Economic profitability of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) production in Kenya

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1129-1136

  Kaliba, Aloyce R ^a   Ngugi, Charles C ^b   MacKambo, John ^b   Quagrainie, Kwamena K ^c  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish production economics; Kenya; Nile tilapia

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISHERY PRODUCTION; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34548081545     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01772.x     Document Type: Article

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