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From drawing board to dining table: the success story of the GIFT project

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  • Gupta, M.V.
  • Acosta, B.O.

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As compared to crops and livestock, the genetic enhancement of fish is in its infancy. While significant progress has been achieved in the genetic improvement of temperate fish such as salmonids, no efforts were made until the late 1980s for the genetic improvement of tropical finfish, which account for about 90 percent of global aquaculture production. This paper traces the history of the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project initiated in 1988 by the WorldFish Center and its partners for the development of methods for genetic enhancement of tropical finfish using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as a test species. It also describes the impacts of the project on the adoption of these methods for other species and the dissemination of improved breeds in several countries in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • Gupta, M.V. & Acosta, B.O., 2004. "From drawing board to dining table: the success story of the GIFT project," Naga, The WorldFish Center, vol. 27(3-4), pages 4-14.
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    1. Gupta, M.V., 2006. "Challenges in sustaining and increasing fish production to combat hunger and poverty in Asia," Naga, The WorldFish Center, vol. 29(1/2), pages 4-10.
    2. Yaw B. Ansah & Emmanuel A. Frimpong & Eric M. Hallerman, 2014. "Genetically-Improved Tilapia Strains in Africa: Potential Benefits and Negative Impacts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(6), pages 1-25, June.
    3. Fran Humphries, 2018. "Sharing aquatic genetic resources across jurisdictions: playing ‘chicken’ in the sea," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 541-556, August.

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    Keywords

    GIFT; Tilapia culture; WorldFish Center; Genetics Oreochromis Niloticus;
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    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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