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Journal, magazine, bulletinNewsletterFAO Aquaculture Newsletter 52 - June 2014
FAN 52
2014Also available in:
No results found.This is the 52nd issue (2014) of the FAO Aquaculture Newsletter. It contains an editorial on FAO’s new strategic framework, and seven sessions on: (1) global/regional meetings such as the 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing; the 2nd Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission; and the 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference. (2) Aquaculture strategies with an article on development of desert and arid lands aquaculture in Algeria. (3) Project updates/pr ogress reports contain an update on South-South cooperation programme in Namibia; Milkfish fry collection and supply systems in Palau; Community-based mullet farming in Papua New Guinea; Progress on the establishment of the Micronesian Association for Sustainable Aquaculture (MASA); Community-based milkfish farming in the Kingdom of Tonga. (4) There are three thematic articles: Aquaculture future: an analysis; Value chain efficiency of the mud crab industry in Madagascar; Utilizing genetics to m eet future demand for aquaculture products. (5) Training courses: the first on trout culture held in Turkey and the second on the use of risk analysis in aquaculture held in Croatia. The two last sections focus on new staff profile, and new aquaculture publications. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinNewsletterFAO Aquaculture Newsletter 54 - March 2016 2016
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No results found.How and to what extent will fish be able to contribute to feeding 9 billion people in 2050 and beyond? Fish significantly contributed to human food supply and food security and nutrition (FSN) for more than 660 million fish-workers and their families. Fish provides more than 4.5 billion consumers with at least 15 percent of their average per capita intake of animal protein. Fish is more nutritious than staple foods such as cereals, providing in particular essential fatty acids and micronutrients and can play an extremely important role in improving the nutritional status of individuals, in particular those at risk such as children and women. Fish is an efficient converter of feed into high quality food, and it has a lower carbon footprint compared to other animal production systems. Because of all these attributes - fish should definitely be on the menu. This was the conclusion of the paper by of Bene et al. 2015 which called for a closer integration of fish into the overall debate and future policy about FSN. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinNewsletterFAO Aquaculture Newsletter 55 - September 2016 2016
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No results found.This issue of FAN contains an invited editorial on Aquaculture, Fish, Food and Health and four main sections on: (1) Global aquaculture updates with an article from statistician’s desk on the cultivation of aquatic macrophytes, which falls between aquaculture and horticulture; one from the fish health specialist’s desk on antimicrobials and aquaculture; seven articles providing information on meetings and events organized or co-organized by FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. (2) Aquacultu re updates by region provides information on ongoing projects, activities and events by region particularly: five articles for Asia-Pacific; two articles for Europe; four articles for the Near East and North Africa; three articles for Latin America and the Caribbean; three articles for Sub-Saharan Africa. (3) There are two thematic articles on the following subjects: (i) Managing aquaculture from space; (ii) Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND): A Game Changer in Aquaculture. (4) Misc ellaneous section contains two brief articles on FAO Initiatives on Antimicrobial Resistance and Havbruk 2016 - Driving the Norwegian Bioeconomy. The three last sections focus on new staff profiles in the FAO Aquaculture Branch and FAO Regional Offices, new FAO aquaculture publications and Calendar of events.
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DocumentBulletinNon-wood news
An information bulletin on Non-Wood Forest Products
2007Also available in:
No results found.Behind the new-look Non-Wood News is the usual wealth of information from the world of NWFPs. The Special Features section covers two different aspects of NWFPs: a specific product (bamboo) and a developing market (cosmetics and beauty care). Bamboo is versatile: it can be transformed, for example, into textiles, charcoal, vinegar, green plastic or paper and can also be used as a food source, a deodorant, an innovative building material and to fuel power stations. Reports indicate that natural c osmetics and beauty care are a huge global market, with forecasts indicating an annual growth of 9 percent through 2008. The Special Feature on Forest cosmetics: NWFP use in the beauty industry builds on this and includes information industry interest and marketing strategies (consumers are being drawn to natural products and thus their content is emphasized). As can be seen from the articles on shea butter in Africa and thanakha in Myanmar, many societies have always used and benefited from nat ural cosmetics. This issue includes other examples of traditional knowledge, such as the uses of the secretions of a poisonous tree frog in Brazil and the use by the traditional healers in India of allelopathic knowledge. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportAppropriate food packaging solutions for developing countries 2011
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No results found.The study was undertaken to serve as a basis for the international congress Save Food!, taking place from 16 to 17 May 2011, at the international packaging industry fair Interpack2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Save Food! has been co organized by Interpack2011 and FAO, aiming to raise awareness on global food losses and waste. In addition, Save Food! brings to the attention of the international packaging industry the constraints faced by the small- and medium-scale food processing industries in dev eloping countries to obtain access to adequate packaging materials which are economically feasible. -
MeetingMeeting documentRegional consultation promoting responsible production and use of feed and feed ingredients for sustainable growth of aquaculture in Asia-Pacific. Thirty-fifth session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)
Cebu, the Philippines, 11-13 May 2018
2018Also available in:
No results found.Asia-Pacific accounts for more than 90% of the world aquaculture output (FAO, 2016) and the region will have to responsible for sustaining the supply of food fish to increasing population. Feed input in aquaculture represents the major production cost and the most important factor affecting farming profitability and ecological efficiency. Issues and challenges have been rising with the questionable use of fish meal and fish oil, mounting pressure on and competition for ingredient supply, increasing feed costs, variation of feed quality and availability, and feed ingredient related food safety concerns. The region needs to adjust the development strategies and devote more efforts in research, development and capacity building for sustainable production and use of aquaculture feeds. A