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Special Evaluation Study on Small-Scale Freshwater Rural Aquaculture Development for Poverty Reduction - Case Studies
This compilation of case studies provides up-to-date portraits of the small-scale freshwater farming subsector in Bangladesh, Philippines, and Thailand. In each country, one or more features of particular interest from the point of view of poverty reduction have been selected and treated in detail.
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Case study 1, an overview of small-scale freshwater aquaculture in Bangladesh , investigates the countrywide significance of freshwater aquaculture, social dimensions of rural poverty among farmers, major aquaculture systems, fish markets, employment in aquaculture, and ADB's support to aquaculture development.
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Case study 2, farming carps in leased ponds by groups in Chandpur District outlines a project-part of a larger project financed by ADB to improve livelihoods in the District-that brought freshwater aquaculture to the poor in an irrigation area. The aim was to capitalize on a low-cost technology based on carp polyculture.
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Case study 3, illustrating livelihood profiles of fish farmers in Kishoreganj investigates common livelihood conditions of inland freshwater fish farmers in Bangladesh. It describes the pond operations and management, which are semi-intensive in nature, the village nurseries that supply most of the seed, the amounts of organic and inorganic fertilizer used, harvest frequency, yields, and markets.
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Philippines |
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Case study 4, an overview of freshwater aquaculture of tilapia in the Philippines investigates tilapia markets, prices, marketing channels, access to inputs (fish seed, feed, fertilizers, land, and water), support services, and relevant lessons
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Case study 5, farming tilapia in small ponds in Central Luzon illustrates biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics of Central Luzon as main producer of tilapia in the country, followed by accounts of technology and management for farming tilapia, profiles of fish farmers, markets, institutions, support services, policy and legal instruments, natural resources management, and environmental issues.
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Case study 6, tilapia cage farming in Lake Taal, Batangas focuses on the technology and management used for tilapia cage farming and nursery operations, profiles of fish farmers and other beneficiaries, and relevant processes pertinent to markets, labor, institutions, support services, policy, legal instruments, natural resources management, and environmental issues pertinent to the lake.
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Case study 7, an overview of small-scale freshwater aquaculture in Thailand investigates and illustrates the historical development and importance of aquaculture, fish seed supply and fish farming, markets, extension services, community-based initiatives, aquaculture development policy, pertinent aspects of safeguards, key lessons, and ways to benefit the poor.
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Case study 8, development of technology and extension for small-scale fish farms in Northeastern Thailand examines the steps, processes, and challenges involved in developing technology options and extension for small-scale fish farmers; and relevance of a distance extension approach for resource poor, mobile, and literate fish farmers.
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