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- This short article examines the effects aquaculture has on agriculture through a study on rice fields skirting three shrimp farms and finds that aquaculture and agriculture can coexist in coastal areas if there are buffer zones between them. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2000.
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- S. A. Khan; P. Lyla; N. Veerappan; S. Rajagopal
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/aq1.pdf
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- This article summarizes the results a study conducted in 54 wetlands across 13 districts of Assam, India to evaluate the causes of fish depletion. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- T. K. Deka; M. M. Goswami; M. Kakati
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2326.pdf
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- This article discusses the need for a sustainable increase in aquaculture production in Asia to bridge the gap between the supply and the growing demand for fish. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- M. V. Gupta
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2347.pdf
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- This article examines the spatial distribution of available micronutrients in cultivated soil in Xichang City Sichuan Province, China. The study created contour maps of available micronutrients using geostatistical approaches, and analysed the relationship between available micronutrients and topography, parent materials, irrigation water, land use types and organic matter content. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 4, No. 2; 2012.
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- Zhang Yi; Cai Yan; Wang Chang-quan; Xue Guo-xiang
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- Canadian Center of Science and Education
- http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/17352
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- This article examines grain production in China's Anhui Province during two periods of agricultural reforms, the bottom-up reforms in the early 1980s, and the top-down reforms after China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). This article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 4, No. 2; June 2012.
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- Wei Shui; Gregory Veeck
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- Canadian Center of Science and Education
- http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/17235
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- This brief research article reviews the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of aquaculture programs run by common interest groups working together in India. It also includes an overview of the principles of community-based aquaculture, its resource potential, problem identification for technology implementation and impact assessment. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2001.
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- Radheyshyam
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-1&2/pdf/aquabyte%201.pdf
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- This brief research article examines the possibility of using flooded land that is temporarily unavailable for crop production to produce a crop of aquatic organisms through case studies of community-based management systems in Bangladesh and Vietnam. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldBank Center, in 2006.
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- M. M. Dey; M. Prein
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/community.pdf
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- This article discusses the use, challenges and benefits of conservation tillage and zero tillage with reference to increasing productivity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Use of these technologies in India is mentioned briefly. The article was published in Development Outreach, a journal managed by the World Bank Institute, in October 2008.
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- Irina Klytchnikova
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4563
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- This short article reports on a study which attempted to improve the success of a giant freshwater prawn hatchery through increasing the quality and quantity of broodstock by developing the broodstock near a hatchery to be used for seed production throughout the year. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2000.
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- K. N. Mohanta
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/aq3.pdf
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- This article discusses the need for a sustainable, nutritious fish feed and attempts to summarise the effects of phytase on nutrient utilization, growth of fish and aquatic pollution. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- K. Baruah; N. P. Sahu; A. K. Pal; D. Debnath
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2314.pdf
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- This article describes the implementation of the Institution Village Linking Programme (IVLP) in Elamkunnapuzha, India, which assessed and refined the technologies of the coastal agro ecosystems. It also discusses the resulting yield and benefits. Particular emphasis was put on marginal and small farmers and women for poverty alleviation and equity. This article was originally published in in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- R. Sathiadhas; J. Joseph; S. Jerson
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2369.pdf
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- This article discusses the importance of carcass evaluation techniques in aquaculture research, particularly in genetics, breeding, production management, feeding and nutrition and presents a standard format for collection of data on carps.This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2000.
