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Genomic architecture of selection for adaptation to challenging environments in aquaculture
Type: Thesis
Aquaculture, including freshwater and marine farming, has been important for global fish production during the past few decades. However, climate change presents a major risk threatening both quality and quantity of ...
Use of alternative sources for enhancing production in Egyptian fish farms
Type: Thesis
The present study was designed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using different organic fertilizers on fish safety and yield and also to investigate the production performance of mixed organic and inorganic ...
An Economic Analysis of Fish Demand and Livelihood Outcomes of Small-scale Aquaculture in Myanmar
Type: Thesis
The thesis focuses on two main topics. One topic is an analysis of the disaggregated fish demand system. Empirical evidence on whether the aquaculture sector can meet household demand through adequate availability of and ...
Community based fish culture in the public and private floodplains of Bangladesh
Type: Thesis
Seasonal floodplains under private and public ownership in the Indo-Ganges river basin provide food and income for millions of people in Bangladesh. This research aimed to understand the complex institutional relations ...
The role of fish ponds in the nutrient dynamics of mixed farming systems
Type: Thesis
The major objective of the study, is to explore the use of ponds as nutrient traps (besides fish production) to increase nutrient use efficiency in integrated farming systems. It focuses on (i) nutrient utilization efficiency ...
Closing the yield gap: improving production efficiency in smallholder farms of Nile tilapia through selective breeding
Type: Thesis
The aim of this thesis was to optimise the breeding program of Nile tilapia for a smallholder production system, thereby contributing to closing the yield gap. From Chapter 2 to 4, we generated information that can be used ...
Analysis of the Informal Trade as a Source of Household Income: A Case of Cross-border Fish Traders in Zambia
Type: Thesis
The general objective of this study was to analyze the informal trade as source of household income with a special focus on cross border fish traders in Zambia. The study covers findings from border site fish markets in ...
Selection for growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in low-input environments
Type: Thesis
This thesis is a part of Wageningen University’s Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund project entitled “Optimization of nutrient dynamics and fish for integrated agriculture- aquaculture systems” (INREF-POND). The ...