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An intra-farm study of production factors and productivity for shrimp farms in Bangladesh: an index approach
Type: Journal Article
The production characteristics of shrimp farming in Bangladesh are reported based on a panel of farms for the period 1998 to 2002. The data allow for a profit decomposition based on the Törnqvist index, where differences ...
Farm-economics of genetically improved carp strains in major Asian countries and carp seed price policy model
Type: Journal Article
The study has conducted the micro level analysis of hatchery operators, fishseed-rearing farmers and carp farmers with respect to their socio-economic characteristics, infrastructural development, husbandry practices and ...
Strategies and options for increasing and sustaining fisheries and aquaculture production to benefit poorer households in Asia [PDF in letter standard]
Type: Working Paper
The last three decades have wi tnessed dramatic changes in the structure of supply and demand for fish, especially in Asia. This WorldFish research study sponsored by the Asian Development Bank focussed on nine developing ...
Change and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence and policy lessons from Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Efforts to unlock the genetic potential of both rice and fish, when combined with improvements in the management of rice-fish systems, can potentially increase agricultural productivity and food security in some of the ...
The role of species and systems in the development and growth of aquaculture in Asia: needs and prospects
Type: Book Chapter
This paper reviews the current practices in Asian aquaculture and emerging trends in species and systems against a backdrop of changing structure of demand, supply and trade. It examines key issues concerning the role of ...
Problem formulation and options assessment: science-guided deliberation in environmental risk assessment of transgenic fish
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter provides an overview of problem formulation and options assessment (PFOA) for scientists, risk assessment specialists, industry representatives and other interested public stakeholders who may be involved in ...
Policy imperatives for sustainable aquaculture development in Asia: lessons from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Thailand
Type: Conference Paper
The main objective of this paper is to identify an appropriate policy framework for the development of aquaculture and its contribution to overall economic development. The second section of this paper examines the performance ...
Institutional arrangements in seasonal floodplain management under community-based aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Seasonal floodplains under private and public ownership in the Indo-Ganges river basin provide food and income for millions of people in Bangladesh. Floodplain ownership regimes are diverse, covering the whole spectrum ...
Strategies and options for increasing and sustaining fisheries and aquaculture production to benefit poorer households in Asia
Type: Working Paper
The last three decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of supply and demand for fish, especially in Asia. This WorldFish research study sponsored by the Asian Development Bank focussed on nine developing ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
This report is an output of the project “Determination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asia”. This monograph is the case study for Bangladesh. Written in three parts, it describes ...