BETTA ORNAMENTAL FISH FARM IN PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND This project is the outcome of a group effort to whom credit and technical responsibility goes. The project is based on an assignment which was given to course participants and supervised by Dr. Abdel Rahman El Gamal as a part of “Fish Culture Development” Training course. This annual course is organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture - (EICA). Names of the team and countries are shown in the following slide; their portraits are in the last slide. 2009
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BETTA ORNAMENTAL FISH FARM
IN PHUKET PROVINCE, THAILAND
This project is the outcome of a group effort to whom credit and technical responsibility goes. Theproject is based on an assignment which was given to course participants and supervised by Dr. Abdel
Rahman El Gamal as a part of “Fish Culture Development” Training course. This annual course isorganized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture - (EICA). Names of the team and
countries are shown in the following slide; their portraits are in the last slide. 2009
A Project Presented To:Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA) and
Bettas ((Betta splendens)Siamese fighting fishLocally known as: Plakad (Thailand)Family: OsphronemidaeCarnivorous fish. Feeding on mosquito, larvae,bloodworms, and small insect.Geographical distribution: Asia and AfricaHabitat: reservoirs swamp and river
Recommended ornamental fish for theproject
PROJECT RATIONALE
1. The Important of ornamental fish in the world market.
2. The problem of small scale fishermen in Phuket Province.
2.1 Limitation of coastal fishery resources.2.2 Lack of investment capital.2.3 Lack of bargaining power at the market.2.4 Lack of infrastructure and public utilities.2.5 Lack of alternative sources of income.
Target Production: To produce 10,000 fish of bettas atthe end of one cycle/100,000 fish a year.
Project Objectives:
To provide the small scale fishermen withalternative sources of income by introducing