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The WISH pond: Potential for development of aquaculture in northeast Cambodia
Type: Working Paper
In Cambodia, fish provide a major source of animal protein for rural households. Capture fisheries have declined and aquaculture has been identified as playing an important role in food and nutritional security and rural ...
The biology and culture of pearl oysters (Bivalvia:Pteriidae)
Type: Working Paper
Gives the biology, ecology, habitat and culture techniques of four pearl oyster species (Family Pteriidae). Research needs, economics and marketing aspects are discussed.
Characteristics of the aquatic food system in Can Tho (the Mekong Delta), Viet Nam and its emission profile
Type: Working Paper
This working paper compiles, reviews, and analyzes existing data, literature, and local knowledge about the characteristics of the aquatic food system in Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. It is part of a scoping study ...
Benefits and challenges of applying outcome mapping in an R4D project
Type: Working Paper
The Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ...
Applied genetics of tilapias
Type: Working Paper
The present world production of tilapias is relatively low, despite their high potential for aquaculture. Most research efforts towards their husbandry have been aimed at solving the major problem in tilapia culture, ...
Improving productivity and environmental performance of aquaculture
Type: Working Paper
Fish--including finfish and shellfish--are an important item in the human food basket, contributing 17 percent of the global animal-based protein supply in 2010. They are an especially valuable food source in developing ...
Adapting integrated agriculture aquaculture for HIV and AIDS-affected households: the case of Malawi
Type: Working Paper
The WorldFish Center in conjunction with World Vision Malawi carried out a project to improve income and nutrition status of households affected by HIV and AIDS with funding from the World Bank. The project was implemented ...
Promising Aquaculture Technologies and Innovations for Transforming Food Systems Toward Low Emission Pathways in Kenya: A Review
Type: Working Paper
This work aimed at (1) reviewing published documents and reports to identify TIMPs with the potential for scaling to reduce GHGE, (2) identifying the constraints and challenges faced by different value chain actors in ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture
Type: Working Paper
This publication introduces the methods and results of a research project that has developed a set of decision-support tools to identify places and sets of conditions for which a particular target aquaculture technology ...
Considerations about effective dissemination of improved fish strains
Type: Working Paper
Aquaculture production systems in developing countries are largely based on the use of unimproved species and strains. As knowledge and experience are accumulated in relation to the management, feeding and animal health ...