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GIFT transfer risk management: Ecology. Ecology risk analysis and recommended risk management plan for the transfer of GIFT (Oreochromis niloticus) from Malaysia to Nigeria
Type: Report
The ecological and environmental risk analysis of the proposed transfer from Malaysia to Nigeria is based
on the guidelines given in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea’s Code of Practice for
the ...
Measuring impact of innovations on aquaculture system performance
Type: Brief
A consistent approach to benchmarking and performance assessments enables standard evaluations of aquaculture systems and the benefits associated with uptake of research and innovation, which is key to sound research, ...
Differences in sexual size dimorphism among farmed tilapia species and strains undergoing genetic improvement for body weight
Type: Journal Article
Many tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farmers produce all-male populations because of the superior growth rate of males compared to females. To investigate differences in body weight at harvest of males and females among different ...
Growth performance of Nigerian fish stocks
Type: Journal Article
Parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth function are presented for 42 fish stocks belonging to 16 families, 22 genera and 27 species. The growth performance index, Phi '(= log K + 2logL sub( infinity )), was computed for ...
Extension manual on mono sex tilapia production and management: Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact
Type: Manual
This material has been put together to assist extension workers and other trainers in facilitating and delivering improved technologies to catfish breeders to ensure profitable ventures. The contents are in simple terms ...
Financing smallholder aquaculture in Nigeria
Type: Presentation
Workshop on Nigerian Aquaculture: Status, Prospects and Future Growth - Cyril Ugwu - Financing smallholder aquaculture in Nigeria
Best management practices for hatcheries culturing African catfish
Type: Manual
This document was put together with the aim of providing best management practices (BMPs) to small and
medium-sized hatcheries producing African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings or juveniles. Adhering
to these ...
Performance evaluation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) improved strains in Ghana
Type: Journal Article
Growth performance and survival to harvest of the Akosombo strain generation 10 and the GIFT strain generation two (derived from GIFT generation 11 in Malaysia) were evaluated in Ghana. The fish were from 96 families of ...
Sustainable aquaculture for income, food and nutrition in Nigeria: Operational Plan 2023
Type: Brief
The operational plan shows that the WorldFish program in Nigeria is organized around four main research pathways. The first three are the agreed-upon impact areas of WorldFish, which align with our adopted goal from the ...
BMGF Aquaculture in Nigeria: Increasing Income, Diversifying Diets and Empowering Women: Response to the criteria for Nigeria scoping study to inform the Go/No-go decision by BMGF and WorldFish
Type: Donor Report
At the end of 2018, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) signed an investment agreement targeting Bangladesh and Nigeria, two countries where the growth of aquaculture provides significant opportunities to enhance the ...