Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Author "Phillips, M."
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Menjelajahi masa depan perikanan budidaya Indonesia (Exploring Indonesian aquaculture futures)
(2016)Type: ReportAquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector globally, with production projected to double within the next 15-20 years. Future growth of aquaculture is essential to providing sustainable supplies of fish in ... -
Portable ponds for communities in need
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleTo address the extreme food insecurity of the poor households in Bangladesh, WorldFish has designed a portable small pond which can hold fish in it and at the same time, provide water for horticulture. Trials began in 2014 ... -
Profitability and adoption of improved shrimp farming technologies in the aquatic agricultural systems of southwestern Bangladesh
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThis 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 ... -
Protecting small-scale farmers: a reality within a globalized economy?
(2012)Type: Conference PaperAquaculture is still the fastest-growing food-producing sector and plays an important role in enhancing global food security and alleviating poverty. Tens of millions of people are engaged in aquaculture production, the ... -
Review of aquaculture and fish consumption in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Working PaperFish 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 ... -
Review of environmental impact, site selection and carrying capacity estimation for small scale aquaculture in Asia
(2010)Type: ReportAsia is the leading aquaculture region in the world, contributing to 85% of total world aquaculture production. Of the top 10 aquaculture producing countries 9 are Asian with China accounting for more than 65% of Asian ... -
Review of the history, status and prospects of the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hatchery sector in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCulture of shrimp, mainly Penaeus monodon, makes an important contribution to Bangladeshs aquaculture industry. Shrimp hatcheries are the foundation on which the shrimp industry is built. Hatchery performance and management ... -
Rice-fish integration for high saline, coastal areas of Bangladesh: Learning from the Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe Southwestern coastal zone of Bangladesh is agro-based and one of the world's most populous, poverty-stricken and food-insecure regions, with high vulnerability to climate change. Shrimp aquaculture rapidly expanded in ... -
Servicing the aquaculture sector: role of state and private sectors
(2012)Type: Conference PaperThis paper was prepared by a group of authors of complementary experiences and presented during the Thematic Session V: Improving knowledge and information sharing, research and extension in aquaculture at the Global ... -
Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming in the coastal areas of Bangladesh: Challenges and prospects towards sustainable development
(2013)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter mainly presents the history of shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh and impacts of shrimp farming on rural livelihoods with particular focus on income and dietary consumption, based on literature reviews and ... -
Small-scale shrimp farmers and global markets: Trends, future prospects and adaptation
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleIt is time to recognize the crucial role of small-scale farmers in Asian aquaculture production and trade. The socially and economically important smallscale sector – the “mainstay” of Asian aquaculture – is innovative, ... -
Smallholder aquaculture: sustaining the impact of private investment
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth of aquaculture - now the fastest growing food production system in the world - is increasingly attracting private investment. Much of this investment, however, is in larger enterprises and input services such ... -
Social dynamics shaping the diffusion of sustainable aquaculture innovations in the Solomon Island
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSustainably feeding the world's growing population represents one of our most significant challenges. Aquaculture is well positioned to make contributions towards this challenge. Yet, the translation of aquaculture production ... -
Sustainable intensification in smallholder agriculture: An integrated systems research approach
(2017)Type: BookSustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ... -
Synthesis report: Identification of enabling and disenabling social and cultural factors affecting aquaculture development
(2014)Type: ReportSuccess or failure of any development intervention is largely dependent on human capital, social capital of households and a range of socio-cultural factors that include culture, religion, beliefs, ethnicity, caste, ... -
The Current status of aquaculture and aquafeed production in Bangladesh
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleOver the last decade, dramatic increases in the production of a variety of species from commercial aquaculture systems and sharp increases in per capita fish consumption have occurred in Bangladesh. This transition has ... -
The evolution of aquatic agricultural systems in Southwest Bangladesh in response to salinity and other drivers of change
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic agricultural systems (AAS) in coastal Southwest Bangladesh have evolved in response to a number of stimuli and constraints including improving market access, technological change, and salinization. Farming systems ... -
The feasibility of milkfish (Chanos chanos) aquaculture in Solomon Islands
(2016)Type: ReportFish is crucial to food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands, and demand is expected to increase due to a growing population. However, it is projected that current capture fisheries production will not meet this growing ... -
The socio-economic context for improving food security through land based aquaculture in Solomon Islands: A peri-urban case study
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFuture fish demand-supply scenarios project that investment in aquaculture will be needed to ensure fish for food security in Solomon Islands. In 2010 a study of two peri-urban areas of Solomon Islands analysed the demand ... -
The WISH pond: Potential for development of aquaculture in northeast Cambodia
(2015)Type: Working PaperIn Cambodia, fish provide a major source of animal protein for rural households. Capture fisheries have declined and aquaculture has been identified as playing an important role in food and nutritional security and rural ...
