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Benchmarking the environmental performance of best management practice and genetic improvements in Egyptian aquaculture using life cycle assessment
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleEgyptian aquaculture is gaining importance as an affordable and nutritious source of animal protein among Egyptians. Nile tilapia dominates production (77% of total production), followed by carps (17%) and mullets (11%). ... -
The impacts of integrated homestead pond-dike systems in relation to production, consumption and seasonality in central north Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe roles of homestead ponds and surrounding dike production of vegetables on farms in peri-urban and rural communities in central north Bangladesh were assessed. The study supports the view that small homestead ponds can ... -
Discovery and biological relevance of 3,4-didehydroretinol (vitamin A2) in small indigenous fish species and its potential as a dietary source for addressing vitamin A deficiency
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleDiscovered in the late 1920s, 3,4-didehydroretinol (DROL, vitamin A2) plays a significant biological role in freshwater fish. The functions of this vitamin have been investigated but to a far lesser extent than those of ... -
Quality assessment of improved sun dried ribbon fish (Trichiurus haumela) by salt and turmeric powder treatment
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleA study was conducted to formulate a decent quality salted dry ribbon fish (Trichiurus haumela) using solar tent dryer. Sodium salt and turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder were used as ingredients. The quality changes during ... -
Aquaculture for income and nutrition : Final report
(2017)Type: ReportThe United States Agency for International Development-Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (USAID-AIN) project, implemented by WorldFish, emphasized technology development for improved fish strains, and capacity building ... -
Evaluation of different aquaculture feed Ingredients in Indonesia using Life Cycle Assessment
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleIndonesia's aquaculture industry has grown by almost 25% annually over the last five years, an achievement enabled through the increased use of commercial aquaculture feeds, made from agricultural, capture fisheries and ... -
Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture and their implication for management: a review from a systems perspective
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal seafood provides almost 20% of all animal protein in diets, and aquaculture is, despite weakening trends, the fastest growing food sector worldwide. Recent increases in production have largely been achieved through ... -
Mycoflora and mycotoxins in finished fish feed and feed ingredients from smallholder farms in East Africa
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article, the authors provide a pioneer snapshot of the co-occurrence of aflatoxins, fumonisin and ochratoxin A, as well as other mycotoxins, in fish feed and ingredients from East Africa. A total of 52 samples of ... -
Improving feed efficiency in fish using selective breeding: A review
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleImproving feed efficiency (FE) is key to reducing production costs in aquaculture and to achieving sustainability for the aquaculture industry. Feed costs account for 30-70% of total production costs in aquaculture; much ... -
Does sustainable intensification offer a pathway to improved food security for aquatic agricultural system-dependent communities?
(2017)Type: Book ChapterSustainable 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 ... -
Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in ... -
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 ... -
The socioeconomics of fish consumption and child health in Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Working PaperChild malnutrition in Bangladesh exceeds WHOs threshold for public health emergencies. Using more than 36,000 records from several waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, the research focuses on the socioeconomic ... -
Growth performance, feed utilization and gonad development of diploid and triploid Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleA 16 week experiment was conducted to evaluate growth performances, gonads development, carcass and proximateanalysis of diploid and triploid Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. -
Identification of Tilapia Lake Virus in Egypt in Nile tilapia affected by 'summer mortality' syndrome
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleEgyptian fish farms have faced unexplained mortality of tilapia during the summer months in recent years. Epidemiological surveys indicated that 37% of fish farms were affected in 2015 with an average mortality rate of ... -
Indonesian aquaculture futures: An analysis of fish supply and demand in Indonesia to 2030 and role of aquaculture using the AsiaFish model
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper explores the seafood sector in Indonesia, using fish supply-demand modeling, with special focus on the growing role of aquaculture in the countrys food portfolio. The paper describes six scenarios for future ... -
Measuring individual feed efficiency and its correlations with performance traits in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleEstimating individual feed intake of fish held in groups has long been a challenge precluding precise knowledge of the individual variation of feed efficiency (FE) in fish. In this study, counts of the number of feed pellets ... -
Exploring futures of Aquatic Agricultural Food Systems in Southern Africa: From drivers to future-smart research and policy options
(2017)Type: Book ChapterSustainable 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 ... -
Fisheries and aquaculure futures in Africa
(2017)Type: PresentationFish, as a source of "rich food for poor people", can play an important role in improving Africa's food security and nutritional status. Despite the high dependence on fish as a source of animal protein, Africa has the ... -
Development of Diversity Arrays Technology markers as a tool for rapid genomic assessment in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe development of genomic markers is described for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, using the Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) genotype-by-sequencing platform. A total of 13 215 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ...
