Integrated agriculture-aquaculture as an alternative to improving small-scale fish production in Zambia
In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Jg. 7 (2023-05-01)
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Aquaculture is a significant industry in food production, and its contribution to food and nutrition security is well acknowledged. Zambia’s aquaculture production has continued to increase significantly, thus playing a key role in supplying animal protein sources for human consumption. However, recent estimates show that 75% of the national aquaculture production comes from large-scale commercial producers despite being by far the minority while the majority of small-scale producers contribute the remaining 25% of the total annual production. This low production by small-scale producers is attributed to insufficient financial resources, poor management and utilization of farm resources, lack of access to competitive markets, and more recently a changing climate. In this research, we examine the viability of integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) as a means for small-scale producers in Zambia to boost their aquaculture output despite the numerous obstacles they face. In addition, the obstacles that could prevent small-scale farmers from adopting IAA have been emphasized. We conclude that IAA has the potential to dramatically boost small-scale aquaculture production in Zambia, but information and understanding must be improved to make it a more feasible alternative.
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Integrated agriculture-aquaculture as an alternative to improving small-scale fish production in Zambia
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hasimuna, Oliver J. ; Maulu, Sahya ; Nawanzi, Kundananji ; Lundu, Benjamin ; Mphande, Joseph ; Phiri, Chisomo J. ; Kikamba, Edwin ; Siankwilimba, Enock ; Siavwapa, Sillah ; Chibesa, Moses |
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Zeitschrift: | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Jg. 7 (2023-05-01) |
Veröffentlichung: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2571-581X (print) |
DOI: | 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1161121 |
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