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Aquaculture farmer organizations and cluster management: concepts and experiences
(2011)Type: ReportSmall-scale aquaculture producers in developing countries are facing new opportunities and challenges related to market liberalization, globalization and increasingly stringent quality and safety requirements for their ... -
Aquaculture, fisheries, poverty and food security
(2011)Type: Working PaperFisheries and aquaculture play important roles in providing food and income in many developing countries, either as a stand-alone activity or in association with crop agriculture and livestock rearing. The aim of this paper ... -
Blue frontiers: managing the environmental costs of aquaculture
(2011)Type: ReportThe report begins with an overview of the current status of world aquaculture. It then goes on to describe an approach for estimating the current combined biophysical resource demands of aquaculture for producer countries ... -
Genetic evaluation of a complete diallel cross involving three populations of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) from different geographical regions of India
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleEstimates of additive genetic, reciprocal and average heterosis effects were obtained from a three by three complete diallelcross experiment for giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. The data were generated in ... -
Aquaculture development and scenarios of change in fish trade and market access for the poor in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture holds considerable potential to contribute to poverty alleviation, if it provides poor people with opportunities other than as primary producers. Integration of aquaculture into poverty reduction programmes ... -
Aquaculture and food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: BriefAquaculture and Food Security in the Solomon Islands (ACIAR Project FIS/2009/061) was formulated to assist the Government of Solomon Islands in better understanding the future demand for aquaculture and particularly to ... -
The incidence of suspected white spot syndrome virus in semi-intensive and extensive shrimp farms in Bangladesh: implications for management
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe study was conducted to assess key factors influencing suspected white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) disease and associated shrimp production and economic performance in three contrasting black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) ... -
Blue frontiers: managing the environmental costs of aquaculture
(2011)Type: BrochureA comprehensive analysis of global aquaculture production across all major species and farm production systems. This global review aims to inform policy makers about the impacts of aquaculture on the environment and to ... -
A comparison of communal and separate rearing of families in selective breeding of common carp (Cyprinus carpio): Estimation of genetic parameters
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe objective of this study was to investigate ways of improving the selective breeding program for growth related traits in common carp in Vietnam. A base population was established from six carp stocks following a single ... -
Immanent and interventionist inland Asian aquaculture development and its outcomes
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture is equated with the reduction of poverty by intergovernmental agencies such as the FAO, which advocate the promotion of small-scale aquaculture through project-based interventions. There is a lack of convincing ... -
Blue frontiers: managing the environmental costs of aquaculture
(2011)Type: BriefThis fact sheet presents the main findings from a global review of aquaculture conducted by the WorldFish Center in collaboration with Conservation International. The report “Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs ... -
Aquatic agricultural systems in Zambia
(2011)Type: BriefZambia contains 40% of Southern Africa’s surface freshwater and seasonally almost 20% of the country (150,000 km²) is inundated. Zambia’s rivers, lakes and wetlands support extensive agriculture, fisheries and livestock ... -
Fish for human nutrition [in English and Bengali]
(2011)Type: BrochureMore than two billion people are estimated to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, also called micronutrients. Preschool-aged children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and have high prevalence ... -
Aquatic Agricultural Systems
(2011)Type: BriefMore than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems for their livelihoods. These are diverse farming systems that include a mix of cultivation, livestock, aquaculture, fishing, and gathering natural resources ... -
Review of training for the period 1999-2009: WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center, Abbassa, Egypt
(2011)Type: BriefThe WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center is located outside Abbassa, a typical village in Egypt's Nile delta. The WorldFish Center launched its regional research and training activities in 1998. Courses were ... -
Scaling out enhanced floodplain productivity by poor communities: aquaculture and fisheries in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Conference PaperPrivate lands in floodplains are vital components of inland natural fisheries but they are increasingly converted to culture-based systems. This raises fish productivity but can adversely affect the poor and biodiversity. ... -
Improving aquaculture in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: experiences and lessons in better management and farmer organizations
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCoastal aquaculture in Aceh was severely affected by the Asian Tsunami in December 2004. Capacity building among stakeholders was one of the key activities implemented by various agencies during the post-tsunami aquaculture ... -
The impact of integrated aquaculture agriculture on small-scale farm sustainability and farmers’ livelihoods: experience from Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIntensification of agriculture often requires external inputs, has negative environmental effects and increases risk, especially for small-scale producers. Integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) instead uses on-farm ... -
Community-based fish culture: a viable coping strategy for farmers in the Mekong Delta?
(2011)Type: Book ChapterFloodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large and open areas are used for fisheries. Enclosures in the flooded areas can be utilized to produce a crop ... -
Certifying catfish in Vietnam and Bangladesh: Who will make the grade and will it matter?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCertification is an increasingly pervasive form of market governance through which retailers and NGOs are able to exert control over producers of primary products in order to secure their commercial and institutional ...
