Monthly Archives: May 2012

Farming the Waters for People and Food – Proceedings of the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010

The Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 brought together a wide-range of experts and important stakeholders and reviewed the present status and trends in aquaculture development, evaluated the progress made in the implementation of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration and Strategy, addressed emerging issues relevant to aquaculture development, assessed opportunities and challenges for future aquaculture development and built consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector.

This volume, a yet another joint effort of FAO and NACA, brings you the outcome of the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, the much needed clear and comprehensive technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. Click here to download the report.

Please note that Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) was mentioned on page 799 of the report, and that one of the report’s editors, Patrick Sorgeloos, is an AwF director. Within the document are presentations by AwF Patron, M.S. Swaminathan, as well as several AwF directors: Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, B.A. Costa-Pierce, Geoff L. Allan, Roy Palmer, David Little, M.C. Nandeesha, and P. Sorgeloos. Several members of the AwF Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) were also presenters: Craig L. Browdy, Sevaly Sen, Randall Brummett, Roger Pullin, and Peter Edwards.

M.C. Nandeesha talks about AwF in April 2012 issue of Fishing Chimes

Aquaculture without Frontiers, Alleviating Poverty through Aquaculture, by AwF Chair M.C. Nandeesha was published in the April 2012 issue of Fishing Chimes. This 3-page article provides an overview of some of the achievements and challenges of AwF since its launch in 2004. Please click here to read this article in its entirety.

Our sincere thanks to J.V.H. Dixitulu, editor of Fishing Chimes, for giving us permission to post this article.

AwF-Nepal Phase II project final report received

The final report of our AwF-Nepal Phase II project was received and is now posted on our projects page; you can view it by clicking here.

Highlights of the report include:

Within the limited project funding of US$15,290 (+Overhead), a total of 90 fish ponds were constructed in two years’ time to benefit more than 400 direct family members. Although the target was to reach 100, it is still 90% successful which is quite high.