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Fish Culture Development training course (2003)

  Even though each of the training courses which I organized is very important especially in knowing new friends, some courses including this one have something to add. This course has been annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) since 1989 and I have been teaching in this course since beginning until …

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Reducing Cannibalism among African catfish fry by grading- Video

  Video credit: Charles Bernard Makuya (Malawi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)       Cannibalism is a common phenomenon which starts early in the life of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and usually causes significant losses. The phenomenon of cannibalism is encouraged by some environmental factors such as insufficient food, …

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Crayfish – the unwanted invasive species in Egypt

Photo credit: Willy Oviedo Pereira (Uruguay) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)     The inserted photos were taken in a fish farm located in Sharkia, Egypt. One of the photos shows the contribution of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) to the pond harvest while the second photo shows how a specimen of crayfish …

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Adding Azolla to tilapia feed in aquaponics in Egypt

      The easiness of Azolla cultivation as well as its richness in key nutrients such as proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals has encouraged the utilization of Azolla in the feed of livestock and poultry. Moreover, Azolla has also been suggested as food stuff for human consumption. In regard to aquaculture, and …

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A study visit in Egypt by Burkina Faso aquaculture and fishery delegates

  This short study visit by Burkina Faso aquaculture and fishery delegates has been hosted by Egyptian Government and implemented by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The technical part of the mission started with an introductory presentation on fishery resources in Egypt with special emphasis on aquaculture development. The presentation and subsequent discussion …

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Fish Culture Development training course – Africa – 2016 (Graduation)

  The inserted group photos were taken on 13 October, 2016 during the graduation ceremony of the training course.                                   This 3-month course has been annually organized since 2004 by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture – EICA” since. …

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Fish Culture Development training course – 2016

The technical session of the 75-day “Fish Culture Development” training course started in Cairo on the 9th of October, 2016. This course has been annually organized and supported by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) since 1989 for participants from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The participants in the 2016 course are:     Blaise …

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Scorpionfish in the Red Sea (Egypt) – Video

Video credit: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in the Red Sea, Marsa Alam Source: www.fishconsult.org   Introduction: Scorpionfish are marine fish that belong to the family scorpaenidae that includes many of the world’s most venomous species. The family has several genus and more than 200 …

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Small-scale aquaculture training course – Africa (Egypt – EICA, 2016)

    The inserted photos were taken on July 31 during the first technical day of the “Small-scale aquaculture” training course. This 12-day course is organized by the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture. The course hosts 39 participants from 20 African countries. The photo shows Dr. Abdel Rahman El Gamal, Mr. Nasr Darwish (EICA),  and …

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Desert recirculating farming system of Nile tilapia in integration with agriculture in Egypt – Video

Video credit: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)   This one-greenhouse farm is located in Nubaria (Egypt).  The size of the greenhouse tank is 8×30 meters with a depth of 60 cm making a volume of about 200 m3 of water.  The tank is furnished with a harvest …

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