Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Dec 27 2020
Artificial reproduction of Pacu in Paraguay – Egg incubation
Photo credit: Ariel Montiel Benitez (Paraguay) Review: Ariel Montiel Benitez and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is an important fish species with high commercial value in Paraguay. The availability of its fingerlings in a sufficient number would be essential towards the expansion of pacu aquaculture in Paraguay. The inserted picture …
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Dec 23 2020
In-pond raceway in Egyptian aquaculture (Video)
Video credit: Marcel Adaveleo (Madagascar) and Danial Osiyoye (Nigeria) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Historic information: As reported, the “In-pond raceway technology – IPR” was first developed in 2007 on a channel catfish farm in West Alabama, USA. Afterward, the technology was transferred to China in 2013 and then to …
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Nov 21 2020
Use of cribs in the organic manuring of fish ponds in Togo
Photo credit: Sabi Asma (Togo) Description: Sabi Asma and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The structure shown in the corner of a fish pond in the inserted picture is typically used in the organic manuring in Togo as well as in other African countries. Instead of spreading the organic materials over the …
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Nov 20 2020
Shrimp culture in Guatemala – Video
Video credit: Alejandro Joachin (Guatemala) Review: Alejandro Joachin and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The inserted video was filmed in a shrimp farm in Aldea El cebollito, Monterrico (Guatemala). The farm consists of three ponds of 1-ha each. The white leg shrimp Litopenaues vanammei is the species farmed in the farm. …
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Oct 23 2020
Promoting aquaculture in Namibia – Video
Video credit: Kaulo Salushando (Namibia) Description: Kaulo Salushando and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed during an official harvesting that took place in Fonteintjie fish farm which is a governmental farm. The harvest was covered by media and attended by the minister and top officials as well as …
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Oct 20 2020
Small-scale aquaculture in rural development (2020 updated version)
I delivered this lecture in a regional short-term training courses held in Egypt during March 2020 and organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) and titled “Small-scale aquaculture”. The course hosted 25 participants from 21 African countries. The lecture starts with an overview on the features of rural communities focusing whenever applicable on …
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Oct 18 2020
Pond culture of African catfish in Togo
Photos’ credit: Sabi Asma (Togo) Description: Sabi Asma and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) According to a conducted survey, two production systems do exist in Togo with extensive system (about 88%) that is carried out in earthen ponds and reservoirs, while the semi intensive system (about 12%) is practiced in tanks and …
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Oct 17 2020
Machinery use in the construction of Egyptian fish ponds (Video)
Video credit: Herman Hennig (Argentina) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in 2015 during the construction of a fish farm in Egypt. Typically, fish ponds in Egypt are constructed using different types of machinery that are required for excavation, compacting, levelling and dyke construction; bulldozers, rollers, tractors …
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