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| Title: | Use of Genetically Improved and Alien Species for Aquaculture and Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity in Africa |
| ASFA Terms: | Genetics
Aquaculture
Aquaculture engineering |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Publisher: | Penang : WorldFish Center |
| Citation: | Gupta, M.V., D.M. Bartley and B.O. Acosta (Ed.) WorldFish Center Conference Proceedings, Malaysia : Penang, Penang : WorldFish Center, p. 113 |
| Abstract: | Starting from a small base, aquaculture production in Africa registered annual growth
rates equal to or above those in other regions. This expansion was due to signifi cant
increases in a few African countries. Increasing demand coupled with rapidly dwindling
catches from capture fi sheries, the implementation of novel participatory approaches to
technology development and transfer, and the emergence of a few successful large-scale
tilapia culture operations directed at the export market offer opportunities for further
expansion in both the small-scale and large-scale commercial sectors. Existing
biotechnical, economic and institutional challenges, which include lack of national
policies to guide aquaculture development, unfriendly investment policies, the absence
of linkages between farmers, research/technology development and extension, and
unfavorable investment climates, are currently being addressed in a number of African
countries. Long-term economic sustainability of African aquaculture will depend on the
development and implementation of national policies that ensure the social and
environmental sustainability of the industry. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/295 |
| ISBN: | 983-2346-27-4 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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