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Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
Type: Journal Article
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise ...
Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
Type: Journal Article
The WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ...
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 ...
Stock evaluation and development of a breeding program for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Karnataka, India: progress of a research project
Type: Journal Article
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is the single most important species for aquaculture in the state of Karnataka, India, where it is generally grown in polyculture with Indian major carps. Precocious maturation and unwanted ...
Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs
Type: Journal Article
Client-responsiveness is a foundation for effectiveness of public sector breeding programs in agriculture, aquaculture and livestock. However, there remains a considerable lack of clarity about what this means, specifically ...
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 ...
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 ...
Status and economics of freshwater aquaculture in selected countries of Asia
Type: Journal Article
The paper discusses the status of freshwater aquaculture, and the productivity and cost effectiveness of alternative technologies in the major fish producing countries in Asia, such as Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, ...
Factors impacting antimicrobial resistance in the South East Asian food system and potential places to intervene: A participatory, one health study
Type: Journal Article
Background: With AMU projected to increase, South East Asia (SEA) is at high risk of experiencing disproportionate health, social, and economic burdens due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our objective was to identify ...
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
Type: Journal Article
The COVID-19 pandemic is a shock affecting all areas of the global food system. We tracked the impacts of COVID-19 and associated policy responses on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs during ...