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On-farm trials with rice fish cultivation in the west Kano rice irrigation scheme, Kenya
Type: Journal Article
The viability of integrating rice farming with fish culture was studied in ten (10) rice plots. The onfarm research was done during one rice-growing season starting May 2003. The rice variety used was IR 2793-80-1 while ...
Strengthening the contribution of aquaculture to food and nutrition security: The potential of a vitamin A-rich, small fish in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Since 1961, global per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled. Much of the increase has been due to aquaculture. Bangladesh, the world's eighth largest fish producing country, has been part of this transformation. ...
Selective breeding in fish and conservation of genetic resources for aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
To satisfy increasing demands for fish as food, progress must occur towards greater aquaculture productivity whilst retaining the wild and farmed genetic resources that underpin global fish production. We review the main ...
Aquaculture and fisheries for nutrition: Towards a nutrition-sensitive approach
Type: Journal Article
This article explains the concept of a "nutrition-sensitive approach" to aquaculture and fisheries and provides insights into the ways in which this approach, if widely applied, could create large impacts on the nutritional ...
Production-related risk in rice-fish culture: a target MOTAD analysis
Type: Journal Article
The article is a summary of the preliminary results of an AFSSRN-funded study on Risk Programming of Rice-Fish Production Systems in the Philippines conducted early 1993 by the AFSSRN-CLSU team. The results show that ...
Potential for producing tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) feed using locally sourced ingredients in resource-poor farming systems: A case study from Timor-Leste (Oreochromis mossambicus)
Type: Journal Article
The Timor-Leste National Aquaculture Development Strategy (NADS) articulates achieving food and nutrition security of its people by substantially increasing national fish production and per capita fish consumption through ...
Assessing women’s empowerment, participation, and engagement in aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Women’s empowerment and gender equality are key goals for development and human rights. However, a significant gap still exists in achieving these twin goals. Formulating appropriate strategies for women’s empowerment ...