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Aquaculture development and coordination programme. Curriculum for the training of aquaculturists in the Latin American Regional Centre for Aquaculture, Pirassununga, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil / Programa para la formacion de acuicultores en el Centro Regional Latinoamericano de Acuicultura, Pirassununga, Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil

Year of publication 1978

Pages p. 39

Author H.P.C. Shetty, Mr. Alan Bowers, Dr. F.A. Pagán, Dr. T.V.R. Pillay Dr. Y.C. Shang and Mr. U.W. Schmidt ;Office of Assistant Director-General

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Synopsis (short abstract) One of the major constraints to the development of aquaculture in most countries is the scarcity of trained personnel. The Latin American Regional Centre has been established under the sponsorship of all the countries of the region based on a cooperative agreement between the government of Brazil, the United Nations development programme and the FAO. The curriculum for the training of aquaculturists is given.

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