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Profitability and adoption of improved shrimp farming technologies in the aquatic agricultural systems of southwestern Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper assesses factors influencing adoption of new shrimp aquaculture technologies within aquatic-agricultural farming systems in southwestern Bangladesh. The impacts of three new technologies were assessed: two ...
Dietary change in Bangladesh from 1985 to 2010
Type: Journal Article
In many countries, dietary change is tracked using food supply data from the Food and Agriculture Organizations food balance sheets. It is difficult to draw conclusions on individual or sub-national food consumption from ...
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 ...
Estimates of average energy requirements in Bangladesh: Adult Male Equivalent values for use in analyzing household consumption and expenditure surveys
Type: Journal Article
This dataset contains Adult Male Equivalent (AME) values for use in Bangladesh. These were constructed using prescriptive nutritional constructs adapted to the actual growth and weight pattern seen in Bangladesh. This ...
Impacts of community-based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on income, food security and employment in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper examines the impact of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on fish production, consumption, income, and food security of the participating households in Bangladesh. An analysis was performed ...
Economic and social impacts of Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture technologies in Bangladesh
Type: Report
This study estimated the adoption rate of integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) technologies in Bangladesh and their impact on poverty and fish and food consumption in adopting households. We used a novel, simulation-based ...
An assessment of health management practices and occupational health hazards in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Diseases have been recognized as the major obstacle to the shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture production in Bangladesh. The present study assessed the range of aquatic animal health ...
The relation between farming practices and tilapia production in small-scale fish farms in Bangladesh.
Type: Working Paper
Because of its climate and vast water resources, Bangladesh is highly suitable for fisheries. Unsurprisingly, fisheries supply the majority of animal protein (60%) in Bangladeshi diets and provide employment to over 17 ...
Review of aquaculture and fish consumption in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
Fish play a crucial role in the Bangladeshi diet, providing more than 60% of animal source food, representing a crucial source of micro-nutrients, and possessing an extremely strong cultural attachment. Fish (including ...
Status of Fish Aggregating Device fishery in the River Titas of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper aims to examine the status of Fish Aggregating Device (Katha) fishery in the river Titas in Bangladesh and development of an alternative Katha fishery management strategy. All Fish Aggregating Devices (Kathas) ...