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The potential of nutrient-rich small fish species in aquaculture to improve human nutrition and health
Type: Conference Paper
Small fish are a common food and an integral part of the everyday carbohydraterich diets of many population groups in poor countries. These populations also suffer from undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies ...
Inclusive aquaculture: business at the bottom of the aquatic pyramid
Type: Journal Article
Through a SIDA -funded project on small-scale fisheries FAO and partners have been supporting WorldFish Center research into small-scale aquaculture investment. Studies of projects in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia suggest ...
Evolution of shrimp aquaculture systems in the coastal zones of Bangladesh and Vietnam: a comparison
Type: Book Chapter
Based on on-farm surveys implemented in the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, the dynamics of shrimp aquaculture in salinity-influenced coastal areas were analysed. Qualitative data were collected ...
Community-Based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains
Type: Journal Article
During the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods render the land unavailable for crop production for several months each year. These waters are considerably underutilized in terms of ...
Aquaculture in action: reducing the need for feed
Type: News Item/Press Item
A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest naturally occurring food alongside feed – a system that has the potential to reduce both production costs ...
Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review
Type: Working Paper
Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and ...
Feeding both pond and fish: A pathway to ecological intensification of aquaculture systems
Type: Other
The nutritious pond concept is a novel approach that enables the pond itself to contribute significantly to the diet of the farmed fish/shrimp. Our research shows that feeding the pond by balancing the carbon-to-nitrogen ...
Delineating recommendation domains for small-scale freshwater aquaculture: deploying GIS for decision support
Type: Book Chapter
This paper highlights Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in an on-going, three-year project to develop spatial decision-support tools for identifying recommendation domains (places and sets of conditions) ...
Integration of aquaculture into crop-animal systems in Asia
Type: Journal Article
The status of integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) in Asia is reviewed, with an emphasis on rural small-scale systems. Existing IAA systems within mixed farming systems are characterised and the economic and ecological ...
Assessment of potential mare stocking impacts on resource access rights and livelihoods in Komio village, Niger River Delta, Mali
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 ...