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Climate risk management practices of fish and shrimp farmers in the Mekong Region
Type: Journal Article
As comparative multi-country studies are rare, not much is known about the effects of regional differences in social-ecological conditions on the adoption of climate risk management practices in aquaculture. This study is ...
Review of training for the period 1999-2009: WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center, Abbassa, Egypt
Type: Brief
The WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center is located outside Abbassa, a typical village in Egypt's Nile delta. The WorldFish Center launched its regional research and training activities in 1998. Courses were ...
Basic biosecurity manual for tilapia hatchery technicians in Bangladesh (Bangla version)
Type: Manual
With the onset of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) outbreaks in several Asian countries, WorldFish, in collaboration with Bangladesh’s Department of Fisheries, has developed a program to improve biosecurity in the tilapia industry ...
Roles of ponds in integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems
Type: Book Chapter
The effects of adding an aquaculture pond to existing farming operations on nutrient use efficiency and productivity were explored. Ponds can be used to cycle nutrients from agricultural by-products such as manures and ...
Meeting the food and nutrition needs of the poor: the role of fish and the opportunities and challenges emerging from the rise of aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
People who are food and nutrition insecure largely reside in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and for many, fish represents a rich source of protein, micronutrients and essential fatty acids. The contribution of fish to household ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Myanmar February – November 2020
Type: Report
We conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Myanmar to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...
Experimental integrated farming systems in Mexico
Type: Journal Article
Mexico, like many other Latin Amer-ican countries, is beginning to recognize the potential of integrated agriculture aquaculture systems in food production. However, Latin American experience in fish husbandry is limited ...
Aquaculture potential of seahorses and pipefishes
Type: Journal Article
The characteristics, food and feeding, reproduction and breeding of sea horse and pipefishes (Synanthidae) are presented together with the aspects of syngnathid culture.
Aquaculture genetics research and issues in INGA member countries/institutions
Type: Journal Article
The information presented here is extracted from the presentations and discussions at the Sixth Steering Committee Meeting of the International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture (INGA) held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 8-10 May ...
Genetically improved rohu (Labeo rohita) for Bangladesh (Bangla version)
Type: Brief
The WorldFish Rohu Genetic Improvement Program aims to substantially increase aquaculture productivity in Bangladesh by developing and disseminating rapidly growing rohu to farmers. Genetically improved rohu seed will be ...