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AFGRP has contributed to the work of various partners researching issues of peri-urban aquatic production. There are four projects of particular interest under the peri-urban theme: >PAPUSSA - Production in Aquatic Peri-urban Systems in SE Asia >Production systems in the East Kolkata Wetlands >Action planning for the future of the East Kolkata Wetlands >Exploring peri-urban aquaculture potential in Africa  A 2 day Workshop funded through the Aquaculture Fish and Genetics Research Programme Stirling (DFID) on Peri-urban Aquatic Production and Improvement of the Livelihoods of the Urban Poor in SE Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 22-23rd November 2005 . A wide range of stakeholders attended from Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia with the main objective of the workshop being to set up a Platform for Communication and Information Exchange towards the sustainable development of peri-urban aquaculture in the region. Representatives from the EC-funded Papussa (Production in Aquatic Peri-urban Systems in SE Asia) Project from Bangkok, HCMC, Hanoi and Phnom Penh gave presentations disseminating their findings from the project, whilst a 25 minute Papussa DVD entitled “The Hidden Harvest” which describes the considerable importance of edible aquatic plants cultivation in the four cities was also shown. DVD : A Hidden Harvest – Growing Aquatic Plants in 4 SE Asian Cities. The Papussa project has produced this 25 minute DVD which describes the considerable impact, value and importance of growing edible aquatic plants in the 4 Papussa study cities. It shows the production cycle from pond/field, through harvesting, processing and marketing to the growing numbers of urban consumers, highlighting the benefits in employment and income generation particularly for lower income peri-urban households whilst also in many cases using and recycling urban waste water as a readily available source of nutrients. Future constraints and increasing pressures from urbanisation are also discussed in relation to the many peri- urban dwellers whose livelihoods are dependent on aquatic plants cultivation. Copies of the DVD can be obtained by contacting the Forum page of the Papussa website www.papussa.org stating your background and interest in aquatic plants and peri-urban aquaculture. |
AFGRP is providing poor farmers with information to help them to improve their livelihoods. AFGRP works with a range of organisations to make aquaculture a viable, sustainable option, especially for the poor  |
| The Aquaculture and Fish Genetics Research Programme of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) is managed by the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland. FK9 4LA. UK. Tel: +44 1786 467900 Fax: +44 1786 451462 e-mail: afgrp@stir.ac.uk | |||