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DocumentTechnical bookBetter freshwater fish farming: the fish
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DocumentTechnical bookBetter freshwater fish farming: the pond
Better Farming Series, no. 29 (1981)
1981Also available in:
No results found.This course continues instruction on fish pond farming. It discusses how to improve the fish farm, how to plan and build a larger pond by testing the soil for suitability, enlarging an existing pond and using techniques such as inlet, outlets, overflow, siphons and screens. -
DocumentTechnical bookBetter freshwater fish-farming: raising fish in pens and cages
Better Farming Series, no. 38 (1990)
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No results found.This illustrated booklet continues the lessons taught 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 raise fish in pens and cages. It explains how to build pens, how to carry small fish and put baby fish into the pen; how to feed fish in pens and how to care for the fish until harvest when the process is begun again. It also describes the life cycle for raising fish in cages.
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Book (series)Technical reportReport of the Third Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Brussels, 31 May − 4 June 2021 (Virtual meeting)
2021The Parties discussed the results of the questionnaire for the review and assessment of the effectiveness of the PSMA, agreeing that the questionnaire was a useful tool, whilst noting the need for further improvements. The Parties tasked the FAO to review the questionnaire, and agreed that the questionnaire would be completed every four years. Parties noted that whilst progress has been made in effectively using the PSMA to combat IUU fishing, a number of challenges remain. Parties welcomed the useful information provided by Regional Fishery Bodies (RFBs) related to progress made in the implementation of the PSMA, and agreed that a standardized questionnaire for RFBs is needed. Parties tasked FAO to develop a first draft of this questionnaire. The Parties welcomed the prototype of the global information exchange system (GIES) and agreed that it should enter a pilot phase. They also reiterated the importance of the availability of information related to the national contact points for the PSMA. The Parties expressed the importance of receiving support on the implementation of effective monitoring, control and surveillance, enforcement and the implementation of GIES. The Secretariat announced the launch of the Global Capacity Development Portal. The Parties requested that discussions around developing a strategy to improve the effectiveness of the PSMA be deferred to an ad hoc working group, and approved the terms of reference of the PSMA Strategy Ad Hoc Working Group. -
DocumentOther documentControlling Newcastle disease in village chickens
A Field Manual
2001Also available in:
Rural poultry production is recognised as an important activity in all developing countries. However, over the past few decades, the focus has been on the production of commercial poultry in rural areas, while traditional village poultry systems have been largely ignored. Chickens in traditional village poultry systems provide scarce animal protein in the form of meat and eggs, and are available for sale or barter in societies where cash is not abundant. They are generally owned and ma naged by women and children (Guèye 2000; Spradbrow 1993-94). Village chickens also fulfill a range of other functions for which it is difficult to assign a monetary value. They are active in pest control, provide manure, are required for special festivals and to meet social obligations, they are essential for many traditional ceremonies and traditional treatment of illness (Alders 1996). Although the output of traditional village chickens in terms of weight gain and number of eggs pe r hen per year is low, it is obtained with minimum input in terms of housing, disease control, management and supplementary feeding (Tables 1 and 2). Any cost-effective strategy that increases the productivity of these birds will assist in poverty alleviation and the improvement of food security. The increased availability of village chickens and eggs should result in an improved intake of protein by the population and increased access to cash and other resources. Chickens are often es sential elements of female-headed and poor households. This is a particularly important contribution in areas where child malnutrition is common. Malnutrition has wider implications for development because protein-energy malnutrition in children inhibits their growth, increases their risk of morbidity, affects their mental development, and reduces their subsequent school performance and labour productivity (Pinstrup-Andersen et al.1993). -
Book (series)Technical reportReport of the Technical Consultation to Draft a Legally-binding Instrument on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Rome, 23–27 June 2008, 26–30 January 2009, 4–8 May 2009 and 24–28 August 2009 2009This document contains the report of the Technical Consultation to draft a legally-binding instrument on port State measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The Consultation was held in four sessions at FAO headquarters, Rome, from 23–27 June 2008, 26–30 January 2009, 4–8 May 2009 and 24–28 August 2009. The Consulation was convened by the Director General of the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations upon the recommendation of the twentyse venth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. The Technical Consultation finalized the draft Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on 28 August 2009. The Consultation was funded by the Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and United States of America.