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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Technical assistance rendered under the Auburn University Brazil Contract,
AID/csd-2270, Task Order No. 8, provided the initial impetus and training
for forming an extension service for intensive fishculture within the DNOCS
Directorate of Fisheries and Fishculture. This program put research results
to practical use in intensive fishculture, which was introduced for the first
time to farms in Northeast Brazil. Also, training personnel in basic extension
methods was a major accomplishment during the present contract.
For continued progress in forming an extension service capable of satisfying
the needs of farmers and for systematic development of intensive fishculture
to its fullest possibilities, the following recommendations are presented: