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Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area
Type: Journal Article
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ...
Review of aquaculture and fish consumption in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
Fish play a crucial role in the Bangladeshi diet, providing more than 60% of animal source food, representing a crucial source of micro-nutrients, and possessing an extremely strong cultural attachment. Fish (including ...
Fish for Livelihoods Newsletter (Oct 2019 to June 2020)
Type: Newsletter
This document highlights and captures major accomplishments "Fish for Livelihoods" project made during October 2019 thru June 2020. This is the first publication and isseud as a combined version for three quarters.
Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming in the coastal areas of Bangladesh: Challenges and prospects towards sustainable development
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter mainly presents the history of shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh and impacts of shrimp farming on rural livelihoods with particular focus on income and dietary consumption, based on literature reviews and ...
Role of homestead farming systems in the livelihoods and food security of poor farmers in southern Bangladesh
Type: Report
Areas in southern Bangladesh share common economic prospects but also challenges. The vast region is already undergoing adverse effects from natural disasters, such as tropical cyclones and accompanying storm surges. ...
Livelihood Impacts of ponds in Asia - opportunities and constraints
Type: Book Chapter
Ponds are traditional multipurpose resources accessed by households and communities, and are increasingly beingprioritised for aquaculture. High consumption of aquatic animals and declines in natural stocks has stimulated ...
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
Type: Journal Article
Linkages 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 ...
LIFT_Promoting sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar to improve food security and income for communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone (MYCulture-MYFC) _October 2015 - December 2019
Type: Donor Report
The MYCulture (MYFC) project has been implemented in collaboration with DoF, NAG, GRET, PACT-Myanmar, HKI and Pan Taing Shin with funding from the Livelihood and Food Security Fund (LIFT) since 21st September 2015. The ...