Download or read book A Manual for improving fish production in Northern Zambia through integrated farming systems written by Nsonga, A and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual was written as part of the Integrated Research in Development for Improved Livelihoods Programme in Northern Province, Zambia (IRDLP) and is primarily intended for extension agents to use with smallholder farmers engaged in semi-intensive fish farming in Northern Zambia. The IRDLP is an Irish Aid-funded project implemented by WorldFish, Harvest Plus and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The goal of the IRDLP is to help improve the livelihoods, health status, and food and nutrition security of resource-poor households in the Mbala and Luwingu districts in Northern Zambia, especially women and vulnerable groups. This is achieved through generating and providing evidence-based information, scientific technologies and livelihood solutions to trigger community and farmer innovations for positive change. This manual provides information on how smallholder fish farmers can improve fish production in Northern Zambia, particularly in the Luwingu and Mbala districts, through integrated farming practices.
Download or read book Research and Education for the Development of Integrated Crop livestock fish Farming Systems in the Tropics written by Peter Edwards and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 1988 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Livestock fish Farming Systems written by David Little and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated farming in Asia is either considered an eco-friendly good that should be preserved for environmental reasons or a poor practice that will soon be superseded by industrial aquaculture. This report finds that most livestock-fish integration is sound business conducted by entrepreneurs accessing urban markets where the price of fish is relatively low. It can be used as part of a strategy to reduce environmental impacts of intensive livestock production and to produce low-cost food. Farmers have proved adept at both developing their systems to meet their own needs and diversifying the role of ponds, fish and livestock within their complex livelihoods.
Download or read book Aquaculture Policy Options for Integrated Resource Management in SubSaharan Africa written by Randall E. Brummett and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Agriculture aquaculture IAA Systems in Zambia written by Jacob Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture contributes to food security, agricultural development, and poverty reduction initiatives in the country of Zambia. In the Northern Province, an abundance of perennial water bodies and high local demand for food fish create ideal conditions for aquacultural development. Smallholder farmers adopting aquaculture cultivate native tilapias in earthen ponds and use harvested fish for both income generation and consumption. However, rural regions of Northern Province are resource-poor; and road, social service and market infrastructures are underdeveloped. Due to limited market access and household purchasing power, many farmers cannot obtain high-quality commercial inputs for use in aquaculture. Instead, integrated-agriculture practices are adopted, whereby on-farm resources are used to supply essential feeds and fertilizers for aquacultural systems. Recent research emphasizes that the development of locally adapted, integrated-agriculture technologies is crucial for increasing productivity in aquaculture and optimizing the benefits that aquaculture provides to household livelihood. However, these studies also highlight existing gaps in knowledge regarding local systems of resource management, as well as specific functions that aquaculture performs in the livelihoods of smallholders. Therefore, this case study used a mixed method design to expand understanding regarding local contexts of resource use within smallholder aquaculture systems in Northern Province. Three investigations were conducted to: (a) identify smallholders' perceptions regarding the challenges experienced in aquacultural system management, (b) understand how local feed and fertilization strategies contribute or fail to contribute to productivity in aquacultural systems; and (c) identify the characteristics of farm systems and household livelihood which most explain the diversity of aquacultural systems and associated feed management strategies. A sample of n=68 smallholder farmers adopting aquaculture in Luwingu and Luponsoshi districts of Northern Province participated in this study from October through November 2021. Farmers engaged in semi-structured interviews, surveys, farm appraisals, and open-ended discussions. Interviews, discussions, and farm appraisals generated qualitative data contextualizing farmer perceptions of aquacultural systems management. Surveys generated quantitative data describing household livelihood, farm systems, management intensities in aquaculture, and aquacultural system outcomes. Qualitative data were analyzed using focused and thematic coding. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate statistics, as well as analysis of variance, multiple linear regression, and chi-squared tests. Key qualitative findings indicated that farmers perceive that access and availability of aquacultural feeds were primary constraints to system management. Farmers perceived that quantities and qualities of feed were least proficient during the months of August to November. Quantitative analyses contextualized technical intensities of local management and identified local and farm generated feeds most associated with productivity in aquaculture. Additionally, an analysis of farm system diversity identified four categories of smallholders which differed according to household capital endowment, food insecurity and access, economic orientation, technical intensity in aquaculture, and aquacultural production outcomes. The results of this study inform the development of appropriate interventions or technologies which aim to optimize aquacultural feeding strategies for resource-poor farmers. Such technology development may benefit household food and nutritional security by offering opportunities for smallholders to intensify aquacultural systems according to their own resources and capabilities.
Download or read book Manual for Intensive Fish Farming in the Tropics written by Morfow Paul Nkeze and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A viable and sustainable alternative that can ensure the bridging of the yawning gap between fish supply and demand therefore lies in aquaculture which offers vast opportunities for investment. Aquaculture production can be increased substantially by adopting a technological shift from semi intensive to intensive systems of production as is the trend worldwide. This book aims at enlightening and encouraging the public to invest in fish-farming based on the use of simple technology of Water Flow-through Systems (WFS) and Water Recirculating System (WRS), for fish production in concrete tanks. The system can be set up in urban or peri- urban premises of little space that is easily manageable and adequately profitable with guaranteed good returns on investment. It targets a wide audience from school leavers to university students and graduates, civil servants, retirees and practicing fish farmers. It is a complete reference book on WFS and WRS in Africa and includes basic material on health management, fluid mechanics, monitoring & control systems, waste management, fish nutrition and aquaponics.
