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WorldFish
(2015)Type: BrochureAt WorldFish, we work with an extensive network of donors and partners to create change for the millions who depend on fish in the developing world. Partnerships are essential to bring technologies and innovations to scale ... -
Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organisations
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper synthesises the main findings about the impacts of a wide range of farmer-led research initiatives in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to ... -
Community water access, availability and management in the Tonle Sap region, Cambodia
(2015)Type: ReportDuring the rollout of CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) in Tonle Sap in 2013, water management was highlighted as one of the key development challenges. With limited capacity to regulate water, ... -
Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) : Women farmers training case study update
(2015)Type: BookThe USAID-funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) project is a five-year initiative implemented through a collaboration between three CGIAR member centers, the International Rice Research ... -
Social and gender analysis report: Barotse Floodplain, Western Province,Zambia
(2015)Type: ReportThere is increasing awareness that integrating gender into development frameworks is critical for effective implementation of development strategies. In working to alleviate rural poverty, the CGIAR Research Program on ... -
Aquaculture and fisheries for nutrition: Towards a nutrition-sensitive approach
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis article explains the concept of a "nutrition-sensitive approach" to aquaculture and fisheries and provides insights into the ways in which this approach, if widely applied, could create large impacts on the nutritional ... -
Adoption and Impact of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System in Bangladesh
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleLike many other South and Southeast Asian countries, different national and international organizations are actively promoting integrated rice-fish farming system (IRFFS) as a potential technique to alleviate poverty, food ... -
Retrieving taxa names from large biodiversity data collections using a flexible matching workflow
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleIn the domain of biological classification there are several taxon name matching services that can search for a species scientific name in a large collection of taxonomic names. Many of these services are available online, ... -
Can the global adoption of genetically improved farmed fish increase beyond 10%, and how?
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThe annual production from global aquaculture has increased rapidly from 2.6 million tons or 3.9% of the total supply of fish, shellfish and mollusks in 1970, to 66.7 million tons or 42.2% in 2012, while capture fisheries ... -
Social capital, conflict, and adaptive collaborative governance: exploring the dialectic
(2015)Type: Journal ArticlePreviously lineal and centralized natural resource management and development paradigms have shifted toward the recognition of complexity and dynamism of social-ecological systems, and toward more adaptive, decentralized, ... -
Enhanced coastal fisheries (ECOFISHBD) Project
(2015)Type: BriefHilsa shad is the national fish of Bangladesh. However, overfishing, siltation, pollution and changing climate lead to a sharp decline in the fish population, theatening the livelihoods of the people dependent upon the ... -
Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)
(2015)Type: BriefGenetic improvement through selective breeding has been used for millennia on crops and livestock, but up until the 1980s, little had been done to utilize this process for farmed fish. In response to the inadequate supply ... -
The benefits of aquaculture
(2015)Type: BrochureAquaculture's contribution to the world's food basket is essential as global demand for fish grows. Today, fish provides more than 1 billion people with most of their daily animal protein. And, in regions with the greatest ... -
Fish for nutrition
(2015)Type: BrochureMore than 2 billion people worldwide, particularly in developing countries, are estimated to be deficient in micronutrients, including vitamin A, iron and zinc. These vitamin and mineral deficiencies are a form of ... -
Rethinking environmental leadership: The social construction of leaders and leadership in discourses of ecological crisis, development, and conservation
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleLeadership is heralded as being critical to addressing the "crisis of governance" facing the Earths natural systems. While political, economic, and corporate discourses of leadership have been widely and critically ... -
Resilience and social thresholds in small-scale fishing communities
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleChange has become a pervasive global force with implications for the sustainability of social-ecological systems. In this context, understanding how much disturbance systems can absorb, where critical thresholds lie, and ... -
Nutrient composition of important fish species in Bangladesh and potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleFish, in Bangladesh where malnutrition remains a significant development challenge, is an irreplaceable animal-source food in the diet of millions. However, existing data on the nutrient composition of fish do not reflect ... -
Addressing small scale fisheries management through Participatory Action Research (PAR), an experience from the Philippines
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is about the use of Participatory Action Research (PAR) and how it can influence change among stakeholders in small scale fisheries. It is made up of the following sections: an articulation of why the use of ... -
Evaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas at seven selected sites in the Philippines
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries is a vital sector in the Philippine economy, providing a significant source of both domestic and export earnings while meeting essential food security and nutritional requirements. However, marine resources in ... -
A characterization of community fish refuge typologies in rice field fisheries ecosystems
(2015)Type: ManualIn rural Cambodia, fish is a source of food and income to millions of people. However, there has been a real threat to fish populations in natural wetlands due to the degradation of aquatic biodiversity and habitat, illegal ...
