African aquaculture: Realizing the potential

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-385

  Brummett, Randall E ^a   Lazard, Jérôme ^b   Moehl, John ^c  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Regional Office for Africa   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Development; Fish farming

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY POLICY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

PISCES;

EID: 49049110255     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.01.005     Document Type: Review

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