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Analysis of research for the development of tilapia farming: an interdisciplinary approach is lacking
Type: Journal Article
Tilapias, particularly Oreochromis spp., are farmed throughout the tropics and subtropics but most of the production comes from a few Asian countries. Global production increased by about 13%/yr from 1985 to 1989. A global ...
Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT) Project: final report, March 1988 to December 1997
Type: Report
The GIFT Project is one of the longest multidisciplinary research and development program implemented by ICLARM and its partners. It began in March 1, 1988 and was successfully concluded in December 31, 1997. The ...
Research for development of sustainable aquaculture technologies: progress report 1 January - 30 September 1997
Type: Report
This is a progress report of the program "Research for development of sustainable aquaculture technologies". The objectives of the project are to i)
How can research best serve the needs of aquaculture in subsaharan Africa?
Type: Journal Article
Discussion on whether research is the answer to best serve the needs of aquaculture in SubSaharan Africa is presented. New methods of user-participatory, on-farm research being tested by ICLARM and other agencies in Asia ...
Rice-fish research and development in Asia
Type: Conference Proceedings
Joint proceedings of two international workshops on rice-fish farming systems research and development – one held in Ubon, Thailand, on 23-27 October 1988; and the other on 23-27 October 1989 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines; ...
Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT) phase II (January 1993 to December 1997): plan of project activities - year 2 (January to December 1994)
Type: Report
The GIFT project is a major strategic research initiative in applied genetics and breeding in tropical aquaculture. The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was selected as a pilot species for the GIFT project because of ...
Proceedings of the collaborative research and training on genetic improvement of carp species in Asia
Type: Conference Proceedings
With financial support from Asian Development Bank, a carp genetic research project initiative was set up in 1995 assist the six major carp producing countries (Bangladesh, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, ...
Research priorities in Subsaharan smallholder freshwater aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
Subsaharan Africa is an enormously diverse region. To generalise about aquaculture development across this huge environmental and cultural expanse is virtually impossible. In addition, the available fish species, climatic ...
Research for the future development of aquaculture in Ghana
Type: Conference Proceedings
Reports the impacts of a three-year project on small-scale integrated farming systems in Ghana. Small farm ponds are potentially one of the most valuable components of integrated resources management systems. They can raise ...
Aquaculture research and development in rural Africa: summary report
Type: Conference Proceedings
A summary report on the ICLARM-GTZ/Malawi Fisheries Department/University of Malawi International Conference in Zomba, Malawi, on 2-6 April 1990. Contains abstracts of the papers, which attempt to identify the reasons why ...