Download or read book Training Manual for Organic Agriculture written by I. Gomez and published by Scientific Publishers - UBP. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The production of this manual is a joint activity between the Climate, Energy and Tenure Division (NRC) and the Technologies and practices for smallholder farmers (TECA) Team from the Research and Extension Division (DDNR) of FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The realization of this manual has been possible thanks to the hard review, compilation and edition work of Nadia Scialabba, Natural Resources officer (NRC) and Ilka Gomez and Lisa Thivant, members of the TECA Team. Special thanks are due to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) for their valuable documents and publications on organic farming for smallholder farmers.
Download or read book Culture of Fish in Rice Fields written by Matthias Halwart and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farming Systems in the Tropics written by Hans Ruthenberg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
Download or read book Integrated Fish Farming written by Jack A. Mathias and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for wide-ranging international coverage of all aspects of integrated fish forming, this is the book you need. With a carefully selected and fully interdisciplinary collection of papers from experts around the world, Integrated Fish Farming provides thorough, detailed coverage of one of the world's most important approaches to integrated farming systems. Integrated Fish Fanning places IFF in a global context, reporting on case studies of successful IFF operations, experiments to enhance IFF performance, bioeconomic survey and modeling analyses, research on farm waste use and pond ecology, socio-economic elements of IFF extension and adoption, and the bio-technical and economic aspects of adapting IFF to reservoirs, marshlands, rice paddies, and marginal habitats. With contributions from leading international authorities and in-depth information from IFF operations worldwide, this is the definitive reference on Integrated Fish Farming.
Download or read book Farming Systems and Poverty written by John A. Dixon and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Download or read book Save and Grow written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a rich toolkit of relevant, adoptable ecosystem-based practices that can help the world's 500 million smallholder farm families achieve higher productivity, profitability and resource-use efficiency while enhancing natural capital.
Download or read book The State of the World s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture is FAO's first flagship publication on the global status of land and water resources. It is an 'advocacy' report, to be published every three to five years, and targeted at senior level decision makers in agriculture as well as in other sectors. SOLAW is aimed at sensitizing its target audience on the status of land resources at global and regional levels and FAO's viewpoint on appropriate recommendations for policy formulation. SOLAW focuses on these key dimensions of analysis: (i) quantity, quality of land and water resources, (ii) the rate of use and sustainable management of these resources in the context of relevant socio-economic driving factors and concerns, including food security and poverty, and climate change. This is the first time that a global, baseline status report on land and water resources has been made. It is based on several global spatial databases (e.g. land suitability for agriculture, land use and management, land and water degradation and depletion) for which FAO is the world-recognized data source. Topical and emerging issues on land and water are dealt with in an integrated rather than sectoral manner. The implications of the status and trends are used to advocate remedial interventions which are tailored to major farming systems within different geographic regions.
Download or read book Agrindex written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Changing the Face of the Waters written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007-06-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture the farming of fish and aquatic plants has become the world's fastest-growing food production sector, even as the amount of wild fish caught in our seas and freshwaters declines. From fish foods and pharmaceuticals to management of entire aquatic ecosystems, acquaculture is truly changing the face of the waters. Increased growth, however, brings increased risk, and aquaculture now lies at a crossroads. One direction points toward the giant strides in productivity, industry concentration, and product diversification. Another direction points toward the dangers of environmental degradation and the marginalization of small fish farmers. Yet another direction invites aquaculture to champion the poor and provide vital environmental services to stressed aquatic environments. 'Changing the Face of the Waters' offers a cutting-edge analysis of the critical challenges facing aquaculture, balancing aquaculture's role in economic growth with the need for sound management of natural resources. The book also provides guidance on sustainable aquaculture by evaluating alternative development pathways, placing particular emphasis on the application of lessons from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Aimed at policy makers, planners, and scientists, this book provides a comprehensive frame of reference for orienting ideas and initiatives in this dynamic industry.
Download or read book Rural Aquaculture written by Peter Edwards and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture for both finfish and shellfish is expanding rapidly throughout the world. It is regarded as having the potential to provide a valuable source of protein in less developed countries and to be integrated into the farming systems and livelihoods of the rural poor. This book addresses key issues in aquaculture and rural development, with case studies drawn from several countries in South and South-East Asia. Papers included cover topics ranging from production and technical issues (such as pond culture and rice field fisheries) to social aspects and research and development methodology. The book has been developed from a meeting of the Asian Fisheries Society. It is aimed at all concerned with aquaculture and rural development.
Download or read book Fish to 2050 in the ASEAN Region written by Chan, Chin Yee and published by WorldFish Center and Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as a global fish producer, owing to the rapid growth of aquaculture in Southeast Asia and its large offshore fishing fleet. Fish is a regional commodity that is traded globally, and this region is at the frontline of the global trend toward meeting seafood demand by 2050. Fisheries and aquaculture are increasingly becoming a primary source of protein and micronutrients, foreign exchange, livelihoods and well-being for the population in the region. Therefore, it is imperative for ASEAN decision-makers to enhance policies nationally and regionally to maximize the synergies between socioeconomic development and protecting natural resources and the environment in the region.
