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There is money in milkfish production in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
One real constraint to expanding production from aquaculture is the lack of knowledge or information on the economic relationships between inputs and output, in other words between what goes into a pond and what comes out. ...
Fisheries literature services: an overview
Type: Journal Article
Information availability on fisheries and aquaculture has lagged behind that of other disciplines, reflecting the minor role of fisheries in national economies, par¬ticularly of the developed countries from which information ...
Aquaculture training: needs and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
This article describes the current status of aquaculture training and education available to practising technicians and those from developing countries.
Technical assistance on hatchery research for coastal aquaculture development in Sabah, Malaysia: a cooperative project between the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Manila, Philippines and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Development (MAFD), Sabah, Malaysia
Type: Report
On 22 January 1982, the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Development of Sabah, Malaysia (MAFD), signed a Memorandum of Agreement to cooperate ...
Brunei fisheries and research
Type: Journal Article
The existing fisheries in Brunei are almost entirely artisanal, using traditional gear. Stock assessment is discussed and the potential for aquaculture considered. Some of the problems in the fisheries are related to the ...
Key problem areas on world aquacultural development
Type: Journal Article
Interest in the large-scale development of aquaculture as a manageable food production system has intensified considerably during the past decade. The escalation of development efforts stems, by and large, from 1) the need ...
Microeconomics of existing aquaculture production systems: basic concepts and definitions
Type: Book Chapter
The paper focuses on the role of the relative prices in farmers' production behaviour and presents a model for explaining output variations among farmers. In the context of this production mode, the concepts of output ...
Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia
Type: Journal Article
Although it appears that the first recorded, scientifically oriented culture of tilapia was conducted in Kenya in 1924,of the current 30,000 ponds with a potential annual production of more than 7,000 tons, only 10% are ...
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 ...
Integrated fish farming in China
Type: Journal Article
The article is based on a FAO/UNDP consultancy on integrated fish farming in China, October-November 1981.