Use of Genetically Improved and Alien Species for Aquaculture and Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity in Africa
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.
| Format: | Proceedings Paper biblioteca |
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| Language: | English |
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Penang : WorldFish Center
2004
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| Subjects: | Genetically modified organisms, Genetics, Aquaculture, Aquaculture engineering, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/295 |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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