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TCP/RAS/3603 Concept Note for Regional Training & Verification Workshop on Technical guidelines for innovative rice-fish farming and climate resilient Tilapia culture practices

Year of publication 2017

Pages 5p.

Author Forestry Group

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In order to support the scaling up of the innovative aquaculture farming systems/practices for better efficiency and resilience that have proven successful through the earlier regional initiative supported country projects, this regional TCP project “Promote scaling-up of innovative rice-fish farming and climate resilient Tilapia pond culture practices for blue growth in Asia” is formulated to address the need of most regional initiative focus countries. This Regional TCP project aims to effecti vely disseminate and demonstrate the innovative rice-fish farming and climate resilient tilapia pond culture practices in five regional initiative focus countries and strengthen the human capacity and enabling environment for scaling up selected innovative and climate resilient aquaculture practices in all participating countries.

Meeting Session Number Regional Training & Verification Workshop on Technical guidelines for innovative rice-fish farming and climate resilient Tilapia culture practices

Language English

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