Browsing by Author "Sheriff, N."

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    • Aquaculture and the poor: Is the culture of high-value fish a viable livelihood option for the poor? 

      Sheriff, N.; Little, D.C.; Tantikamton, K. (2008)
      Type: Journal Article
      This 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 ...

    • Benefits and challenges of applying outcome mapping in an R4D project 

      Sheriff, N.; Schuetz, T. (2010)
      Type: Working Paper
      The Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ...

    • Captured-based aquaculture of groupers 

      Tupper, M.; Sheriff, N. (2008)
      Type: Report
      In order to alleviate the pressure on wild grouper stocks, many nations have promoted aquaculture in the hopes of producing a more sustainable grouper yield. However, full-cycle culture of most grouper species is not yet ...

    • Community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains and irrigation systems 

      Sheriff, N.; Joffre, O.; Hong, M.C.; Barman, B.; Haque, A.B.M.; Rahman, F.; Zhu, J.; Nguyen van, H.; Russell, A.; van Brakel, M.; Valmonte-Santos, V.; Werthmann, C.; Kodio, A. (2010)
      Type: Report
      The overall objective of the project was to enhance fish production from seasonally flooding areas and irrigation systems using a collective approach to fish culture. The project sought to examine the institutions necessary ...

    • Community-based fish culture: a viable coping strategy for farmers in the Mekong Delta? 

      Joffre, O.M.; Sheriff, N.; Ngai, H.H.; Hao, N.V.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766 (2011)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Floodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large and open areas are used for fisheries. Enclosures in the flooded areas can be utilized to produce a crop ...

    • Conditions for collective action: understanding factors supporting and constraining community-based fish culture in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam 

      Joffre, O.; Sheriff, N.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766 (2011)
      Type: Working Paper
      In 2005, the WorldFish Center embarked on a project to pilot test approaches to community-based fish culture (CBFC) in five countries. A previous study conducted between 1997-2000 demonstrated the potential of the approach ...

    • Fish and the poor 

      Arthur, R.; Sheriff, N. (2008)
      Type: Book Chapter
      To effectively improve fisheries management for the benefit of the poor, this paper argues that management approaches must address the inherent complexity and heterogeneity found in fisheries, and the differing needs of ...

    • Institutional histories, seasonal floodplains (mares), and livelihood impacts of fish stocking in the Inner Niger River Delta of Mali 

      Russell, A.J.M.; Coulibaly, S.; Sinaba, F.; Kodio, A.; Joffre, O.; Sheriff, N.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766 (2010)
      Type: Working Paper
      The Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ...

    • Understanding adoption and discontinuance for greater impact 

      Joffre, O.; Sheriff, N.; Weeratunge, N.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766 (2010)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Floodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large, open areas are used for fisheries. The enclosed part of these flooded areas can be utilized for fish ...