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Food security and poverty alleviation through improved valuation and governance of river fisheries in Africa
(2009)Type: ReportThe project aims to sustain and improve the livelihoods of the rural poor who depend on fisheries for their employment, income and food security along the rivers of the Lake Chad and Zambezi basins. Its purpose is to ... -
Food security and the coral Triangle Initiative
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions ... -
Food security versus environment conservation: A case study of Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in coral reef ecosystems constitutes a difficult objective not least because these fisheries usually face several worsening pressures, including demographic growth and ... -
Food security, nutrition and HIV/AIDS in African fisheries: emerging evidence and research directions: a literature review
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ... -
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 ... -
Foods and diets of communities involved in inland aquaculture in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
(2014)Type: ReportSolomon Islands has a population of just over half a million people, most of whom are rural-based subsistence farmers and fishers who rely heavily on fish as their main animal-source food and for income. The nation is one ... -
Foresighting future climate change impacts on fisheries and aquaculture in Vietnam
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleThe Vietnamese fisheries sector, including both marine fisheries and aquaculture, has made spectacular progress in recent years, becoming one of the top seafood producing and exporting countries in the world. Looking ... -
Formulating balanced diets for aquaculture
(2020)Type: Training MaterialTraining given in English to 30 trainees from five English speaking African countries on "Formulating sustainable aquafeeds using local ingredients". -
Formulation des aliments complets pour l’aquaculture
(2020)Type: Training MaterialTraining given in French to 30 trainees from five French speaking African countries on "Formulating sustainable aquafeeds using local ingredients". -
Four pathways to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: Insights from FISH research
(2022)Type: ReportThis technical report aims to expound on the constraints and opportunities faced by women, men, marginalized poor and youths whose livelihoods depend on aquatic food systems. To address this, the report uses case studies ... -
Four strategies to achieve inclusive and equitable aquatic food systems
(2021)Type: BlogGrowing evidence points to gender equality playing a key role in aquatic food systems’ crucial contributions to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite recent progress in advancing gender equality and ... -
Fourniture des services de santé et autres interventions de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA dans le secteur halieutique en Afrique sub-saharienne
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ... -
Foyers ruraux, ecosystemes agricoles et gestion des ressources rurales: un guide pour elargir nos conceptions de la sexospecificite et des systemes d'exploitation
(1997)Type: BriefThe guidebook attempts to broaden thinking about gender and farming systems. These concepts are explored to widen understanding of the complex relationships that comprise households, agroecosystems and the way rural ... -
Framework Report for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS)
(2022)Type: Internal ReportClimate Information Services have an opportunity to increase smallholder farmers' resilience against climate change and climate variability whilst enhancing their livelihoods. The AICCRA Zambia project through the agricultural ... -
A framework to guide research engagement in the policy process, with application to small-scale fisheries
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleResearch-engaged decision making and policy reform processes are critical to advancing resilience, adaptation, and transformation in social-ecological systems under stress. Here we propose a new conceptual framework to ... -
Freshwater fish seed resources and supply: Africa regional synthesis
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThe availability and quality of fingerlings for stocking in aquaculture ponds have repeatedly been identified as a key constraint to the development of aquaculture in Africa. Government hatcheries have generally failed to ... -
Freshwater fish seed resources in Cameroon
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThe climate, land and water resources of Cameroon, combined with the high demand for fisheries products, makes this Central African country a high potential area for aquaculture. Fingerling availability and quality have ... -
Freshwater pearl culture in India
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleFreshwater pearl culture is growing as a source of employment and income in many Southeast Asian countries. Bangladesh, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam have initiated freshwater pearl culture projects in recent years. ... -
Freshwater prawn farming trials in Bangladesh
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleDetails are given of pond trials conducted in Bangladesh regarding the culture of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ). Integrated rice and prawn farming systems were also experimented and results indicated that ... -
Freshwater resources conservation: an action-oriented overview
(2003)Type: Book ChapterBiodiversity in rivers and wetlands is very seriously at risk as evident from the fact that 63% of freshwater fish species in South Africa, 42% of those in Europe and 27% of those in North America have become extinct, ...
