The stories presented in this book reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful. Overall, the book demonstrates how the resiliency, adaptability, and innovation of small-scale aquaculture farmers have been crucial to this success. It also places aquaculture development in Asia into a wider global context, and describes its relationship to natural systems, social conditions, and economics. The book is unique in its in-depth presentation of primary research on Asian aquaculture, and in demonstrating how aquaculture can have a lasting positive impact on livelihoods, food security, and sustainable development.
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fish culture
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rice fish
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tilapia
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fish
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shrimp
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Geography
- Asia (Southern) / Nepal
- Asia (Southeastern) / India
- Asia (Southeastern) / Thailand
- Asia (Southeastern) / Vietnam
- Asia (Southern) / Sri Lanka
- Asia (Asia Pacific)
- Asia (Eastern) / China
Copyright
- Copyright NACA: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific; Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
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