Myanmar - Opportunities in Aquaculture. Lukas Manomaitis ASA-IM SEA Technical Director Aquaculture May Myat Noe Lwin ASA-IM Myanmar Local Coordinator

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1 Myanmar - Opportunities in Aquaculture Lukas Manomaitis ASA-IM SEA Technical Director Aquaculture May Myat Noe Lwin ASA-IM Myanmar Local Coordinator

2 COUNTRY PROFILE: Total area of 676,577 km2 Five main regions: Northern mountains Western mountains Eastern plateau The Central basin The Coastal strip

3 Basic Country Data Population: million Total GDP: US$60.07 billion (2010 estimate) Inflation: 9.6% (2010 estimate) Exchange rate: 860 kyat (MMK) per US$1 Export: US$ 6.4 billion Import: US$ 4.5 billion Major Industries: Agriculture, industrial, services Main Exports: Agriculture, livestock & fisheries, forestry products, natural gas, jade and gems Main Imports: Machinery, transportation, construction material, industrial raw materials, consumer goods Major trading partners: China, Thailand, Singapore, India (Source: Central Statistics Office and Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008, FOREX updated 2012)

4 Aquaculture production ( ) No Year Area of Aquaculture Ponds ( Ha) Production of Aquaculture ponds (Thousand Metric Ton ) , , , , , , , , , , Source: Dof, Fisheries statics 2011

5 Fisheries Production ( ) Unit: Thousand Metric Tons Source: DOF, Fisheries stastitics 2011

6 ASA-IM: Over 25 Years Experience May Myat Noe Lwin (Top) Working with Indonesian Farmers (Bottom) ASA-IM started focused work with aquaculture in the mid 1980 s. The ASA-IM has been working with farmers worldwide to promote sustainable, feed-based approaches to aquaculture We understand that farmers want to maximize their profit, we believe they can do so by looking at their operations holistically and using the most appropriate technologies

7 Successful Culture Approach - Farmers focuses should be: Fast growth and targeting market desires Good feeds and feeding approaches Quality, disease-free fingerlings Appropriate handling of fish and feed Minimally stressful culture technologies with a health management plan Good recordkeeping ASA-IM s view

8 STATUS OF MYANMAR AQUACULTURE AND WHERE IT COULD GO

9 In 2008 Myanmar was 12 th in Aquaculture Production FAO: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010

10 Myanmar: More Potential Advantages than Disadvantages Many resources: Land Water People/labor Established feedmills Markets Improving international relations Desire to learn and improve Recently a more favorable tax structure Rohu production area in Myanmar

11 Needs in Myanmar Rohu harvest in Myanmar Species Diversification Training, Technology and Investment Hatcheries Better Ingredients Better Infrastructure (transport and power) Coordinated National Aquaculture Development Plan

12 Myanmar Species Diversification Major species for Myanmar are rohu carp, marine shrimp and freshwater prawns Rohu is widely cultured and use for export markets, but has a small international market and low margins Two potentially lucrative species are tilapia and sea bass due to the relative ease that these species can be produced and marketed Rohu farming in Myanmar

13 Myanmar Training, Technology and Investment Myanmar sea bass hatchery and farm owners learning from the Thai industry Myanmar is not necessarily using the best approaches to aquaculture and could learn from the experiences of other nations. This puts Myanmar in a good position for rapid improvement

14 Myanmar - Hatcheries Both for current higher value species (i.e. sea bass) and for future work, good hatchery procedures can be put in place early Wild broodstock is still widely available and this can be the basis for a genetically diverse base Biosecurity and disease issues can be addressed early as the hatchery industry is being established Asian sea bass hatchery in Myeik, Myanmar

15 Myanmar - Better Ingredients Soybean cake in Myanmar (top) Various ingredients (below) Myanmar needs a better and more varied ingredient matrix, particularly with a solid high quality protein base (such as US SBM), which will improve aquaculture production in general. Current ingredient matrix will likely not support high quality diets needed for optimal production and profitability. Specifically for aquaculture focus needs to be on ingredients with low mycotoxins

16 Myanmar - Better Infrastructure (transport and power) This is a bit beyond what our program can help with, but Myanmar appears to be investing in better infrastructure. New international port in Dawei. Myanmar is rich in energy resources. Internationally Myanmar is getting a lot of attention Visiting shrimp farms in Ngwe Saung, Myanmar

17 Myanmar - Coordinated National Aquaculture Development Plan Meeting with DOF in Myanmar Both private industry and government bodies are looking for ways to develop. Government seems ready to listen to good ideas Industry appears to desire to work towards a rapid development of aquaculture in Myanmar

18 Summary and Conclusions From 1990 to 2008 average growth in Myanmar of aquaculture was over 28% As demand for seafood continues to increase regionally and worldwide, Myanmar has a good chance to develop their aquaculture industry in a sustainable and profitable way Myanmar has a good initial feedmill base for aquaculture, but lacks the variety and quality ingredients needed to meet future aquafeed needs. After 52 years of military rule, will face many adjustment problems, so please think of working with Myanmar in the context of the medium to long term.

19 THE ASAIM SEA AQUACULTURE TEAM THANKS YOU!