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Giant freshwater prawn culture: Experiences from on-farm trials in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
This study explored the viability of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii, locally known as ulang) culture in six regions in the Philippines. Twelve farmer-cooperators employed ulang monoculture and eight ...
Contemporary visions for small scale aquaculture
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter discusses the importance of small scale aquaculture in supporting livelihoods and alleviating poverty. Similar to capture fisheries, this sector faces challenges related to globalized trade, production regulation ...
Scaling out enhanced floodplain productivity by poor communities: aquaculture and fisheries in Bangladesh and eastern India
Type: Conference Paper
Rearing fish in seasonal floodplains raises productivity but can adversely affect the poor and the biodiversity of important natural fisheries. Equitable community institutions enable poor rural households to cooperate ...
Fundamental considerations about design and sample size in strain comparisons and their implications
Type: Journal Article
Well-known formulae for the calculation of the necessary number of animals in strain comparisons are presented. Their use is illustrated with an example with fish. Use of the formulae in the planning and design of strain ...
Fish for human nutrition [in English and Bengali]
Type: Brochure
More than two billion people are estimated to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, also called micronutrients. Preschool-aged children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and have high prevalence ...
Aquatic agricultural systems in Zambia
Type: Brief
Zambia contains 40% of Southern Africa’s surface freshwater and seasonally almost 20% of the country (150,000 km²) is inundated. Zambia’s rivers, lakes and wetlands support extensive agriculture, fisheries and livestock ...
Scaling out enhanced floodplain productivity by poor communities: aquaculture and fisheries in Bangladesh
Type: Conference Paper
Private lands in floodplains are vital components of inland natural fisheries but they are increasingly converted to culture-based systems. This raises fish productivity but can adversely affect the poor and biodiversity. ...
Enhancing benefits from polycultures including tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) within integrated pond-dike systems: a participatory trial with households of varying socio-economic level in rural and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Linkages between the fish ponds and surrounding land for horticulture are a distinctive feature of farming households in Bangladesh. It was hypothesised that integration of fish ponds in integrated farming system enhances ...
Aquaculture development and scenarios of change in fish trade and market access for the poor in Cambodia
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture holds considerable potential to contribute to poverty alleviation, if it provides poor people with opportunities other than as primary producers. Integration of aquaculture into poverty reduction programmes ...
Review of training for the period 1999-2009: WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center, Abbassa, Egypt
Type: Brief
The WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center is located outside Abbassa, a typical village in Egypt's Nile delta. The WorldFish Center launched its regional research and training activities in 1998. Courses were ...