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Improvement of traditional shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta
Type: Journal Article
Improvements to traditional brackishwater shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam are discussed. A technical support program has been implemented based on a so-called improved extensive shrimp culture method, as ...
Broodstock management status and some suggestions to control negative selection and inbreeding in hatchery stocks in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The freshwater river systems and floodplains of Bangladesh are the breeding grounds for 13 endemic species of carps and barbs and a large number of other fish species, including a number of exotic carps and other species ...
Aquaculture distance education in Lao PDR
Type: Journal Article
Through the Aquaculture Outreach Program, the Asian Institute of Technology (AID in Bangkok, Thailand, operates in rural developmental projects in NE Thailand and in other Indo-Chinese countries. Research and extension are ...
Demand for fish in Sub-Saharan Africa: the past and the future
Type: Journal Article
The Sub-Saharan region of Africa accounted for only 5.5% of the world's demand for fish from 1989 to 1991, inspite of comprising 9% of the global population. This study was carried out to determine the future demand for ...
Aquaculture technology transfer to smallholder farmers in Malawi, Southern Africa
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of activities conducted in Zomba, Malawi, in order to demonstrate new aquaculture technologies and encourage their use by smallholder fish farmers. The following technologies were introduced: napier grass ...
Wastewater reuse in aquaculture: socially and environmentally appropriate wastewater treatment for Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Wastewater is reused and treated in four main types of farming in Vietnam: fish culture in 200 ha; rotation of rice and fish culture in 400 ha; land vegetables and aquatic vegetables.
Low cost breeding and hatching techniques for the catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) for small-scale farmers
Type: Journal Article
The high demand for the stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) and declining wild stocks led the Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension of India to look for methods for the culture of the species. This paper ...
Integrated farming in Zimbabwe
Type: Journal Article
Integration of aquaculture with agricul¬ture (integrated farming) provides balanced food production, increases farmers' income, recycles nutrients, protects the environment and optimizes food production where resources are ...
Coastal aquaculture development and the environment: the role of coastal area management
Type: Journal Article
The rapid expansion of coastal aquaculture has serious environmental and socioeconomic consequences, which include large-scale removal of valuable coastal wetlands, land subsidence, acidification, salinization of groundwater ...
Growth and sustainability of aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
The article highlights the scope for growth of aquaculture and the importance of new knowledge and skills for aquaculture to expand, become more productive and sustainable.