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Functional aquatic ecosystems, inland fisheries and the Millennium Development Goals
Type: Journal Article
Freshwater allocation in an environment of increasing demand and declining quality and availability is a major societal challenge. While biodiversity and the needs of local communities are often in congruence, the over-riding ...
Concurrent rice-fish trials: comparing regular and border planting patterns
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of experiments conducted at the Freshwater Aquaculture Centre at Munoz, Philippines, to investigate the effects of varying the rice planting pattern on fish yields in integrated rice field aquaculture ...
Integrating fish resources to agro-ecosystem analyses
Type: Working Paper
In October 2005, a consortium of partners led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) proposed a project aimed at integrating fish resources management in agricultural management in the Tonle Sap area. This ...
Water quality in integrated livestock-fish ponds
Type: Journal Article
Water quality variables were monitored during 3.5 years of research on pig-fish, duck-fish and chicken-fish systems. Early morning dissolved oxygen levels were often below 0.5 mg/1. Total ammonia levels were highest in ...
Aspects of phosphorus pollution from aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
Phosphorus is an essential element for living organisms and exists in waterbodies as dissolved and particulate forms. Phosphorus is required for optimum growth, feed efficiency, bone development and maintenance of acid-base ...
Comparative analysis of the environmental costs of fish farming and crop production in arid areas
Type: Conference Paper
Using published data, 20 crop and 19 fish production systems were compared for efficiency of water and nutrient (nitrogen) use. In agriculture, rain-fed cassava was most efficient, followed by rain-fed beans, pivot-irrigated ...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventing the silent pandemic in aquatic food systems
Type: Presentation
This presentation covers the AMR research and development activities conducted by WorldFish and partners over the last 5 years. Presentation was shared during the online CGIAR AMR Hub World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ...
Effect of fishpond input on pond mud nutrient levels in integrated crop-fish culture resource recycling
Type: Report
The success of aquaculture among small holder farmers in Malawi, depends on the use of the available on-farm resources. Commercial fish feeds are currently not available. Fish ponds open possibility for recycling of waste ...
Pen fish culture in reservoirs: an alternative to land based nurseries
Type: Journal Article
An experiment to rear carp seed was conducted in Tamil Nadu, India during October 2001 to April 2002 as a part of an ambitious programme aimed at standardization of pen fish rearing technology for production of stocking ...
ACIAR Rice-Fish Systems Symposium Proceedings
Type: Report
The ACIAR Myanmar Rice-Fish project is aligned with the research program FISH CRP, led by WorldFish and partners. The main objectives in this program are (1) to optimise fish production systems to produce healthy, nutritious ...