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- B. B. Sahu; P. K. Meher; S. Mohanty; P. V. G. K. Reddy; S. Ayyappan
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/23-2/aq1.pdf
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- This article discusses the issue of demand for fish products exceeding the natural supply and some of the ways to develop aquaculture to encourage rapid growth in fish production. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- R. C. Akpaniteaku; M. Weimin; Y. Xinhua
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2324.pdf
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- This article describes the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project, which involved the development of methods for genetic enhancement of tropical finfish using Nile tilapia as a test species, and describes the impacts of the project on the adoption of these methods for other species and the dissemination of improved breeds in several countries in Asia and the Pacific. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- M. V. Gupta; B. O. Acosta
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/naga27-3n4/pdf/article01.pdf
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- This article describes the Fish Supply and Demand in Asia project which profiled key technologies in aquaculture and fisheries; analysed policies, the institutional environment and the support services to assess policy options; drew a socioeconomic profile of major stakeholders in the sectors; analysed projections for fish supply and demand in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam; and formulated action plans based on the findings. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- M. Briones; M. M. Dey; M. Ahmed
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2321.pdf
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- This article reports on studies conducted into knowledge of the quantitative and molecular genetics of red common carp which aimed to understand the genetic diversity and genetic relationship of red common carps in China, to understand the inheritance of color phenotype of Oujiang color carp, to select stable Oujiang color carp with fast growth rate and ornamental Oujian color carp compared with Koi common carp from Japan, to study the culture performance and culture systems suitable for the Oujian color carp in cages and paddies and to extend better quality fish and appropriate culture systems for small scale fish farmers in poor areas. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2001.
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- Li S. F.; Wang C. H.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-3&4/pdf/inga%20news.pdf
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- This article discusses the potential use of wild stocks of giant freshwater prawns as a method of improving the genetics of culture stocks and studies the extent and patterns of genetic diversity in wild giant freshwater prawn stocks to assist decisions about the direction of future breeding programs. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2003.
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- P. B. Mather; M. de Bruyn
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/naga26-4/pdf/naga-26-4-article1.pdf
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- This article discusses selection experiments carried out with the herbivorous blunt snout bream or Wuchang bream which examined the effects of mass selection and inbreeding. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2003.
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- S. F. Li; W. Q. Cai
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga26-1/pdf/naga_26no1_feature6.pdf
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- This article discusses the results of analysis carried out to determine the half-lives of biological activity of pesticides in soft water to attempt to determine a pesticide suitable for use in rice-fish culture. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2001.
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- Kyaw M. O.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-3&4/pdf/aquabyte%201.pdf
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- This article reports on a study which examined thirty individuals of each species of Indian major carps gathered from a nursery near Bangladesh to determine the extent of genetic erosion through hybridisation which could potentially lead to slower growth of fish within aquaculture. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- V. Simonsen; M. M. Hansen; Md. R. I. Sarder; Md. S. Alam
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/naga27-1n2/pdf/article-13.pdf
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- This article examines the impact of industrial shutdown on change in land use using as a case study the rayon industry in Mavoor, India. Land use change was examined both locally and regionally. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 3, No. 1; September 2011.
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- Asima Nusrath; A M Shabeer
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- Canadian Center of Science and Education
- http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/12000
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- This article describes two on-farm experiments for integrating rice cultivation and fish production with the intent of contributing to the understanding of how raising fish can improve rice yields, rice-ecosystems and farm incomes. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- U. K. Baruah; B. Chetia Borah
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2350.pdf
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- This article discusses the potential integration of paddy cultivation with prawn/fish culture to effectively utilize the vast embanked coastal flood plains in Kuttanad, India. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2002.
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- B. M. Kurup; K. Ranjeet
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga25-3&4/pdf/NAGA_25no3n4_features_c.pdf
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- This article describes an experiment to rear carp seed that was carried out in Tamil Nadu, India which aimed to standardize pen fish rearing technology for production of stocking material of desired size at a lower cost as a cheaper alternative to expensive land-based nursery ponds. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- V. K. Murugesan; S. Manoharan; R. Palaniswamy
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- The WorldBank Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2328.pdf
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- This article discusses developments in the design of breeding programs, formulation of breeding objectives and the establishment of genetic evaluation and dissemination systems specifically applied to tilapia and carps. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- N. H. Nguyen; R. W. Ponzoni
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/e-Naga/29-3-4/pdf/article6.pdf
