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Land degradation has been identified as one of the most serious ecological, environmental, and economic problems facing the Haitian society today. One particular problem is soil erosion. Throughout the 19th century, ...

Chemical fertilizers are normally used to improve soil fertility and increase agricultural crop yields. In fish ponds they stimulate phytoplankton production which increases fish yields. They contain inert filler material ...

Poisons or "toxicants" are used to eliminate unwanted fish, insects and other harmful organisms from a pond. A wide variety of poisons is available. This manual describes some which are commonly used.

This report presents some pictorial and descriptive highlights of Productive Land Use Systems Project accomplishments. Selected land use techniques promoted by the Project are described and estimates of their impacts on ...

A pond is a body of standing, as opposed to free-flowing, water that is small enough to be managed for fish culture. Fish production in farm ponds can provide protein and profit for farmers. Fish such as oreochromis and ...

A fish pond is a unique environment created by man. It must be managed properly to achieve good fish production. For centuries fish farmers have increased fish yields in ponds by using inorganic or chemical fertilizers and ...

Fish culture is an important component of many rural development projects in areas suffering from protein shortages. Oreochromis niloticus is often chosen for its good cultural characteristics. However, an adequate supply ...

Tilapia are native to Africa, but have been introduced in many countries around the world. They are disease-resistant, reproduce easily, eat a wide variety of foods and tolerate poor water quality with low dissolved oxygen ...

In this research, we wanted to know how alley cropping between tree barriers compared to the more traditional conservation barriers used in Haiti in terms of long-term crop yields. Our hypothesis was that alley cropping ...

Tilapia fry may be produced in square, rectangular or circular tanks made of wood, concrete, bricks, fiberglass, or plastic with indvidual water inlets and drains. Tanks may be expensive, but are common where space is ...