In the Mekong delta, inland fishing and rice production provided a major source of income for rural communities. Since early settlement, the inhabitants have caught fish. Still, fish provides the main source of animal protein in their daily diet (Madan et al. 2005). Fish are caught in flood plains and in rice fields. The wild fish catch has declined since 1970 (Gagauan & Arce 1992), as a result...

The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP has conducted basic research since 1983 on the biological and chemical factors that influence fish production. The goal of these studies is the improved well-being of farmers that adopt new aquaculture technologies. The ultimate test of the value of the research results generated is if farmers themselves demonstrate the economic benefit by incorporating new te...

The survey on tilapia-shrimp polyculture was conducted in Thailand and Vietnam from March through June 2002. The survey conducted in Thailand was to assess the current status of farmers’ practice of tilapia-shrimp polyculture, while the survey conducted in Vietnam was to find out why Vietnamese shrimp farmers do not grow tilapia in shrimp ponds. In twelve provinces of Thailand, 61 farmers who c...

Farmers' perception of the environmental impacts of modern agricultural technology diffusion and factors determining such awareness were examined using survey data from 21 villages in three agro-ecological regions of Bangladesh. Results reveal that farmers are well aware of the adverse environmental impacts of modern agricultural technology, although their awareness remains confined within visi...

This review was prepared at the request of Scottish Aquaculture Forward (SAF), an independent group of Scottish aquaculturists, veterinarians and consultants keen to advance the quality, health, environmental sustainability and reputation of Scottish farmed fish and fish products in all its different forms. It is intended as an information source to advise Statutory Bodies, Farmers, Politicians...

Fish farmers manage assets of considerable value on a daily basis. Many aspects of the daily operation are automated in some way, such as the feeding system. Sensory equipment steadily becomes cheaper and more ubiquitous, yielding data that can be used by automated systems and for post-processing (i.e. data mining) to discover hidden trends in the data. However, a lot of information is only kno...

This study was carried out to identify agroeconomic factors on adoption integrated rice-fish farming by farmers. A survey was conducted using a stratified random sampling to collect data from farmers of selected villages in Guilan province, north of Iran. The questionnaire validity and reliability ware also determined to enhance the dependability of the result. Data were collected from 184 resp...

Rural aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms with extensive and semi-intensive husbandry practised by small-scale rural households for their consumption and income. From a field survey in Southeast Vietnam, using enterprise budget analysis and nonparametric tests with indices of change, adoption, and agreement, this study justifies that rural aquaculture is a good option for rural deve...