SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department: score card for 2002-2009.
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Abstract
From 2002 to 2009, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center / Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) focused most of its research and development efforts on six thematic areas (e.g., seed supply, fish nutrition & feed development, fish health, biotechnology, environment friendly fish farming, and rural aquaculture). As a result, hatchery and grow-out technologies were developed or refined (documented in over 200 science papers and in 49 field manuals) for dissemination in Southeast Asia through training of over 2,000 government extensionists / private entrepreneurs and through other extension services. With technology availability as main criterion, AQD rated itself scores of 3-4 out of 5 in terms of accomplishments in the six thematic areas.
Suggested Citation
Toledo, J. D., & Castaños, M. T. (2011). SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department: score card for 2002-2009. In B. O. Acosta, R. M. Coloso, E. G. T. de Jesus-Ayson, & J. D. Toledo (Eds.), Sustainable aquaculture development for food security in Southeast Asia towards 2020. Proceedings of the Regional Technical Consultation on Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia Towards 2020 (pp. 135-144). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department.
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Conference paperISBN
9789718511992Subject
Aquaculture; Aquaculture development; Aquaculture economics; Breeding; Culture effects; Feed; Fish culture; Fish diseases; Fish meal; Food security; Seed (aquaculture); Sustainability; Aquaculture techniques; Biotechnology; Environmental impact; Extension activities; Research; Socioeconomic aspects; Technology transfer; South East Asia
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