The project was designed to address these critical needs. It will thus provide immediate assistance to counteract the ongoing emergency situation in the field, through the provision of seedlings for 2,000 poor farmers for the next production cycle. It will also provide technical support to confirm the diagnosis of the currently unknown disease, improve shrimp on-farm biosecurity; improve the aquatic animal emergency preparedness guidelines and develop an aquatic animal health management strategy for follow-up actions. The above is expected to contribute to halt the spread of the ongoing shrimp disease and protect the livelihoods of shrimp farmers.
