Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP Aquanews ~ Fall 2001

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Honduras Project Website Demo at 6 CASA

Acuacultura 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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