Aquaculture management

This Technology Transfer Advances Lao's

• Nationally Determined Contribution to increase resilience of urban development and infrastructure to climate change and address the lack of information, knowledge and capacity on vulnerability assessments. 

Context

Lao People's Democratic Republic is considered highly vulnerable to climate change in the context of rapid urbanization. Significant damages are expected from climate-induced extreme events, mainly floods, drought and soil erosion. Those impacts affect not only the cities but also country’s hydrology, ecology, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, hydro-power development.

This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by the latest knowledge and research—explain why. This year’s report is the first to also look forward a year, offering analysis of the potential opportunities and challenges that we will face in achieving food and nutrition security in 2015.

Brief Description: Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) frequently contaminate global fresh water drinking supplies and fish raised by aquaculture methods. Estimated losses to US fish farmers are valued at approximately $60 million per year. This is due to the tainting of the flesh of farmed fish from geosmin and/or 2-MIB contaminations produced by cyanobacteria. Although nontoxic to humans geosmin and 2-MIB are generally associated with an undesirable musty or muddy taste and odor which indicates their presence.

SAS designs manufactures and installs computers its infrastructures and interface accessories focused on water supply systems agriculture and greenhouses environment control fish farming controllers and sewage treatment plants for thousands of customers worldwide. SAS has developed a super-absorption polymer X-Oiler utilised for soil and water decontamination and we proceed with developing of new environmental targeted products and technologies based on our polymers. SAS has developed and produced an innovated plastic solar water heater for domestic uses.

Tilapia has become the second most important fish in aquaculture after carp and before salmon. Consumers are starting to demand hormone-free fish grown under sustainable methods. Scientists at the University of Göttingen in Germany developed a unique Tilapia with a high male proportions through sustainable temperature treatment.

Business technology transfer strategy for the identification, selection, acquisition, adoption and assimilation of sustainable technologies, enabling them to better compete in the markets.

The Blue Growth Initiative (BGI) for SIDS is a shared opportunity and responsibility and is expected to create a new sense of ownership of oceanic and island spaces, so that fisheries and aquaculture will be developed sustainably.

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Summary:

Floating agriculture is a way of producing food in areas that are waterlogged for long periods of time. It is mainly aimed at adapting to increased or prolonged flooding.

The system employs beds of rotting vegetation that act as compost for crop growth. The beds are able to float on the surface of the water, thus creating areas agricultural land in a waterlogged area. Scientifically, floating agriculture can be referred to as hydroponics.