Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Author "Ahmed, M."
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Aquaculture technology adoption in Kapasia thana, Bangladesh: some preliminary results from farm record-keeping data
(1995)Type: ReportA report on the adoption by target farmers of three aquaculture technologies in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh. Preliminary results indicate that there were significant changes in fish production and resource use by farmer-cooperators ... -
Celebrating women transforming aquaculture in Bangladesh
(2022)Type: News Item/Press Item15 October is the International Day of Rural Women, which offers us an opportunity to highlight the contributions of women and girls towards our rural development and aquaculture. On this occasion, The Daily Star, in ... -
Economic considerations in introducing integrated agriculture-aquaculture technology
(2001)Type: Book ChapterInstuctions on how to make farm budgets, including monthly cash flows are presented with other economic considerations in introducing integrated agriculture-aquaculture technology to farmers. -
Feasibility of adopting aquaculture without detriment to existing farming practices: a case of Bangladesh farming systems
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleIntegrating agriculture aquaculture that would draw inputs from on farm sources is viewed as a viable option to improve the productivity, income and resource use efficiency of existing farms in Bangladesh. To assess the ... -
Feasibility of adopting aquaculture without detriment to existing farming practices: a case of Bangladesh farming systems
(1992)Type: ReportIntegrating agriculture aquaculture that would draw inputs from on farm sources is viewed as a viable option to improve the productivity, income and resource use efficiency of existing farms in Bangladesh. To assess the ... -
Fish for the poor under a rising global demand and changing fishery regime
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleIn the past, agricultural researchers tended to ignore the fisheries factor in global food and nutritional security. However, the role of fish is becoming critical as a result of changes in fisheries regimes, income ... -
Fish to 2020: supply and demand in changing global markets
(2003)Type: ReportUsing a state-of-the art computer model of global supply and demand for food and feed commodities, this book projects the likely changes in the fisheries sector over the next two decades. As prices for most food commodities ... -
Improving developing country food security through aquaculture development - lessons from Asia
(2002)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper provides a framework for examining aquaculture’s linkages to food and nutritional security by elucidating key hypotheses concerning the role of aquaculture in household food and income systems in developing ... -
Integration of aquaculture into smallholder farming systems for improved food security and household nutrition
(2000)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture production techniques based on the culture of low-value herbivorous and/or omnivorous freshwater finfish in inland rural communities, within semi-intensive or extensive farming systems that use moderate to low ... -
Low external input sustainable aquaculture for Bangladesh: an operational framework
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleLike most developing countries, Bangladesh wants to improve the income and nutrition of its rural population most of whom live under uncertain and harsh social and environmental conditions. These rural households farm with ... -
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
(2003)Type: BookThe seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ... -
Policy working paper : dynamic agribusiness-focused aquaculture for poverty reduction and economic growth in Bangladesh
(2006)Type: Working PaperThis policy working paper was prepared to serve as a background document for the policy stakeholder consultation. The paper examines the potential impacts of agribusiness-focused aquaculture and outlines an appropriate policyand ... -
Preferences of fishes to different types of Katha materials used in sanctuaries in three rivers of Netrokona.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleUse of different fish-friendly ‘katha’ materials in fish sanctuary is a new concept in Bangladesh. Two kilometers area of each of the three rivers namely the Updakhali, the Kalihar and the Kangsha in Netrokona district ... -
Socioeconomic impact and farmers' assessment of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture in Bangladesh
(1992)Type: ReportThe book reports on the socioeconomic study made on tilapia culture in seasonal ponds/ditches in Bangladesh. Results show that the simple technology, requiring very low labor input, is economically viable and brings other ... -
Status and economics of freshwater aquaculture in selected countries of Asia
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe paper discusses the status of freshwater aquaculture, and the productivity and cost effectiveness of alternative technologies in the major fish producing countries in Asia, such as Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, ... -
Status and potential of aquaculture in small waterbodies (ponds and ditches) in Bangladesh
(1992)Type: ReportA report on a survey on ponds and ditches in Bangladesh, done to determine their potential use for aquaculture. -
The future for fish in the food and livelihoods of the poor in Asia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis 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 ... -
The future of fish: issues and trends to 2020
(2003)Type: BrochureWhat is the outlook for fish in a globalizing food economy, and how will trends in the fish sector affect the poor and the environment during the next two decades? A new book from IFPRI and the WorldFish Center, Fish to ... -
The impacts of aquaculture development on food security: lessons from Bangladesh
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFish contribute a significant amount of animal protein to the diets of people in Bangladesh, about 63% of which comes from aquatic animals. In Bangladesh, fish is mainly derived from two sources: capture and culture. ... -
The role of species and systems in the development and growth of aquaculture in Asia: needs and prospects
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThis paper reviews the current practices in Asian aquaculture and emerging trends in species and systems against a backdrop of changing structure of demand, supply and trade. It examines key issues concerning the role of ...
