cuacultura
CA, a new website focused on aquaculture both in Honduras and
in Central America generally debuted recently at <acuacultura-ca.org.hn>.
One well-attended session at 6 CASA was a hands-on demonstration
of the website, which was developed and is maintained through
a collaboration of CRSP researchers at the University of Georgia,
Auburn University, and Zamorano with colleagues from the Red de
Desarrollo Sostenible-Honduras (RDS-HN) and other NGOs in Honduras.
Its aim is to give extension workers and farmers easy-to-use information
on fish culture through a website that is available in both Spanish
and English. The site also allows farmers to connect with NGOs
and researchers directly. Also available are over 100 documents,
an Excel-based pond design model, a chat room, and a forum for
users to ask questions of leading aquaculture experts. The success
of the site has been reflected in its popularity. In its first
five months there were 6,800 hits to the websites, and 300 users
registered to access information. Registration is free.  |
Welcome to Acuacultura CA
(from the website)
Acuacultura CA is the result of an important collaboration
among several universities and the Sustainable Development Network
Honduras. Our purpose in establishing this interactive website
was to provide a versatile linkage point to assist NGOs and
individuals to attain success in small-scale fish culture projects
utilizing low-cost inputs. 
The materials presented in the website are from diverse sources.
They have been selected with the objective of providing information
comprehensible to persons with some training in the agricultural
and natural sciences, possibly beginning fish culturists.
In addition, the website offers the possibility to establish
a fluid communication between persons with an interest in learning
about fish culture and experts in the different fields of aquaculture.
The universities collaborating on this work are: the University
of Georgia and Auburn University, both of the USA, and Zamorano
in Honduras. The principal source of financing for this website
comes from the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research
Support Program of USAID.
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