Contents of the Tenth Work Plan

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INTRODUCTION

PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION RESEARCH

POND DYNAMICS

Effects of Pond Age on Bottom Soil Quality

Pond Dynamics Research 1 (10PDR1)

Workshops on Using Principles of Pond Dynamics to Optimize Fertilization Efficiency

Pond Dynamics Research 2 (10PDR2)

FEEDS AND FERTILIZERS
Nutrition of Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus brachypomus
Feed and Fertilizers Research 1 (10FFR1)

Broodstock Diets and Spawning of Colossoma macropomum and/or Piaractus brachypomus

Feed and Fertilizers Research 2 and 2A (10FFR2 and 2A)

Polyculture of Grass Carp and Nile Tilapia with Napier Grass as the Sole Nutrient Input in the Subtropical Climate of Nepal

Feed and Fertilizers Research 3 (10FFR3)

Development of Economically Feasible Feeds for Semi-Intensive Culture of Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Using Locally Available Agricultural By-Products

Feed and Fertilizers Research 4 (10FFR4)

REPRODUCTION CONTROL
Studies on Fate of Methyltestosterone and Its Metabolites in Tilapia and on the Use of Phytochemicals as an Alternative Method to Produce a Monosex Population of Tilapia
Reproduction Control Research 1 (10RCR1)

Selection of a New Nile Tilapia Genetic Line to Provide Broodstock for Southeastern Mexico

Reproduction Control Research 2 (10RCR2)

IGF as a Growth Rate Indicator in Oreochromis niloticus

Reproduction Control Research 3 (10RCR3)

AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS MODELING
Development of a Trophic Box Model to Assess Potential of Ecologically Sound Management for Cove Aquaculture Systems in Tri An Reservoir, Vietnam
Aquaculture Systems Modeling Research 1 (10ASMR1)

NEW AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS/NEW SPECIES
Amazon Aquaculture Outreach
New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research 1 (10NSR1)

Studies on Reproduction and Larval Rearing of Amazonian Fish

New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research 2 and 2A (10NSR2 and 2A)

Survey Study of and Stocking Densities for Tilapia-Shrimp Polyculture

New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research 3 (10NSR3)

Study A: Survey of Tilapia-Shrimp Polycultures in Vietnam and Thailand

Experiment B: Stocking Densities for Tilapia-Shrimp Polyculture in Thailand

Study C: Survey of Tilapia-Shrimp Polycultures in Mexico and Honduras

Experiment D: Stocking Densities for Tilapia-Shrimp Polyculture in Mexico

Study E: Survey of Tilapia-Shrimp Polycultures in Philippines

Evaluation of Growth and Reproductive Performance of Three Strains of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Found in Kenya for Use in Aquaculture

New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research 4 (10NSR4)

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESEARCH

EFFLUENTS AND POLLUTION
Reaction of Liming Materials in Pond Bottom Soils
Effluents and Pollution Research 1 (10ER1)

Elimination of Methyltestosterone (MT) from Intensive Masculinization Systems: Use of Activated Charcoal in Concrete Tanks

Effluents and Pollution Research 2 (10ER2)

Environmental Impacts of Cage Culture for Catfish in Chau Doc, Vietnam

Effluents and Pollution Research 3 (10ER3)

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
Regionalizing Training and Technical Assistance for Nongovernmental Organizations
Appropriate Technology Research 1 (10ATR1)

Institutionalizing Web-based Information System for Tilapia Culture in Latin America

Appropriate Technology Research 2 (10ATR2)

Diversification of Aquacultural Practices by Incorporation of Native Species and Implementation of Alternative Sex Inversion Techniques

Appropriate Technology Research 3 (10ATR3)

On-Station and On-Farm Trials of Different Fertilization Regimes Used in Bangladesh

Appropriate Technology Research 4 (10ATR4)

Use of Clinoptilolite Zeolites for Ammonia-N Transfer and Retention in Integrated Aquaculture Systems and for Improving Pond Water Quality before Discharge

Appropriate Technology Research 5 (10ATR5)

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS

MARKETING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Optimal (Profit-Maximizing) Target Markets for Small and Medium-Scale Tilapia Farmers in Honduras and Nicaragua
Marketing and Economic Analysis Research 1 (10MEAR1)

Development and Evaluation of a Simple Market Feasibility Assessment Methodology

Marketing and Economic Analysis Research 2 (10MEAR2)

Regional Enterprise Budget And Business Plan Development

Marketing and Economic Analysis Research 3 (10MEAR3)

Economic and Risk Analysis of Tilapia Production in Kenya

Marketing and Economic Analysis Research 4 (10MEAR4)

ADOPTION DIFFUSION
Institutionalizing Techniques for Building Hillside and Levee Ponds for Water Supply and Aquacultural Development in Latin America
Adoption/Diffusion Research 1 (10ADR1)

FOOD SECURITY
Income, Food Security, and Poverty Reduction: Case Studies of Functioning Clusters of Successful Small-Scale Aquaculture Producers
Food Security Research 1 (10FSR1)

PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION
Characteristics of Fish Buyers Likely to Purchase Farm-Raised Tilapia in Honduras and Nicaragua
Product Diversification Research 1 (10PDVR1)

Cost Containment Options for Tilapia Production in Central Luzon, Republic of the Philippines

Product Diversification Research 2 (10PDVR2)

Transfer of Production Technology to Nepal for Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Product Diversification Research 3 (10PDVR3)

TENTH WORK PLAN REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (PDF)

The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP is funded under USAID Grant No. LAG-G-00-96-90015-00 and by the participating US and Host Country institutions. Questions for or about the Aquaculture CRSP? Comments about this site? Email ACRSP@oregonstate.edu.

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