Rural Aquaculture

Dr David C. Little is a specialist in aquatic resource development and capacity building, with a track record in research and outreach with commercial and development partners with an aquatic food security focus. He has over thirty-five years of experience in interdisciplinary research and education and has published over 150 academic papers and reviews; He has supervised over 100 postgraduate student research projects, of which more than 30 have been PhD. He has maintained his interest in tilapia since his initial PhD work on mass production of all male juveniles through to the current day. He was part of the core science team of the Blue Food Assessment (www.bluefood.earth).

• A: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT 1: The rice field catch and rural food security, R Gregory and H Guttman 2: Developing appropriate interventions for rice fish cultures, R Gregory and H Guttman 3: A framework for research into the potential for integration of fish production in irrigation systems, F Murray, D C Little, G Haylor, M Felsing, J Gowing and S S Kodithuwakk B: INTEGRATION WITH AGRICULTURE 4: Economics and adoption patterns of integrated rice-fish farming in Bangladesh, M V Gupta, J D Sollows, M A Mazid, A Rahman, M G Hussain and M M Dey 5: Promotion of small-scale pond aquaculture in the Red river delta, Vietnam, L T Luu, P V Trang, N X Cuong, H Demaine,P Edwards and J Pant 6: Eco-technological analysis of fish farming households in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, F Pekar, N V Be, D N Long, N V Cong, D Tridung and J Olah 7: Aquaculture for diversification of small farms within forest buffer zone management: an example from the uplands of Quirino province, Philippines, M Prein, R Oficial, M A Bimbao and T Lopez C: SPECIALISED AND INTENSIVE SYSTEMS 8: A description of the rice-prawn-fish systems of Southwest Bangladesh, G Chapman and J Abedin 9: Fertilization of ponds with inorganic fertilizers: low cost technologies for small-scale farmers, J Pant, P Promthong, C K Lin and H Demaine 10: Improved management of small-scale tropical cage culture systems in Bangladesh: potential benefits of an alliance between an NGO and a western research institute, K I Mc Andrew, C Brugere, M C M Beveridge, M J Ireland, T K Roy and K Yesmin 11: Towards sustainable development of floating net cage culture for income security in rural Indonesia: a case study of common carp production at Lake Maninjau, A Munzir and F Heidhues D: SEED 12: Promoting aquaculture by building the capacity of local institutions: developing fish seed supply networks in the Lao PDR, D Lithdamlong, E Meusch and N I Taylor 13: Carp seed production for rural aquaculture at Sarakana village in Orissa: a case study, Radheyshyam 14: Freshwater fish seed quality in Asia D C Little, A Satapornvanit and P Edwards 15: Genetic technologies focused on poverty? A case study of genetically improved tilapia (GMT) in the Philippines, G C Mair, E J Morales, R C Sevilleja and G J C Clark E: SOCIAL ASPECTS 16: Small-scale fish culture in Northwest Bangladesh - a participatory appraisal focusing on the role of tilapias, B K Barman, D C Little and P Edwards 17: Culture of small indigenous fish species in seasonal ponds in Bangladesh: the potential for production and impact on food and nutrition security, N Roos, S H Thilsted and Md A Wahab 18: Gender division of labour in integrated agriculture/aquaculture of Northeast Thailand, S Setboonsarng F: DEVELOPMENT MODELS 19: Farmer-managed trials and extension of rural aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, N T Phong, D N Long, L Varadi, Z Jeney and F Pekar 20: Improving the efficiency of aquaculture extension activity in the southeastern provinces of Southern Vietnam, N V Tu and T T Giang 21: The effectiveness of a model fisheries village approach to aquaculture. Extension in Northwest Bangladesh, M Islam and N Mardall 22: Participatory development of aquaculture extension materials and their effectiveness in transfer of technology: the case of the AIT Aqua Outreach Programme, Northeast Thailand, D Turongruang and H Demaine G: GENERAL DISCUSSION 23: Issues in rural aquaculture, P Edwards, D C Little and H Demaine