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Shrimp farming: a boon or bane to India
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of shrimp farming and its benefits to India, discussing effective land use, the use of naturalshrimp seed resources, foreign exchange and employment in rural areas.
Small-scale integrated farming in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of a project in the Philippines to design and test small-scale pig-fish and poultry-fish farmingtechnologies. Oreochromis niloticus was the fish species used. Economic prospects were found to be favorable.
Innovation and tenant survival: brackishwater pond culture in Java
Type: Journal Article
A discussion is presented on developments in the sector of shrimp brackishwater pond culture in Java, considering intensification programs launched by the government and effects on small holders.
Key problem areas on world aquacultural development
Type: Journal Article
Interest in the large-scale development of aquaculture as a manageable food production system has intensified considerably during the past decade. The escalation of development efforts stems, by and large, from 1) the need ...
Cockle (Anadara granosa) seed produced in the laboratory, Malaysia
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of a development project for the production of cockle seed and subsequent transfer of thetechnology used to the fisherfolk of Kuala Juru for the setting up of hatcheries for bivalve seed production.
Tilapia culture in Sudan
Type: Journal Article
The current status of tilapia culture in Sudan is examined, describing the pond culture system used. Future prospects are also examined. It is believed that great effort is required before fish farming can boost food ...
Milkfish production dualism in the Philippines: a multidisciplinary perspective on continuous low yields and constraints to aquaculture development
Type: Report
Determines and measures the constraints to the adoption of more intensive fertilizer application rates among Philippine milkfish farmers. Hypothesized 56 explanatory variables, categorized into socioeconomic, institutional, ...
Financing fisheries and aquaculture development: the bank's viewpoint
Type: Journal Article
The criteria applied by a development bank in taking investment or financing decisions rely basically upon thesocioeconomic merits of the investment project. Financing projects and mechanisms regarding fisheries andaquaculture ...
Tilapia production booms in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Tilapia is the second most popular cultured fish in the Philippines. Increased consumer demand is discussed briefly and an account is given of hatcheries, cage culture in lakes and land based grow-out systems. Future ...
Research and education for the development of integrated crop-livestock-fish farming systems in the tropics
Type: Working Paper
There is a vast potential for Asia's numerous and needy small-scale farmers to enjoy the benefits of integration of aquaculture into farming systems. This publication attempts to create a framework for an interdisciplinary ...