Rural Fish Farming in Panama

Credit: Rosa Libia Bellido (Panama)

Rural aquaculture is encouraged in poor societies to provide a good source of animal protein necessary for fighting child malnutrition as well as for improving the living conditions. Yields obtained in such systems vary between 0.5 and 1.0 lb /m2/year. For the sustainability of this system, technical assistance is provided through a technological transfer/extension system.

Rural fish farming in Panama (01)

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