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The future for fish in the food and livelihoods of the poor in Asia
Type: Journal Article
This article is based on the study, “Strategies and Options for Increasing and Sustaining Benefi ts from Fisheries and Aquaculture Production to Benefi t Poor Households in Asia”, carried out under ADB-RETA 5945, and ...
Disaggregated analysis of fish supply, demand and trade in Asia : baseline model and estimation strategy
Type: Journal Article
Quantitative modeling of fish supply, demand and trade is a useful tool for analyzing recent structural changes, such as the rapid development of aquaculture. Existing models are, however, limited by their use of highly ...
Community based fish culture in seasonally flooded rice fields in Bangladesh and Vietnam
Type: Conference Proceedings
During the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop production. These waters are considerably underutilized in terms of managed ...
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 ...
Aquaculture - food and livelihoods for the poor in Asia : a brief overview of the issues
Type: Journal Article
The last three decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the supply of and demand for fish. Global demand for fish has risen rapidly with rising populations and increasing per capita fish consumption. The rise in demand ...
Carp genetic resources for aquaculture in Asia
Type: Report
There are over 1 300 species of cyprinids in Asia, which form an important part of the world’s aquatic biodiversity. Aquaculture and capture fisheries involving cyprinids are a vital part of the livelihoods of many millions ...
Increased Income from Seasonally Flooded Rice Fields through Community Based Fish Culture in Bangladesh and Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
In extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop (often rice) production during the rainy season. Aside from crop production during the flood-free dry ...
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 ...
Demand for fish in Asia: a cross-country analysis
Type: Conference Paper
This study is focused on the estimation of demand, price and income elasticities for major fish groups that are commonly found in Asia. The next section of the paper is devoted to the model used in the analysis of the ...