Rachel O'Malley
Please post, forward, announce in classes, and join the Department of Environmental Studies at San José State University
for a public research presentation:
Kathryn Davis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, San José State
University
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
28, 1:30 – 2:45 PM, Washington Square Hall 111
Aquaculture is arguably the most rapidly expanding sector of
rural agriculture production in the world, and there is a pressing need for a
broadly focused analysis of aquaculture production systems and their economic,
social, and environmental impacts on rural communities. Many small-scale
aquaculture systems are integrated into crop or livestock production systems in
which fish waste fertilizes crops. Benefits of rural, small-scale aquaculture
include improved food supply, employment, and income generation through the
sale of produce and surplus fish in local markets. With adequate education,
support, and sustainable practices, rural aquaculture can contribute
significantly to rural development programs even in countries where it is not a
traditional production system. In order for aquaculture to be successful as a
sustainable food production system, it must be grounded in sound principles of
ecology as well as social, gender, and economic equity.
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