Browsing by Author "Little, D.C."
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Alleviating poverty through aquaculture: progress, opportunities and improvements
(2012)Type: Conference PaperSignificant changes in our understanding of the interrelationships between aquaculture and poverty have occurred in the last decade. In particular, there is a growing realization that the impacts of aquaculture need to be ... -
Aquaculture and the poor: Is the culture of high-value fish a viable livelihood option for the poor?
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis study evaluates the role of high-value fish culture in the livelihoods of coastal households in southern Thailand. The study shows that grouper culture, promoted as an alternative to destructive fishing practices, can ... -
Certifying catfish in Vietnam and Bangladesh: Who will make the grade and will it matter?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCertification is an increasingly pervasive form of market governance through which retailers and NGOs are able to exert control over producers of primary products in order to secure their commercial and institutional ... -
Commercial production and marketing of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in Chonburi and Chachoengsao provinces, Thailand
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleNile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry production and marketing in the provinces of Chonburi and Chachoengsao, Thailand are discussed, covering historical background, production methodology, transfer of technology to ... -
Comparison of Asian aquaculture products by use of statistically supported life cycle assessment
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article, the authors investigated aquaculture production of Asian tiger shrimp, whiteleg shrimp, giant river prawn, tilapia, and pangasius catfish in Bangladesh, China, Thailand, and Vietnam by using life cycle ... -
Contemporary visions for small scale aquaculture
(2011)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter discusses the importance of small scale aquaculture in supporting livelihoods and alleviating poverty. Similar to capture fisheries, this sector faces challenges related to globalized trade, production regulation ... -
Decentralised Nile tilapia seed production
(2007)Type: Book ChapterLocal production of mixed sex Nile tilapia in irrigated rice fields has been introduced, established and then spread through farmer-to farmer contact in Northwest Bangladesh benefiting poor households in a number of ways. ... -
Does size matter? Reassessing the relationship between aquaculture and poverty in Bangladesh
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture has long been promoted by development institutions in Bangladesh on the understanding that it can alleviate poverty. Most of this attention has focused on forms of the activity commonly referred to as ‘small-scale’. ... -
Enhancing benefits from polycultures including tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) within integrated pond-dike systems: a participatory trial with households of varying socio-economic level in rural and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLinkages between the fish ponds and surrounding land for horticulture are a distinctive feature of farming households in Bangladesh. It was hypothesised that integration of fish ponds in integrated farming system enhances ... -
Global food supply: Certify sustainable aquaculture?
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms, provides close to 50% of the world's supply of seafood, with a value of U.S. $125 billion. It makes up 13% of the world's animal-source protein (excluding eggs and dairy) and ... -
Immanent and interventionist inland Asian aquaculture development and its outcomes
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture is equated with the reduction of poverty by intergovernmental agencies such as the FAO, which advocate the promotion of small-scale aquaculture through project-based interventions. There is a lack of convincing ... -
Large fish seed for small-scale aquaculture
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleDetails are given of trials conducted in Thailand using the "hapa" system for nursing fish fry to fingerlings of the desired size for use in small scale aquaculture operations. -
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) seed production in irrigated rice-fields in Northwest Bangladesh-an approach appropriate for poorer farmers?
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleParticipatory research was conducted with poorer farmers in two communities, Girai (G) and Bahagili (B) in NW Bangladesh to assess the production of Nile tilapia seed in irrigated spring rice-fields. All the selected ... -
Population control in farmed tilapias
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleUnder the majority of culture practices, the reduction or elimination of reproduction in culture ponds results in significantly improved yields of marketable fish. An examination is made of existing methods for the control ... -
The adoption process of ricefield-based fish seed production in Northwest Bangladesh: an understanding through quantitative and qualitative investigation
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of the study was to understand the adoption process of ricefield based fish seed production (RBFSP) that has been developed, promoted and established in Northwest Bangladesh. Quantitative investigation based ... -
The commercial use of chicken processing wastes to raise hybrid catfish (Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus) in Thailand
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleThe article highlights the commercial use of chicken processing wastes on nursery and growout operations of hybrid catfish (Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus) farm in Thailand. -
The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe roles of homestead ponds and surrounding dike production of vegetables on farms in peri-urban and rural communities in central north Bangladesh were assessed. The study supports the view that small homestead ponds can ... -
The social relations of catfish production in Vietnam
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth of intensive export-oriented Pangasius catfish production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is unparalleled in terms of rapidity and scale by any other agricultural sector, with production climbing from a low base to ... -
Tilapia culture systems in Bangladesh
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleIn Bangladesh, tilapia growout in different types of culture systems has shown value to both current and future fish producers. Both rural and urban consumers are likely to benefit from more widespread stocking of tilapia ... -
Use of hapas to produce Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) seed in household foodfish ponds: a participatory trial with small-scale farming households in nothwest Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleProduction and supply of fish seed-stock are essential for the promotion of aquaculture. Traditional inland aquaculture was based on the collection of seed-stock from rivers and required the sorting and acclimatising of ...
