01709cam a2200229Ia 4500020002200000040000800022082002600030245005100056260007500107300003800182490003500220500020200255500020200457500004800659520063100707650001401338650001201352650001501364650002801379700001201407710006001419  a9251050473 (pbk.)  cFQG  a639 FOO 2004 A056 Or.10aFisheries in irrigation systems of arid Asia /  aRome :bFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,c2004  aix, 150 p. :bill., maps ;c30 cm1 aFAO fisheries technical paper,  a"Twelve papers presented at the FAO Expert Consultation on the Use of Irrigation Systems for Sustainable Fish Production in Arid Countries of Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-29 September 2001"--P. iii  a"A companion to the Report of the FAO Expert Consultation on the Use of Irrigation Systems for Sustainable Fish Production in Arid Countries of Asia (FAO fisheries report no. 679)"--P. [4] of cover  a'tc/M/y5082e/1/12.03/2300"--p. [4] OF Cover  aThe papers review the present use of irrigation systems for fisheries in the countries of the arid belt of Asia, from Turkey to China. They deal with the following countries and areas: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China), India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. While some countries in the arid belt are well advanced in the field of fish production from waterbodies of irrigation systems, others are experiencing major difficulties arising from recent changes in their political and economic systems, particularly Mongolia and the countries of Central Asia 0aFisheries 0aFishing 0aIrrigation 0aSustainable development1 aPetr, T2 aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations