About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Aqua Culture and Fisheries"
Hatchery system evaluation and adaptation for the production of Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) fingerlings
Abstract:
In Malawi development of aquaculture is constrained by, among
other factors, lack of good quality seed. Through Research
into Use (RiU) the Government of Malawi has mandated a
few fish hatcheries, of which the most prominent is the
Commercial Tilapia Hatchery at The National Aquaculture
Center (NAC), Domasi, Zomba to produce seed. However,
this state of the art hatchery, based on technology from
Thailand, faces challenges in the production of consumer
preferred Oreochromis karongae fingerlings. This study seeks
to evaluate the hydraulic, economic and biological characteristics
of the system and adapt it for the successful production of
O.karongae fingerlings.
Au Malawi le développement de l’aquaculture est constraint,
parmi tant d’autres facteurs, par le manque de graine de bonne
qualité. Par le canal de RiU (Research into Use: recherche
dans l’utilisation), le gouvernement du Malawi a exigé quelques
établissements d’incubation de poissons, dont le plus proéminent
est l’établissement d’incubation commercial de Tilapia au centre
national d’aquiculture (NAC) à Domasi- Zomba pour produire
la graine. Cependant, cet établissement d’incubation de haute
performance, basé sur la technologie thaïlandaise, relève des
défis dans la production des poissons jeunes Oreochromis
karongae préférés par le consommateur. Cette étude vise à
évaluer les caractéristiques hydrauliques, économiques et
biologiques du système et à l’adapter pour la production réussie
des poissons jeunes Oreochromis karongae.
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English
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2010
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Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1293-1295
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