Table 17.8 Tilapia farming as a source of income among improved tilapia users in the Philippines, 2006
Tilapia farming Strain Growout
GIFT/GST™ GET EXCEL GMT FaST
Hatchery
GIFT/GST™ GET EXCEL YY male FaST
Source: Sevilleja (2006).
Note: FaST means a breed developed by the Freshwater Aquaculture Center of Central Luzon State University; GET EXCEL means EXcellent strain that has a Comparative advan- tage over other tilapia strains for Entrepreneurial Livelihoods projects in support of aqua- culture for rural development; GIFT means Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia project; GMT means genetically male tilapia; GST™ means GenoMar Supreme Tilapia.
Figure 17.3 Retail prices of tilapia, pork, beef, and chicken in the Philippines, 1990–2007
Pesos per kilogram
120 140 160 180 200
100
60 20
40 80
0 Source: Philippines Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (2009). Beef (lean meat)