Browsing by Author "Belton, B."
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COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
(2021)Type: Working PaperWe tracked the impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Myanmar and Nigeria during 2020. We assessed the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs using a high ... -
Culture, social relations and private sector development in the Thai and Vietnamese fish hatchery sectors
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper provides a comparative analysis of the social and cultural dimensions of fish hatchery development in Vietnam and Thailand. Two detailed case studies highlight the importance of a variety of culturally mediated, ... -
Current state of knowledge on induced breeding of nutrient-rich small indigenous fish species
(2023)Type: Internal ReportThis report aims to assess the current understanding of induced breeding techniques for specific nutrient-dense SIS while also identifying crucial gaps in knowledge to address. The species selected for evaluation were ... -
Demand for imported versus domestic fish in Nigeria
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleFish is among the most important animal-sourced foods in Africa and is crucial in combating malnutrition. Fish demand in Africa has far outpaced supply as the import share rose from 16% in 1970 to 39% by 2017. Little is ... -
Does size matter? Reassessing the relationship between aquaculture and poverty in Bangladesh
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture has long been promoted by development institutions in Bangladesh on the understanding that it can alleviate poverty. Most of this attention has focused on forms of the activity commonly referred to as ‘small-scale’. ... -
Domestic crop booms, livelihood pathways and nested transitions: Charting the implications of Bangladesh's pangasius boom
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleRapidly transforming Asian food systems are oriented largely towards domestic markets, yet literature on Asian crop booms deals almost exclusively with commodities produced for export. With reference to pangasius aquaculture ... -
Dried fish at the intersection of food science, economy, and culture: A global survey
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleDried fish—here defined broadly as aquatic animals preserved using simple techniques, such as sun-drying, salting, fermentation, and smoking that permit storage as foods at ambient temperature for extended periods without ... -
Effects of COVID-19 on fish value chains: Descriptive Evidence from India
Type: Internal ReportThe COVID-19 pandemic which started at the beginning of 2020 has affected economies of many countries, including India where the government implemented containments measures such as lockdown regulations and curfews to curb ... -
Effects of white spot disease and bio-security on shrimp farming in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleShrimp culture is of central importance in Bangladesh, shrimp being the cash component of many smallholder, polyculture fish farming systems. Shrimp also contributes substantial income through exports. However, production ... -
Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important sources of nutrition and employment, especially in ... -
Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
(2020)Type: Concept NoteThe COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important sources of employment and nutrition, especially in ... -
“Essential non-essentials”: COVID-19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleFood supply chains are extremely important for food access and livelihoods across Africa, but their role is often overlooked and underappreciated. Under normal conditions, the gap between myth and reality can result in the ... -
Factors determining the productivity of mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola, Hamilton, 1822) in carp polyculture systems in Barisal district of Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleProduction of the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola), a small vitamin A rich fish, has the potential to reduce human malnutrition in Bangladesh. However, although efforts have been made to promote mola culture, the factors ... -
Faltering fisheries and ascendant aquaculture: Implications for food and nutrition security in Bangladesh
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleBangladesh has made considerable progress against human development indicators in recent years, but malnutrition resulting from poor dietary diversity and low micronutrient intakes remains entrenched. Fish is central to ... -
Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean
(2021)Type: BlogA tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.” Optimistic projections say that smart mariculture – fish farming ... -
Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleRecent literature on marine fish farming brands it as potentially compatible with sustainable resource use, conservation, and human nutrition goals, and aligns with the emerging policy discourse of ‘blue growth’. We advance ... -
Fish seed production in ricefields: participatory training and extension manual
(2010)Type: ManualThis manual shows that by stocking broodfish of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) GIFT strain and fertilized eggs of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in ricefield during boro season, farmer can produce a large numbers of ... -
Fisheries in transition: Food and nutrition security implications for the global South
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries and fish supply are undergoing a fundamental structural transition, as indicated by a ten country analysis. Aquaculture now provides around half the fish for direct human consumption and is set to grow further, ... -
Fishing and aquaculture: underestimated as a source of income and food
Type: BlogFinding ways to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries has become an urgent global priority. Doing so will require radical transformation of food systems. The Food Systems ... -
Food system perspective on fisheries and aquaculture development in Asia
(2020)Type: Concept NoteThis paper reviews development research and policies on freshwater fish in South and Southeast Asia. We conduct a systematic review of academic literature from three major science-based policy institutions to analyze ...
