar on Ethical Aquaculture Trade The State of the System (SoS) Workshop under the Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade project was conducted at KP Grand Hotel, Chanthaburi province on May 25, 2011 by the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University. The project aims to research on the value chains of aquaculture production of tilapia, pangasius, marine shrimp and fresh water shrimp products in Asian countries (China, Vietnam, Thailand and Bangladesh) for export to European countries. The workshop was successful due to good collaboration of all participants who were from every sector of the aquaculture production chain.

From Kung Thai Magazine: email: nong02@gmail.com (National technical shrimp magazine, in Thai)

Summary translation of news article from Kung Thai Magazine: SOS workshop reported by Kung Thai magazine Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade project is implemented by the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University and Stirling University, UK. It aims to research on aquaculture trading and export to EU with focus on countries in Asia. There was questionnaire survey conducted among shrimp and tilapia farmers in selected provinces. The objectives of this survey were to understand aquaculture systems of species which are important in export and to know opinions on sustainability aspects of aquaculture operation. Dr. Kriengkrai Satapornvanit said that the participants were separated into seven groups, such as input/ service providers, shrimp producers, hatcheries, tilapia producers, post-harvest and professionals. He informed the objectives of the project and worked with participants to get suggestions and summarized them. The aims were to know shrimp and tilapia culture process from seed until market size, to understand producers perceptions of sustainability aspect, and to understand the relationship between producers and stakeholders in the value chain. Prof. Dr. David Little presented the popularity of Thai aquaculture products in EU which this research is looking at. The research aims to study on the products which are exported to EU market. The main focus of this project include: enhancing consumers confidence on the whole value chain, sustainable production and internal system of checking among producers, information accessibility, does not support only one standard/certification scheme, and the responsibility of both producers and consumers. SMEs play an important role in sustaining the aquaculture industry because they are involved in adding value from culture system until export between Asia and EU. SEAT project works with stakeholders in the aquaculture industry from producer to costumer to enhance confidence, to increase capacity in sustainable aspect and also to understand trade and policy-related matters. Contact information of SEAT@KU also included.

From Nonsee Newsletter (KU International Affairs Newsletter): University newsletter, in English http://www.intaff.ku.ac.th/pdf/nonsee2011/Non%20See%20June%202011.pdf

D. SOS Workshop evaluation by participants a. Most useful parts of the workshop: The tilapia hatchery technician said that he was able to see the problems of each sector of the value chain. He further added that it was useful meeting and exchanging information among the participants from different value chains. For the tilapia producers, some said the European consumer presentation was the most useful because they learned more information about European consumers. They also saw the increasing trend of demand from European communities for seafood from Asian countries, as well as the quality of white shrimp and tilapia products which are produced in a sustainable way and transferred to consumers. The problems faced by every actor in the value chain were also learned from this workshop. For another, exchange knowledge on tilapia farming was the most useful because the knowledge gained from other farmers and academics can be applied to improve the tilapia farm. For shrimp producers, there were varied reactions. Positively, one said the activity after exercise 3 (moving around the groups) was the most useful because he was able to see what was going on with the other stakeholders, and the reasons why the cost of his product was very high. Another considered the European consumers presentation as the most useful because he could understand more about the consumer wants while another said it was useful to know the problems of different areas. A lady producer said the workshop was a good opportunity to meet with her network. One shrimp producer who is also the head of a provincial shrimp club said that giving the opinion on constraints of doing shrimp farming could lead to resolve the problems directly and immediately following the current situation. Negatively, one producer said that he did not know what was useful because the topic and the content did not match each other. The input/service providers considered useful the time given to comment. A university lecturer said he gained a lot of knowledge from the participants who are from different sectors of the value chain such as farmers, exporters, etc. He would apply this knowledge to teach his students. b. Least useful part of the workshop: All the responding tilapia producers said that every session was useful, and one said because they are linked to each other. Another said they are useful in different ways depending on the purpose of each session. There were varied reactions from shrimp producers. One shrimp producer said he was confused with the topic and the content of the workshop. He just understood some content of the workshop later at the end. One from large farm said that the workshop did not have any useful content or the content was not clear. One session which confused at least one shrimp farmer was the photo presentation of different countries since the presenter was not clear about the explanation of the pictures. One shrimp producer said that the usefulness of the meeting depended on the arrangement of the contents, the attentiveness and comprehension of participants depend on opportunity to obtain more details. Another shrimp producer said some participants did not share their opinions.

The input/service provider said that some data and comments from participants were not relevant so could not make a conclusion of the matter. A university lecturer said there was nothing that was not useful during the workshop. c. Impact of attending the workshop on work The tilapia hatchery technician plans to find out what factors or chemical use from his business which affect other sectors. For tilapia producers, one will improve farm management especially the quality of the product. A lady farmer said she will take a good method of doing tilapia farming to be applied on her farm such as seed stocking, stocking density and feeding management. Another lady farmer said she would like to set-up storage ponds and the nursery pond for tilapia seed because she has faced the problem with the worsening quality of water from the canal. In order for her to increase her production by culturing twice a year there should be good water management. For shrimp producers, one said he normally keeps developing and changing his farm, regularly. Sometimes government keep releasing new standard/new regulation frequently so could not follow. One also said he has already developed his farm such as building up the store for size selection of shrimp after harvest, and doing biosecurity in his farm. A lady producer said she normally keeps improving her farm from knowledge gained. One said he will try to follow the successful performance of other farmers to solve problems in his farm. Most of the participants are the leading farmers thus they might get just only some basic knowledge, as they already know the main points. Another said he would like to see the outcome of the project about the attitude of the producers and consumers. Input/service provider said he understood more about shrimp and tilapia production in Thailand but some information need to be changed to follow the real situation. The university lecturer will apply the knowledge he gained from the meeting to teach his students. d. Interest in working with SEAT project in the future: One tilapia hatchery technician considered the project is good so he is interested to join. For tilapia, one farmer mentioned that he and his friends could help in giving their ideas as well. The two women farmers were also highly interested. Shrimp producers showed interest to join, and they also volunteered to share some ideas and opinions about shrimp farming. Although one said he can join only sometimes because he is very busy. One whose farm is not in Chanthaburi province said that he is interested in the project and it should cover all the clusters. One input/service provider is pleased to participate in the project but he has limitation of time. The university lecturer would be interested to participate in our project.

Others Dr Kriengkrai Satapornvanit, PI of Project, has been invited for around three times in 2011 by the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) during EU FP7 Information Day Events to share about FP7 SEAT Project experiences to other Thai researchers to encourage them to know more about EU-FP7, how to network with potential partners, and how to handle FP7 projects. For eg o http://news.thaieurope.net/content/view/3796/166/ (in Thai) o http://www.nstda.or.th/eng/index.php/news/events/item/189-eu-fp7information-day-opportunities-for-participation-by-thai-researchers (see programme for download) Dr Kriengkrai Satapornvanit, attended the Ethics Workshop to Set-up Asian chapter in Dec 2011 in Bangkok, to represent ethical aquaculture. This was in collaboration with another SEAT Project Partner, Dr Matthias Kaiser who is head of EuroSafe.