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Pototan: Going for native catfish

A.P., Surtida (1999) Pototan: Going for native catfish. SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture, Vol.21 (6). p. 20. ISSN 0115-4974

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Abstract

Pablo Perez, 57, has been Chair of Pototan's municipal agriculture and fishery council (MAFC) for the last 15 years. Pototan is 29 km north of Iloilo City and is better known as the “rice granary” of Panay island. For decades, it has bumper harvests of high yielding varieties (HYV) of rice. So, where does aquaculture fit in? “We figured that when the so -called safety nets of the GATT-WTO are lifted in 2004, rice production would n’t be as profitable as before.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Catfish, Aquaculture, Tilapia, Carp, Sea Bass, Polyculture, Pesticides, Pollution, Industries, SEAFDEC, Livelihood, Farmers, Fingerlings, Environment, Communities
Subjects: Right to Resources
Depositing User: Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2022 07:10
Last Modified: 08 Jun 2022 07:10
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/12568

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