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Fish for human nutrition [in English and Bengali]
(2011)Type: BrochureMore than two billion people are estimated to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, also called micronutrients. Preschool-aged children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and have high prevalence ... -
Aquatic Agricultural Systems
(2011)Type: BriefMore than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems for their livelihoods. These are diverse farming systems that include a mix of cultivation, livestock, aquaculture, fishing, and gathering natural resources ... -
Review of training for the period 1999-2009: WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center, Abbassa, Egypt
(2011)Type: BriefThe WorldFish Aquaculture Research and Training Center is located outside Abbassa, a typical village in Egypt's Nile delta. The WorldFish Center launched its regional research and training activities in 1998. Courses were ... -
Seasonal dynamics of physico-chemical characteristics and biological responses of Lake Chilwa, Southern Africa
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLake Chilwa is shared by Malawi and Mozambique, it supports an important fishery and its watershed is undergoing rapid population growth and increasing utilization for agricultural production. It is a shallow, closed basin ... -
Scaling out enhanced floodplain productivity by poor communities: aquaculture and fisheries in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Conference PaperPrivate lands in floodplains are vital components of inland natural fisheries but they are increasingly converted to culture-based systems. This raises fish productivity but can adversely affect the poor and biodiversity. ... -
Improving aquaculture in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: experiences and lessons in better management and farmer organizations
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCoastal aquaculture in Aceh was severely affected by the Asian Tsunami in December 2004. Capacity building among stakeholders was one of the key activities implemented by various agencies during the post-tsunami aquaculture ... -
Solomon Islands State of the Coral Triangle Report: Summary
(2011)Type: ReportThe Solomon Islands National Plan of Action (SI-NPOA): Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) provides visionary guidance for the management of coral reefs and related ecosystems ... -
Fish production in refugee camps and settlements: lessons from Zambia
(2011)Type: BriefConflict, persecution and violence affect millions of people worldwide, forcing them to uproot their lives. The attention of the international community is focused on meeting the basic needs of refugee populations, but ... -
Program proposal
(2011)Type: BriefThe overall goal of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems is to improve the well-being of aquatic agricultural system-dependent peoples. The Program will focus initially on three aquatic agricultural ... -
The impact of integrated aquaculture agriculture on small-scale farm sustainability and farmers’ livelihoods: experience from Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIntensification of agriculture often requires external inputs, has negative environmental effects and increases risk, especially for small-scale producers. Integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) instead uses on-farm ... -
Community-based fish culture: a viable coping strategy for farmers in the Mekong Delta?
(2011)Type: Book ChapterFloodplains are characterized by a period of several months when the land is not available for agriculture and large and open areas are used for fisheries. Enclosures in the flooded areas can be utilized to produce a crop ... -
Certifying catfish in Vietnam and Bangladesh: Who will make the grade and will it matter?
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleCertification is an increasingly pervasive form of market governance through which retailers and NGOs are able to exert control over producers of primary products in order to secure their commercial and institutional ... -
Financing smallholder aquaculture enterprises
(2011)Type: BriefAquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food production sector. Developing countries produce the bulk of aquaculture production, and smallholders dominate the rural landscape throughout the developing world, making up ... -
Vulnerability in African small-scale fishing communities
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleFishing communities are often recognised as being amongst the poorest in developing countries, and interventions targeted at improving resource status seen as central in the fight against poverty. A series of field assessments ... -
Planning the use of fish for food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: ReportThis study was funded through the USAID-supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). This study provides an insight into the changing demand for fish in the Solomon Islands over the next 20 years. It supports US ... -
Natural resource governance and food security in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Working PaperThis short note has outlined the critical role of natural resource governance to Cambodia’s prospects for sustained economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security. It has also introduced a range of challenges to ... -
More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor --- CGIAR Research Program 3.7 - proposal
(2011)Type: BriefThis CGIAR Research Program’s vision is for the health, livelihoods and future prospects of the poor and vulnerable, especially women and children, to be transformed through consumption of adequate amounts of meat, milk ... -
Planning the use of fish for food security in Solomon Islands
(2011)Type: ReportThis study was funded through the USAID-supported Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). As part of the US CTI Support Program, CTSP is part of the United States Government’s commitment to promote the sustainable ... -
Enhancing benefits from polycultures including tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) within integrated pond-dike systems: a participatory trial with households of varying socio-economic level in rural and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleLinkages between the fish ponds and surrounding land for horticulture are a distinctive feature of farming households in Bangladesh. It was hypothesised that integration of fish ponds in integrated farming system enhances ... -
More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor --- CGIAR Research Program 3.7 - Fish
(2011)Type: BriefAs a member of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The WorldFish Center will partner with several other CGIAR Centers in the CGIAR Research Program 3.7 "More meat, milk and fish by and ...
