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Backyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinos

dc.contributor.authorDianala, Rex D.
dc.contributor.authorLedesma, Rossea Hosillos
dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-20T01:59:20Z
dc.date.available2020-01-20T01:59:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-18
dc.identifier.citationDianala, R. D., & Ledesma, R. H. (2020, January 18). Backyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinos. Panay News, p. 9.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/7726
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPanay News, Inc.en
dc.subjectcatfish cultureen
dc.subjectfish cultureen
dc.subjectaquacultureen
dc.subjectaquaculture economicsen
dc.subjectintroduced speciesen
dc.subjectFreshwater fishen
dc.subjectfreshwater aquacultureen
dc.subjectstocking densityen
dc.titleBackyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinosen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journalTitlePanay Newsen
dc.citation.spage9en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPN20200118_9en
local.seafdecaqd.extractThe simplicity of catfish farming makes it a viable source of income and food for rural households that are willing to stick it out for three to five months during which the native catfish can reach 80 to 150 grams and are ready to be sold. Based on computations by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in 2017, a 1,000-square meter pond stocked with 10,000 fingerlings can yield 770 kilograms of catfish and net a farmer P22,971 in profits with an 80 percent return of investment. The African catfish (Claria gariepinus), also grown in the Philippines, can grow to larger sizes, but SEAFDEC says this exotic species has been outcompeting the more palatable native catfish in the natural environment.en
local.subject.corporateNameSoutheast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)en
local.subject.scientificNameClarias gariepinusen
local.subject.scientificNameClarias macrocephalusen
local.subject.scientificNameClarias batrachusen


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