Report of the Regional Scoping Workshop on the Use of Irrigation Systems for Fish Production in Central Asia

Download or read book Report of the Regional Scoping Workshop on the Use of Irrigation Systems for Fish Production in Central Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Fao Fisheries and Aquaculture. This book was released on 2008 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Workshop was held in the context of a decreasing inland capture fisheries and aquaculture production in all of the Central Asian countries. Inland capture fisheries and aquaculture are potentially important sources of food, income and employment for many of them. The Workshop aimed to build awareness among policy-makers, administrators and representatives of the irrigation and fishery sectors on the need to share information and increase collaboration and review the current status of inland capture fisheries in irrigation systems at the national level in the five Central Asian countries.