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Aquaculture Asia, Vol.13, No.2, pp.1-56, April-June 2008 [PDF]
Peter Edwards writes on rural aquaculture: From integrated carp polyculture to intensive monoculture in the Pearl River Delta, South China. Better management practices for Vietnamese catfish. Ipomoea aquatica – an aquaculture friendly macrophyte.
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Foodborne diseases are responsible for 420,000 deaths each year, one-third of them in Africa. Food safety issues are usually attributed to traditional food systems, but the development of modern food systems in low-income (LI) and lower middle-income ...
Figuié, Muriel
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Does nature shape risk preferences? Evidence from Chile, Norway, and Tanzania
Abstract Does exposure to a more risky environment affect risk preferences? Going beyond single‐case study evidence, we report results from five surveys conducted in three countries and link this with administrative data to study whether a link between exposure and preferences is detectable and widespread. We find no evidence for endogenous preferences
Florian Diekert, Robbert‐Jan Schaap
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The XXI century mountains: sustainable management of mountainous areas based on animal traction
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), there are around 300 million working animals worldwide. They play a fundamental role in human livelihoods through their contribution to financial, human and social capital ...
Rodrigues J.B. +5 more
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Dangerous calling, the life-and-death matter of safety at sea: a collection of articles from SAMUDRA Report [PDF]
Fishing is arguably the world's most dangerous vocation, reporting the highest rate of occupational fatalities among industries, made only worse by declining fish prices, overfished waters and shortened fishing seasons.
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Management Implications of Mesopelagic Forage Fisheries for Bigeye Tuna Stocks
ABSTRACT Many large marine predators forage on mesopelagic fish stocks, including commercially valuable tunas. The mesopelagic is under increasing interest for commercial exploitation, given its large biomass with potential to supply fishmeal for aquaculture feed or fish oil.
Ciara Willis +3 more
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Values of inland fisheries in the Mekong river basin [PDF]
Asia has the most productive inland fisheries in the world. The fishery sector contributes significantly to the national economies of the region. Inland fisheries also improve food security by providing a source of protein and a livelihood for millions ...
Baran, E., Chanton, K.C., Jantunen, T.
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ABSTRACT Understanding genetic diversity and population structure is essential for the sustainable management of widely stocked freshwater species such as common carp (Cyprinus carpio). In this study, we conducted a comprehensive genetic assessment of C.
Meryem Cansu Yesiltaş +3 more
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INFLUENCE OF EUROPEAN CORN BORER (Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner) ON CORN HYBRIDS IN NORTH-WEST AND EASTERN CROATIA [PDF]
European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner) is one of the major corn pest in the world and in Croatia. Former investigations of corn borer in Croatia covered mostly its Eastern region. In trials conducted in 1998 and 1999 the research was extended to
Zvjezdana Augustinović +6 more
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Remobilization of Dry Matter and Nitrogen in Maize as Affected by Hybrid Maturity Class
The length of the growing cycle is one of the most important traits determining hybrid adaptability to the environment. The objective of this research was to compare in a field trial the pattern of dry matter and nitrogen accumulation and remobilization ...
Silvia Pampana +3 more
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