Browsing by Author "Dey, M.M."
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Economic feasibility of community based fish culture in seasonally flooded rice fields in Bangladesh and Vietnam - Community Based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleDuring the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop production for several months each year. These waters are considerably ... -
Farm-economics of genetically improved carp strains in major Asian countries and carp seed price policy model
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThe study has conducted the micro level analysis of hatchery operators, fishseed-rearing farmers and carp farmers with respect to their socio-economic characteristics, infrastructural development, husbandry practices and ... -
Fish consumption and food security : a disaggregated analysis by types of fish and classes of consumers in selected asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses fish consumption and preference patterns for fish species by income groups, and by urban/rural divide in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The analysis is ... -
Fisheries and water productivity in tropical river basins: Enhancing food security and livelihoods by managing water for fish
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleFaced with growing pressure upon freshwater resources, increased water productivity in agriculture is essential. Efforts to do so however need to consider the wider role of water in sustaining food production. This paper ... -
Food and nutritional security in Bangladesh: going beyond carbohydrate counts
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe progress towards achieving household nutritional food-security in Bangladesh has remained slow. So far the food security is cereal-based (mainly rice) and food basket has not yet diversified towards high nutritive/ ... -
Food safety standards and regulatory measures : implications for selected fish exporting Asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleDeveloping Asian countries continue to record an impressive trade surplus in fish products. However, raising consumer concerns about a range of food safety matters and increasingly stringent regulatory standards related ... -
Impact of development and dissemination of Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture (IAA) Technologies in Malawi
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleMalawi is a small but densely populated country in Southern Africa. Fish is an important part of the nutrition of Malawians, providing essential protein and micronutrients. However, per capita fish consumption has halved ... -
Impact of the community-based fish culture system on expenditure and inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis study investigated the impact of a Community-based Fish Culture (CBFC) system on household expenditure and how expenditure inequality in the fish-producing communities has changed due to involvement in the CBFC system. ... -
Impact pathway analysis for research planning: the case of aquatic resources research in the WorldFish Center
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn line with its mandate of poverty reduction and sustainable development, the WorldFish Center is orienting its research towards high impact scientific activity. Identifying such activities is the task of prospective ... -
Impacts of community-based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on income, food security and employment in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines the impact of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on fish production, consumption, income, and food security of the participating households in Bangladesh. An analysis was performed ... -
Increased Income from Seasonally Flooded Rice Fields through Community Based Fish Culture in Bangladesh and Vietnam
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop (often rice) production during the rainy season. Aside from crop production during the flood-free dry ... -
Inland aquaculture in India : past trend, present status and future prospects
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn India, inland aquaculture has emerged as a fast-growing enterprise and a viable alternative to the declining capture fisheries. The present paper is an attempt to assess Indian inland aquaculture with respect to its ... -
Institutional arrangements in seasonal floodplain management under community-based aquaculture in Bangladesh
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleSeasonal floodplains under private and public ownership in the Indo-Ganges river basin provide food and income for millions of people in Bangladesh. Floodplain ownership regimes are diverse, covering the whole spectrum ... -
Integrating agriculture, fisheries and ecosystem conservation: Win-win solutions
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleIntegrated Agriculture-Aquaculture (IAA) is essentially diversification of agriculture, leading to synergisms among sub-systems resulting in a higher productivity from land/water area under the farmers' control. One method ... -
Integrating aquaculture with rice farming in Bangladesh: feasibility and economic viability, its adoption and impact
(1998)Type: ReportStudies were undertaken on 256 farms in Bangladesh from 1992-1994 to assess the feasibility and economic viability of integrating fish culture with rice farming during aman (wet) and boro (dry) seasons in medium highlands. ... -
Mangrove Rehabilitation in the West coast of Aceh - Issues and Perspectives
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe condition of mangroves pre- and post- tsunami and the socioeconomic role of mangrove forests in the livelihoods of coastal communities along the west coast of Aceh province, Indonesia are examined. The findings indicate ... -
Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ... -
Performance and nature of genetically improved farmed tilapia: a bioeconomic analysis
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleThe International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), in collaboration with its partner organizations, has developed an improved strain of Nile tilapia (known as the GIFT strain) which shows superior ... -
Policy imperatives for sustainable aquaculture development in Asia: lessons from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Thailand
(1998)Type: Conference PaperThe main objective of this paper is to identify an appropriate policy framework for the development of aquaculture and its contribution to overall economic development. The second section of this paper examines the performance ... -
Priority setting for research on aquatic resources: an application of modified economic surplus analysis to natural resource systems
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleIn contrast to research on farming systems, research on natural resource systems seldom applies rigorous priority setting techniques, mainly due to difficulties associated with estimating research impact ex ante for such ...
