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Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact
Type: Brief
The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program, funded by the African Development Bank, is a knowledge- and innovation-based response to the need to scale up proven technologies across Africa. The ...
Differences in sexual size dimorphism among farmed tilapia species and strains undergoing genetic improvement for body weight
Type: Journal Article
Many tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farmers produce all-male populations because of the superior growth rate of males compared to females. To investigate differences in body weight at harvest of males and females among different ...
Assessment of existing and potential feed resources for improving aquaculture production in selected Asian and African countries
Type: Internal Report
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of existing and potential feed resources for improving aquaculture productivity in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Egypt, Nigeria and Zambia. These countries depend heavily ...
Feed the Future Sierra Leone Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP)
Type: Brief
The Feed the Future Sierra Leone Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP) project supports the development of the aquaculture sector in Sierra Leone to increase fish production, consumption and the incomes of small-scale ...
Inland valley swamp assessment in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
Type: Report
Inland valley swamps (IVSs) form part of the upland-inland valley continuum in Sierra Leone, occupying the lowest position in the landscape. This study aimed to analyze the actual use, constraints on the use and the ...
Farmer Tool Banks: Farmer Groups Value Sharing and Investing in Their Own Tools
Type: Blog
When the concept of fish farming as a business was introduced to farmers in rural areas of Tonokolili District, Sierra Leone, by the USAID funded Feed the Future Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP) project, farmers ...
Sierra Leone aquaculture assessment with special emphasis on Tonkolili and Bombali districts
Type: Report
This assessment set out to investigate why fish farming has spread in Tonkolili District yet been poorly adopted in neighboring Bombali District. The purpose was to analyze what was working in Tonkolili but not in Bombali ...