FAO eLearning Academy, together with Nofima, is offering the course Aquaculture breeding and genetics. This e-learning course aims to raise awareness about the importance of the effective management of aquatic genetic resources used in aquaculture (and their wild relatives) highlighting the roles of FAO and its member nations in aquatic genetic resources (AqGR) management providing a context for the core modules outlining the key principles and practices of breeding programmes for genetic improvement in aquaculture.
Effective management of aquatic biodiversity, and specifically genetic resources, is critical to sustainable aquaculture development and ensuring that aquaculture fulfils its role in meeting future growth in demand for aquatic food.
The key target stakeholders for this training are government and private sector resource managers, policy makers and aquaculture hatchery managers. The course could also be used as a supplement to undergraduate programmes in aquaculture.
The course focuses on:
- Importance and value of aquatic genetic resources in the context of sustainable aquaculture
- Value and importance of biodiversity
- Aquaculture selection programs
- Breeding goals in aquaculture species
- DNA sampling for genotyping
- Mating designs
- Simple and advanced breeding programs
- Basic principles behind selective breeding
- Principles of genome editing and transgenesis
- FAO’s Global Plan of Action
- AquaGRIS - FAO’s Global Information System
The course offers certification.
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