Utilization of Small Water Bodies for Aquaculture and Fisheries. Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme: Southern African Development Community. Project findings and recommendations

FAO, Rome (Italy). Fisheries Dept.;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Utilization of Small Water Bodies for Aquaculture and Fisheries. Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme: Southern African Development Community. Project findings and recommendations

Year of publication 1999

Pages 22

Author FAO, Rome (Italy). Fisheries Dept.;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) In rural areas of Africa, animal protein is often in short supply and therefore lacking in the diet. Fish is a high-protein and highly appreciated food item, but fresh fish is frequently difficult to obtain. The importance of fish and other aquatic products is widely recognized, and development programmes have devoted much effort to stimulating increased production of these products. Many of these efforts have targeted aquaculture, including culture-based fisheries, as a means of increasing fish availability.

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