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FAO_National Strategy on Aquatic Animal Health (NSAAH) Management within the Progressive Management Pathway to improve aquaculture biosecurity (PMP/AB). First Progress Report - September 2021
Type: Donor Report
In 2021, the FAO through its office in Egypt awarded the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture financial support to develop a national health plan under the auspices of FAO overarching program entitled “National Strategy on ...
Better management practices for tilapia culture in Egypt (Arabic)
Type: Manual
This country specific better management practices (BMP) instruction manual is hoped to enhance the capacity of grow-out farmers and extension service providers in Egypt to support scaling of WorldFish technologies (e.g. ...
Nitrogen retention, nutrient digestibility and growth efficiency of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed dietary lysine and reared in fertilized ponds
Type: Journal Article
Two diets were formulated, a low lysine (LowL) and a balanced lysine diet (BalL), containing 9.10 and 13.10 g lysine kg−1 feed, respectively. Twenty fish (30.2 ± 1.9 g) per tank were stocked in 110-L tanks, mounted in a ...
Sustainable and accessible fish feeds for small-scale fish farmers
Type: Brief
Improving feed accessibility for small-scale fish farmers is crucial to the inclusive growth of aquaculture. “Nutritious pond feeds” nourish the farmed fish and the pond organisms that help break down fish wastes and produce ...
Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Brief
Youth is considered to be the transition period between childhood and adulthood, and as such
encompasses a diverse group of individuals. Differences in gender, caste, class, sexuality and ability influence livelihood ...
The future of fish in Africa: employment and investment opportunities
Type: Journal Article
One of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled with development challenges, particularly ...
WorldFish 2020 Annual Report
Type: Internal Report
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives, economies and food systems everywhere. In response to the pandemic, WorldFish and its many partners across the public and private sectors worked to generate scientific evidence, ...
Comparing genomic signatures of selection between the Abbassa Strain and eight wild populations of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Domestication to captive rearing conditions, along with targeted selective breeding have genetic consequences that vary from those in wild environments. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most translocated ...
FAO_National Strategy on Aquatic Animal Health (NSAAH) Management within the Progressive Management Pathway to improve aquaculture biosecurity (PMP/AB). Second Progress Report - November 2021
Type: Donor Report
In 2021, the FAO through its office in Egypt awarded the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture financial support to develop a national health plan under the auspices of FAO overarching program entitled “National Strategy on ...
Pipette and paper: Combining molecular and genealogical methods to assess a Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeding program
Type: Journal Article
The paper compared molecular and paper records of pedigrees in a Nile tilapia breeding program, the Abbassa line in Egypt. It established a novel pipeline of checks and balances based on molecular data to correct erroneous ...