Global Innovations–Local Solutions for Enhancing Sustainable Aquaculture for Poverty Eradication

Abstract

The innovative community based tank management projects implemented by support of the World Bank in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and Agricultural Competitiveness project in Assam and UNDP supported–aquaculture development in northern uplands of Vietnam are sustainable innovative projects for development of livelihood. The project thus directly contributed to the achievement to eradicate poverty and hunger and to promote gender equality and empower women for poverty reduction for achieving livelihood. These projects had impact including women for providing services for economic development through community participation of disadvantaged people of society. The project experiences are innovative and replicable for achieving conservation of bio-diversity, poverty alleviations and supporting sustainable livelihood.