Difficult water and marginal land need not mean limited food production, but only if the economics and ecology are tested first. Tariq Saeedi and Elvira Kadyrova On the edge of China's Taklamakan Desert, in a county where sand covers about 90 percent of the land, a farm is harvesting 250–300 kilograms of Australian freshwater crayfish a day, according to the South China … [Read more...]
FAO Manual Offers a Practical Roadmap for Reviving Carp Farming in Central Asia
As Central Asia seeks new opportunities to strengthen food security, create rural employment and diversify agricultural incomes, an important resource from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) deserves renewed attention. The publication, Training Manual on the Advanced Fry and Fingerling Production of Carps in Ponds, was prepared … [Read more...]
Fish Farming in Turkmenistan: From Import Substitution to Food Abundance
Industrial cultivation of large freshwater herbivorous fish is actively developing in Turkmenistan, which contributes to solving import substitution problems and creating food abundance. There are dozens of farms specializing in commercial fish farming in the country, and the industry has strong potential for expanding nursery areas. The largest enterprise in this field is … [Read more...]