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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Africa regional aquaculture review: Proceedings of a workshop held in Accra, Ghana, 22-24 September 1999 2000
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No results found.The major goals of the Review were to: Evaluate the past 30 years of aquaculture development efforts in sub-Saharan Africa with specific focus on extension and public sector support for aquaculture. Review the present status of aquaculture in the region through an analysis of small-scale integrated production systems and medium- to large-scale systems. Identify trends in aquaculture development. Prepare an outline of key elements of a general aquaculture development strategy. Specific out puts of the Review include: A list of lessons learned. Recommendations for a structure for aquaculture extension services. Recommendations for the level of government support for aquaculture development. A summary of current trends in small-, medium- and large-scale aquaculture systems. An overview of prerequisites for commercial aquaculture. An outline of key elements of a general aquaculture development strategy. A foundation for a network of practitioners to facilitate information exch ange. The identified common elements of a strategy for future aquaculture development in sub-Saharan Africa are the following: Establish national development policies and an Aquaculture Development Plan in consultation with stakeholders. Reduce expensive and unsustainable aquaculture infrastructure. Promote and facilitate the private sector production of seed and feed. Encourage credit for medium- and large-scale producers. Revise aquaculture extension, establishing a flexible and efficient structure to meet producers' needs. Advocate farmer-friendly existing technologies that use readily available culture species and local materials. Promote collaboration, coordination and information exchanges between national and regional aquaculture institutions and agencies. Facilitate the formation of Farmers' Associations. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFAO Aquaculture Newsletter - August 1999 - No.22 1999
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No results found.FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (FAN) is issued three times a year in the form of printed newsletter by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. It presents articles and views from the FAO aquaculture programme and highlights various aspects of aquaculture as seen from the perspective of both headquarters and the field programme. Articles are contributed by FAO staff from within and outside the Department, from FAO regional offices and field projects, by FAO consultants and, occasionally, by inv itation from other sources. FAN is distributed free of charge to all FAO member countries and has a current circulation of about 1 500 copies. It is also available online at: http://www.fao.org/fishery/publications/fan/ -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Strategies for sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries 1993
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No results found.he FAO Expert Consultation on Strategies for Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 14 December 1990.Animal agriculture is a complex, multi-component, interactive process that is dependant on land, human resources and capital investment. Throughout the developing world it is practised in many different forms, in different environments and with differing degrees of intensity and biological efficiency. As a result any meaningful discussion of the subject must draw on a broad spectrum of the biological and earth sciences as well as the social, economic and political dimensions that bear so heavily on the advancement of animal agriculture. There is a growing consensus among politicians, planners and scientists alike that livestock production in the third world is not developing as it should, or at a sufficient pace to meet the high quality protein needs of a rapidly expanding human population. The sobering reality is, despite the many development projects implemented over the years by national, bilateral and multinational agencies and often substantial capital investment, there has been little or no change in the efficiency of animal production in the developing world. Livestock numbers have increased substantially in many countries and while the growth in output is welcome, it does not necessarily equate with sustainable productive growth. On the contrary it can, as it has done in the drought prone arid regions, lead to a lowering of productivity and degradation of the rangelands.The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to discuss and formulate specific criteria and questions relating to the planning and implementation of sustainable livestock production programmes in the developing world. There is increasing concern regarding the conservation of the natural resource base and protection of the global environment and FAO attaches highest priority to the sustainable development of plant and animal agriculture. This Expert Consultation is one of a number of initiatives being undertaken by FAO to ensure the sustainability of it's agricultural development programme. The discussion and recommendations arising from this Expert Consultation have been used to help to focus and guide global, regional and national policies and action programmes on the sustainable development of agriculture and have provided an important contribution to the FAO/Government of the Netherlands International Conference on Agriculture and the Environment held in the hague, 15–19 April, 1991.
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