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Book (series)Technical reportReport of the FAO Expert Workshop on On-farm feeding and feed management in aquaculture. Manila, the Philippines, 13–15 September 2010. 2010
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No results found.The FAO Expert Workshop on “On-farm feeding and feed management in aquaculture” was convened in Manila, the Philippines, from 13–15 September 2010. The workshop was attended by a wide range of aquaculture researchers, development specialists and industrial experts from around the world. The workshop was convened by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Aquaculture Service (FIRA) and was hosted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Iloilo, the Philippines. The workshop was organized with three objectives: a) to review and analyze the existing knowledge on the application of feed management as a tool for reducing feed costs in aquaculture, b) to identify the major issues and constraints of feed management and those that need to be addressed and c) to prepare a list of recommendations to define/suggest the future course of action, including the preparation of technical manuals/guidelines for dissemination to farmers. The workshop convened both in plenary and in working groups. In the plenary, participants heard technical presentations intended to orient them to the issues and constraints pertaining to on-farm feeding and feed management. These presentations included invited reviews, case studies and synthesis of the case studies. Following several working group deliberations and a general plenary discussion, the participants identified seven primary issues that currently constrain feed use and management in aqua culture, namely: 1) limited access to information on feed and feed ingredients (availability, prices and quality); 2) poor feed preparation, processing, handling and storage at the farm level; 3) inadequate monitoring of feed and farm performances; 4) low impact of current dissemination strategies on improved feeding and feed management; 5) gaps in the understanding of the economic aspects of feed management; 6) health aspects and their implications on feed management; and 7) feed quality – lack of regulatory mechanisms. A comprehensive set of recommendations was developed to overcome the constraints that were identified, and it is anticipated that these recommendations will guide FIRA’s future work in this arena. The workshop proceedings and recommendations, invited reviews, case studies and syntheses will form the basis for an FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper entitled “On-farm feeding and feed management in aquaculture” which will be published in due course. -
DocumentTechnical bookBetter freshwater fish-farming: further improvement
Better Farming Series, no. 35 (1986)
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No results found.This booklet continues the lessons taught on how to begin fish farming and aquaculture in Freshwater fish-farming: how to beginno. 27; in Better freshwater fish-farming: the pond no. 29; and in Better freshwater fish-farming: the fish. This booklet teaches the fish farmer how to build more and bigger ponds, how to improve water supply, how to build new and better kinds of inlets and outlets, how to improve fertilization of the fish, how to grow fish all year round, how to harvest fish better and how to manage the fish pond as an integral part of other farming activities.
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No results found.In order to improve global, regional and local knowledge about the underlying reasons for food loss, as well as to assess where critical loss points occur, FAO undertook a series of case studies involving numerous food supply chains in developing countries. Utilizing a defined food loss and waste analysis framework, the Organization and its partners identified nationally-important food products, and commissioned local-level studies of the losses in these chains. This brochure aims at disseminating the findings of the study to be used to develop technically, economically, environmentally and socially feasible solutions to reduce food losses along the chickpea value chain in India. -
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ProjectFactsheetInnovative Approaches to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse Food Waste - TCP/SRL/3703 2022
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No results found.Target 12 3 of SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) calls on all nations to halve per capita food waste at retail and consumer levels and reduce food loss along production and supply chains, including post harvest losses, by 2030 The SDG further encourages cities and businesses to move quickly to set reduction targets, measure progress, and take action to reduce food waste In this context, in Sri Lanka, an assessment of the Colombo City Region Food System carried out in 2017 as part of an initiative under FAO’s global Food for the Cities Programme identified issues related to food waste management as one of four priority areas to be addressed in 2017 A further analysis of consumer waste and surplus food generated by supply chain actors revealed that approximately 1 663 tonnes of solid waste were generated daily from within the Western Province, of which 700 tonnes was collected from the Colombo Municipal Council ( region Despite the high potential for reuse or recycle, the majority 62 percent) of business entities discards food waste Inadequate storage facilities and inefficient retailing processes within food service providers, and lack of awareness of the potential to reuse or recycle food waste are among the key reasons for the food waste generated.