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ProjectEvaluation reportMid-Term Evaluation Report - Provincial Aquaculture Development Project (LAO/97/007) 1999
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No results found.The introduction of fish culture has great potential for the improvement of nutrition and increased income for the rural farmers in Lao PDR. The Project builds on the lessons learnt from the previous aquaculture development project and focuses in five target provinces with the inclusion of institutional capacity strengthening and human resource development of both the government staff and the village community. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportEnd of Assignment Report - Provincial Aquaculture Development Project (LAO/97/007) 2000
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No results found.This report is intended as a resource document for readers who wish to know more about the status of rural aquaculture development and to a lesser extent aquatic resource management issues in Lao PDR. This report is a final output by the Aquaculture Development Advisor to the “Provincial Aquaculture Development Project, LAO/97/007”. Whilst there are frequent references to the work of this project, this document does not aim to provide a comprehensive review of the project activities and impact s. More complete information on various project related activities can be found in the extensive LAO/97/007 field documentation listed in Annex I. These documents are recorded on CD-Rom media and copies of file should be available through FAO Regional Office Bangkok, FAO Library Rome or FAO Representation in Vientiane. Additional copies are also lodged with the Lao Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre and Livestock and Fisheries Development Division. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportAquatic Animal Health Management Issues In Rural Aquaculture Development In Lao PDR 1999
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No results found.This paper describes the role of small-scale aquaculture in subsistence farming systems in rural Lao PDR. Small-scale aquaculture is a popular component of subsistence farming systems in Lao PDR, however rice cultivation is the principle activity during them on soon season and collection of aquatic products from rice fields is common. Results from a consumption and production survey of rural Lao subsistence farmers, many of whom were engaged in fish culture (84 %), are presented. Consumption of fish and aquatic products was estimated between 13 - 48 kg.capita-1.yr-1, representing between22% - 55% of animal product consumption. Livestock and fish production are the principle forms of income generation and the average value of fish production was $81per household; overall family income ranged between $372 - $594.household-1.yr-1.Minimising risk is a principal strategy in subsistence farming and this is reflected in the low input and low productivity of Lao rural aquaculture. Average pond size ranges between 550 - 1,520 m2, with water depth of about 50 cm. Productivity is low (417 - 708kg.ha-1.yr-1) due to low stocking densities (1 - 4 fish.m-2) and limited feeding. Low input aquaculture systems are not disease prone, but may become so during the dry season, or when increased inputs are applied. Livestock production is perceived as high risk due to disease, whereas the lack of significant losses in aquaculture is seen as a positive feature. Shortage of fingerlings for stocking a quaculture ponds and rice fields encourages importation from neighbouring countries. These imported fingerlings are often poor quality and survival appears to below. There is also a potential risk of introduction of diseases present in the countries of origin. Production of fingerlings within Lao PDR is limited to provincial hatcheries and a few private entrepreneurs. This activity is increasing and is susceptible to health management related problems. Health management issues limit production in Lao PDR and thereby constrain development, but are not causing direct economic loss. This may not be the case with respect to impacts on wild fisheries and fish movements. The lack of baseline information on aquatic animal health issues available for Lao PDR limits the ability to assess risk in the aquaculture and fisheries sectors.
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MeetingMeeting documentBasic Interactions Between Livestock and the Environment in Different Livestock Production Systems
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFood loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies 2019
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No results found.This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. They aimed to identify the critical loss points in the selected supply chains, the key stages at which food losses occur, why they occur, the extent and impact of food losses and the economic, social and environmental implications of the food losses. Furthermore, these studies also evaluated the feasibility of potential interventions to reduce food losses and waste. -
Book (series)GuidelineResponsible fish utilization 1998These guidelines have been produced to support the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries particularly with regard to the need for responsibility in the post-harvest sector of the fish producing industry. The industry that produces fish for food has three major areas of responsibility: to the consumer of the food to ensure that it is safe to eat, is of expected quality and nutritional value, to the resource to ensure that it is not wasted and to the envir onment to ensure that negative impacts are minimized. In addition the industry has a responsibility to itself to ensure the continued ability of many millions of people throughout the world to earn a gainful living from working within the industry. Article 11.1 of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and other related parts of the Code are concerned particularly with these responsibilities. This publication provides annotation to and guidance on these articles to assist those c harged with implementation of the Code to identify possible courses of action necessary to ensure that the industry is conducted in a sustainable manner.