To help lower the price of fish amidst volatile food prices across the country, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is coming up with a new fish feed formulation that is cost-efficient and eco-friendly.
Read More »Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed
AFFORDABLE and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), and his colleagues examined agricultural wastes and byproducts for potential inclusion in diets formulated for omnivorous fish such as Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in their study, “Potential use of agricultural wastes in aquafeed production.” Fruit peels, pulps or brans, seeds, bagasse (sugarcane residue), molasses, and okara (soybean curd residue) comprise 40 to 60 percent of wastes generated from major crop industries such as coconut, banana, pineapple, mango, citrus, and sugarcane. While these agri-wastes have found some use as organic …
Read More »Forum updates fish farmers on aquaculture technologies
Over a hundred fish farmers and other stakeholders availed of free lectures and consultations on 11 July 2018 at SEAFDEC/AQD’S Multi-Purpose Hall in Tigbauan, Iloilo.
Read More »Retired SEAFDEC couple continues promoting aquaculture in Mindanao
Mr. and Mrs. Rito Bombeo, retired researchers of SEAFDEC/AQD continue to promote aquaculture in Naawan, Misamis Oriental.
Read More »Fruit peels may no longer be agricultural wastes
A SEAFDEC/AQD study suggests that fruits peels can be used as additives for tilapia feed.
Read More »Use of recirculation system for tilapia hatchery
Dr. Rolando Platon returns to SEAFDEC/AQD as the DKV Memorial Lecture speaker and shares his experience in tilapia hatchery operation
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Read More »South African Ambassador and Angolan entrepreneur eye partnership with SEAFDEC/AQD
A meeting with SEAFDEC/AQD Manila Office personnel on 25 January 2017 and 12 January 2017, respectively.
Read More »SEAFDEC/AQD participates in international symposium on fish diseases
A conference organized by the Fish Health Section of the Asian Fisheries Society and Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Read More »SEAFDEC/AQD goes to Caraga for training on nutrition and diseases
A training course for tilapia growers in Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.
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