Responsibility
Pond aquaculture in China is trending further from traditional carp polyculture toward monoculture of higher-value fish species.
Responsibility
Traditional culture of native carps in Bangladesh has been diversified by the polyculture of introduced carps with tilapia and catfish. Production is becoming increasingly intensive, with an accompanying need for greater feed and other inputs. The culture of Thai pangas has expanded more rapidly than tilapia farming because pangas carry less risk and also provide a quick return.
Responsibility
The worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems based on a series of principles of organic agriculture is exemplary if unrealistic.
Responsibility
Tilapia play an important role in rural aquaculture in Asia, but their potential for significantly greater contribution is constrained.