Aquaculture Investments for Poverty Reduction in the Volta Basin: Creating Opportunities for Low-Income African Fish Farmers through Improved Management of Tilapia Genetic Resources (TiVo).

Published on 5 October 2010

Research Areas

Aquaculture, Water Management

Countries

Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Togo

Timeline

Start Date: 1 January 2008 | End Date: 1 January 2011

Overview

A regional programme for developing and disseminating improved tilapia strains for aquaculture funded by the Agencia Espanola de Cooperación Internacional and implemented by FAO in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, and the Governments of the six countries sharing the Volta Basin.

Research Partners

• Development Organization - UN and international organization
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Tags

Aquaculture, genetic improvement, Genetic Resources, tilapia, Volta Basin, West Africa