Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture

1. Front Matter

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2. Aquaculture Successes in Asia: Contributing to Sustained Development and Poverty Alleviation

   • Sena S. De Silva, F. Brian Davy

   Pages 1-14

3. Recent Developments in Rice-Fish Culture in China: A Holistic Approach for Livelihood Improvement in Rural Areas

   • Miao Weimin

   Pages 15-40

4. Shrimp Farmers in India: Empowering Small-Scale Farmers through a Cluster-Based Approach

   • N. R. Umesh, A. B. Chandra Mohan, G. Ravibabu, P. A. Padiyar, M. J. Phillips, C. V. Mohan et al.

   Pages 41-66

5. Backyard Hatcheries and Small Scale Shrimp and Prawn Farming in Thailand

   • Hassanai Kongkeo, F. Brian Davy

   Pages 67-83

6. Cage Fish Culture: An Alternative Livelihood Option for Communities Displaced by Reservoir Impoundment in Kulekhani, Nepal

   • Tek B. Gurung, Raja M. Mulmi, K. C. Kalyan, G. Wagle, Gagan B. Pradhan, K. Upadhayaya et al.

   Pages 85-102

7. Enhancing Rural Farmer Income through Fish Production: Secondary Use of Water Resources in Sri Lanka and Elsewhere

   • Upali S. Amarasinghe, Thuy T. T. Nguyen

   Pages 103-130

8. Striped Catfish Aquaculture in Vietnam: A Decade of Unprecedented Development

   • Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Dang Thi Hoang Oanh

   Pages 131-147

9. The Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias Project: Impact and Lessons Learned

   • Belen O. Acosta, Modadugu V. Gupta

   Pages 149-171

10. The Role of Exotics in Chinese Inland Aquaculture

    • Jiashou Liu, Zhongjie Li

    Pages 173-185

11. Synthesis and Lessons Learned

    • Sena S. De Silva, F. Brian Davy, Michael J. Phillips

    Pages 187-199

12. Back Matter

    Pages 201-214

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case studies of successful governance models could be referred to by others in order to improve the management of the sector. This is the initial step toward compiling stories of aquaculture successes, and the editorial team is to be congratulated for its great efforts. In approaching this difficult assignment, the team benefited from the leadership of the Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia and the Pacific (NACA), and the support of the World Fisheries Trust (WFT) as well as the Institute for International Sustainable Development (IISD) of Canada. We hope that the team will continue its endeavor in producing other aquaculture success stories, also from other regions of the world. Rome, Italy Jiansan Jia Pr eface We are moving into a turbulent and an uncertain era, particularly in respect of the future food needs. Given the push to sustainability, the rise in food prices, and the impending concerns around climate change and related complexity on providing the food needs for an increasing global population, it is time to address coping strategies. It is in this context that the issue on where will aquaculture development move in the future is taken up.

• Asia
• Sustainability
• aquaculture
• biology
• fish culture
• marine and freshwater sciences
• Fish and Wildlife Biology

• Network of Aquaculture, Centres in Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

  Sena S. Silva

• International Institute for Sustainable Development, Ottawa, Canada

  F. Brian Davy

Sena S. De Silva is Director General of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific and Honorary Professor of Aquaculture and Fisheries Biology at the School Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.

F. Brian Davy is Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada and has over 35 years of experience in the field of aquatic resources.

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