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On-farm participatory evaluation of feeding approaches used by farmers for tilapia (Oreochromis macrochir) production in northern Zambia
Type: Journal Article
This paper reports the first benchmarking of smallholder tilapia farming practices in rural northern Zambia, measuring fish growth, feed utilization and water quality parameters, using a participatory action research ...
Development of sustainable aquaculture project: work plans for FY 2004
Type: Report
The Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) was authorized and funded by USAID on 28 June 2000. This technical progress report covers activities for the three months of the project, 1 Jan 2004 through 31 March ...
Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Climate resilience technology: aquaculture
Type: Brief
Suchana interventions focus on the reduction of risks to adapt to the impact of climate change on
nutrition, in order to improve the resilience of poor communities and households. Suchana works in areas that are the most ...
Mass selection for increased body weight at harvest over five generations in silver barb, Puntius gonionotus
Type: Conference Paper
Silver barb (Puntius gonionotus Bleeker 1850) is an Asian carp that is popular as a food fish. It is distributed throughout Thailand in rivers, canals, reservoirs and swamps. It is also cultured in ponds and paddy fields. ...
Development of sustainable aquaculture project: work plans for the year 2002
Type: Report
The Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project funded by USAID became operational since 1 October 2000 and will run through 31 July 2005. The overall goal of the project is to improve household incomes and livelihoods ...
Fish to 2050 in the ASEAN region
Type: Working Paper
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as a global fish producer, owing to the rapid growth of aquaculture in Southeast Asia and its large offshore fishing fleet. Fish is a regional commodity that ...
Socioeconomics of rice-aquaculture and IPM in the Philippines: synergies, potential and problems
Type: Report
Rice farming covers nearly one-third of the arable land of Asia. The study shows results that are useful for policymakers wishing to promote new diversification opportunities in the crop sector. It describes some of the ...
Japan and the WorldFish Center : partnership safeguards natural resources and promotes rural development
Type: Brochure
WorldFish is an international research organization that works to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. WorldFish research focuses on natural resource management issues pertaining to fisheries ...
Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project (ZAEDP): Genetic improvement program
Type: Brief
With technical support from WorldFish, the government of Zambia is implementing a genetic improvement
program (GIP) for the indigenous three-spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) (Plate 1) under the Zambia
Aquaculture ...
Environment and aquaculture in developing countries: summary report of the Bellagio Conference on Environment and Aquaculture in Developing Countries, 17-22 September 1990, Bellagio, Italy
Type: Conference Proceedings
Recommendations from the 1990 international conference on environment and aquaculture in developing countries.