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Delineating recommendation domains for small-scale freshwater aquaculture: deploying GIS for decision support
Type: Book Chapter
This paper highlights Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in an on-going, three-year project to develop spatial decision-support tools for identifying recommendation domains (places and sets of conditions) ...
Current trends in the Asian tilapia industry and the significance of genetically improved tilapia breeds
Type: Book Chapter
Tilapia production is increasing rapidly in Asia, and is one of the most popular aquaculture activities in PR China, Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand. The most popular farmed tilapia species is still the Nile ...
Carp production in Asia: past trends, current status and future prospects
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter focuses on the status and future of carp production in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The analysis is largely based on primary data collected through surveys of 2 025 carp fish ...
The Economics of Shrimp farming in Selected Asian Countries
Type: Book Chapter
This paper discusses the status of shrimp farming and evaluates the level of profitability, the relative competitiveness in the production and trade of shrimp, and the technical efficiency of shrimp production in the major ...
The role of species and systems in the development and growth of aquaculture in Asia: needs and prospects
Type: Book Chapter
This 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 ...
Community-Based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains
Type: Book Chapter
During the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop production for several months each year. These waters are considerably ...