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Identification of Tilapia Lake Virus in Egypt in Nile tilapia affected by 'summer mortality' syndrome
Type: Journal Article
Egyptian fish farms have faced unexplained mortality of tilapia during the summer months in recent years. Epidemiological surveys indicated that 37% of fish farms were affected in 2015 with an average mortality rate of ...
Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
Type: Journal Article
The doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in ...
Outcome Journal. Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition
Type: Report
Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the five-year Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (AIN) project improved income and nutrition for thousands of Bangladeshis. AIN aimed to increase ...
Does sustainable intensification offer a pathway to improved food security for aquatic agricultural system-dependent communities?
Type: Book Chapter
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ...
Benchmarking the environmental performance of best management practice and genetic improvements in Egyptian aquaculture using life cycle assessment
Type: Journal Article
Egyptian aquaculture is gaining importance as an affordable and nutritious source of animal protein among Egyptians. Nile tilapia dominates production (77% of total production), followed by carps (17%) and mullets (11%). ...
Aquaculture for income and nutrition : Final report
Type: Report
The United States Agency for International Development-Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (USAID-AIN) project, implemented by WorldFish, emphasized technology development for improved fish strains, and capacity building ...
Mycoflora and mycotoxins in finished fish feed and feed ingredients from smallholder farms in East Africa
Type: Journal Article
In this article, the authors provide a pioneer snapshot of the co-occurrence of aflatoxins, fumonisin and ochratoxin A, as well as other mycotoxins, in fish feed and ingredients from East Africa. A total of 52 samples of ...
Quality assessment of improved sun dried ribbon fish (Trichiurus haumela) by salt and turmeric powder treatment
Type: Journal Article
A study was conducted to formulate a decent quality salted dry ribbon fish (Trichiurus haumela) using solar tent dryer. Sodium salt and turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder were used as ingredients. The quality changes during ...
Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture and their implication for management: a review from a systems perspective
Type: Journal Article
Global seafood provides almost 20% of all animal protein in diets, and aquaculture is, despite weakening trends, the fastest growing food sector worldwide. Recent increases in production have largely been achieved through ...
Feed the Future Sierra Leone Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP)
Type: Brief
The Feed the Future Sierra Leone Scaling up Aquaculture Production (SAP) project supports the development of the aquaculture sector in Sierra Leone to increase fish production, consumption and the incomes of small-scale ...