ABSTRACT
Ethnic tension has been an enduring part of Rwanda's history. More than any other Subsaharan country, Rwanda implemented fish culture on a scale and level of success that can be properly called a model for aquacultural development. Aquaculture frequently has been considered a panacea for Africa's economic and nutritional ills. A unified chain of command and focused accountability for results are basic institutional requirements for effective functioning of an aquacultural development program. In 1983, the National Fish Culture Project was organized with funding from the Rwandan Government and the United States Agency for International Development. Aquacultural programs have rarely succeeded where top government authorities have not articulated a national aquacultural development policy. Given the array of disciplines affecting aquaculture, aquacultural administration can be perplexing for officials and producers. The Institute for Agronomic Sciences conducted agricultural research within the Ministry of Agriculture. In Rwanda, agricultural extension has had a difficult history.
