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Inclusive aquaculture: business at the bottom of the aquatic pyramid
Type: Journal Article
Through a SIDA -funded project on small-scale fisheries FAO and partners have been supporting WorldFish Center research into small-scale aquaculture investment. Studies of projects in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia suggest ...
Opportunities and challenges for small-scale aquaculture in Zambia
Type: Book
This study, funded by the German government and in partnership with an international research institute as well as the government department responsible for fish farming in Zambia, collected quantitative and qualitative ...
Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity
Type: Brief
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity is a five-year award made by USAID to WorldFish in February 2018. Its aim is to sustain positive aquaculture sector growth through an inclusive market system ...
Effect of using periphyton substrate (Bamboo stems) on water quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, periphyton and growth performance for tilapia, mullet and catfish in earthen ponds
Type: Journal Article
This experiment shows that the bamboo substrate improved water quality, survival rate and total production of fish.
Echinacea purpurea and Allium sativum as immunostimulants in fish culture using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of echinacea and garlic-supplemented diets as immunostimalants after different periods of application and after 4-month of withdrawal on some haematological and ...
Training manual on household based pond aquaculture,homestead gardening and nutrition awareness
Type: Manual
Currently many farming households face health and economic risks because of problems in malnutrition as a result of lack of knowledge and training, improved technologies and processes in farming. From the beginning of the ...
Baseline study: nutritional status, food security and fish consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia: summary
Type: Brief
Under the regional programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa, the University of Zambia, in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, has undertaken a baseline survey of the nutritional status and fish consumption of people ...
Effect Of Different Prepared Antigens Of Pseudomonas fluorescens On Specific And Non-Specific Immune Response Of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
The current work aimed to study four different prepared Ps. fluorescensantigens (formalin killed bacterin, extracellular product (ECP) suspension, sonicated cells (SC) suspension and mixture of ECP and SC suspension) to ...
Carrying capacities and site selection within the ecosystem approach to aquaculture
Type: Book Chapter
The growth in world aquaculture required to meet the demands of society will result in ever-increasing pressure upon aquatic and terrestrial resources. There are also potential consequences on the environment and on ...
Protecting small-scale farmers: a reality within a globalized economy?
Type: Conference Paper
Aquaculture is still the fastest-growing food-producing sector and plays an important role in enhancing global food security and alleviating poverty. Tens of millions of people are engaged in aquaculture production, the ...