Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia

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dc.creator	Balarin, J.D.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-17T12:56:21Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-17T12:56:21Z
dc.date.issued	1982
dc.identifier	in_3264.pdf
dc.identifier.citation	ICLARM Newsletter 5 (1): 17-18
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3589
dc.description.abstract	Although it appears that the first recorded, scientifically oriented culture of tilapia was conducted in Kenya in 1924,of the current 30,000 ponds with a potential annual production of more than 7,000 tons, only 10% are functional producing 500 tons/annum. Tilapia tank culture at Baobab Farm is described in detail. The economics and prospectsof intensive culture in Kenya are considered.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	En
dc.publisher	ICLARM
dc.rights	CC BY 4.0
dc.source	ICLARM Newsletter
dc.title	Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia
dc.type	Journal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitation	Balarin, J.D. (1982). Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia. ICLARM Newsletter 5 (1): 17-18
cg.coverage.country	Kenya
cg.identifier.worldfish	3264
cg.subject.agrovoc	aquaculture
cg.subject.agrovoc	fish farming
cg.subject.agrovoc	tilapia
cg.contributor.affiliation	ICLARM
cg.identifier.status	Open access
cg.description.theme	Sustainable aquaculture
worldfish.location.area	Africa