Browsing by Author "Kaminski, A."

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    • Climate-smart house: Housing that is cyclone resistant and food, energy and water efficient in Bangladesh 

      Hossain, E.; Nurun Nabi, S.M.; Kaminski, A. (2015)
      Type: Brief
      Since cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient ...

    • Fish losses for whom? A gendered assessment of post-harvest losses in the barotse floodplain fishery, Zambia 

      Kaminski, A.; Cole, S.M.; Al Haddad, R.; Kefi, A.; Chilala, A.; Chisule, G.; Mukuka, K.N.; Longley, C.; Teoh, S.; Ward, A.; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Few studies examine post-harvest fish losses using a gender lens or collect sex-disaggregated data. This mixed-methods study assessed fish losses experienced by female and male value chain actors in a fishery in western ...

    • Fish ring microhabitats: Resilience in rice field fisheries 

      Hossain, E.; Nurun Nabi, S.M.; Kaminski, A. (2015)
      Type: Brief
      A habitat is the environment where species such as fish live, feed and breed. A small, specialized area of a habitat (a microhabitat) can be created and managed as a way to attract and encourage a species to use the ...

    • Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention 

      Cole, S.M.; Kaminski, A.; McDougall, C.; Kefi, A.; Marinda, P.; Maliko, M.; Mtonga, J.; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects ...

    • Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems 

      Short, R.; Gelcich, S.; Little, D.; Micheli, F.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Belton, B.; Brugere, C.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Crona, B.; Cohen, P.J.; Defeo, O.; Edwards, P.; Ferguson, C.; Franz, N.; Golden, C.D.; Halpern, B.S.; Hazen, L.; Hicks, C.; Johnson, D.; Kaminski, A.; Mangubhai, S.; Naylor, R.L.; Melba, B.G.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Tigchelaar, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Zhang, W.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for ~1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply ...

    • Opportunities and challenges for small-scale aquaculture in Zambia 

      Kaminski, A.; Lundeba, M.; Gellner, M.; Giese, D.; Jabborov, S.; Nyika, B.; Patt, N.; Sadeghi, A.; Siachinga, M.; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Mary Lundeba: 0000-0001-8274-0800 (2019)
      Type: Book
      This study, funded by the German government and in partnership with an international research institute as well as the government department responsible for fish farming in Zambia, collected quantitative and qualitative ...

    • A review of inclusive business models and their application in aquaculture development 

      Kaminski, A.; Kruijssen, F.; Cole, S.M.; Beveridge, M.; Dawson, C.; Chadag, V.; Suri, S.; Karim, M.; Li Chen, O.; Phillips, M.J.; Downing, B.; Weirowski, F.; Genschick, S.; Van Tran, N.; Rogers, W.; Little, D.; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X; Sharon Suri: 0000-0003-3064-7991; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Nhuong Van Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      For aquaculture to continue along its current growth trajectory and contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, value chains must become more inclusive. Smallholders and other local value chain actors ...

    • The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia 

      Kaminski, A.; Little, D.; Middleton, L.; Syapwaya, M.; Lundeba, M.; Johnson, J.; Huchzermeyer, C.; Thilsted, S.H.; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Mary Lundeba: 0000-0001-8274-0800; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      This study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the associated nutrient intake of households (N = 57) were collected ...

    • Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide 

      Stetkiewicz, S.; Norman, R.A.; Allison, E.; Andrew, N.L.; Ara, G.; Banner-Stevens, G.; Belton, B.; Beveridge, M.; Bogard, J.; Bush, S.R.; Coffee, P.; Crumlish, M.; Edwards, P.; Eltholth, M.; Falconer, L.; Ferreira, J.G.; Garrett, A.; Gatward, I.; Islam, F.U.; Kaminski, A.; Kjellevold, M.; Kruijssen, F.; Leschen, W.; Mamun, A.; McAdam, B.; Newton, R.; Krogh-Poulsen, B.; Pounds, A.; Richardson, B.; Roos, N.; Röös, E.; Shapper, A.; Spence-McConnell, T.; Suri, S.K.; Thilsted, S.H.; Thompson, K.D.; Tlusty, M.; Troell, M.; Vignola, R.; Young, J.A.; Zhang, W.; Little, D.; Jessica Bogard: 0000-0001-5503-5284; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Sharon K Suri: 0000-0003-3064-7991; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      The contribution of seafood to global food security is being increasingly highlighted in policy. However, the extent to which such claims are supported in the current food security literature is unclear. This review assesses ...

    • Toward more inclusive and sustainable development of Zambian aquaculture 

      Genschick, S.; Kaminski, A.; Cole, S.; Tran, N.; Chimatiro, S.; Lundeba, M.; Steven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Nhuong Van Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571 (2017)
      Type: Brief
      This policy brief presents an overview of the aquaculture sector in Zambia. It describes opportunities and approaches for sustainable aquaculture development and exemplifies the importance of aquaculture in meeting development ...

    • Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets 

      Kruijssen, F.; Audet-Belanger, G.; Choudhury, A.; Crissman, C.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T.; Dawson, C.; Dickson, M.; Genschick, S.; Islam, M.M.; Kaminski, A.; Keus, H.J.; McDougall, C.; Banda, L.E.; Muyaule, C.; Rajaratnam, S.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2016)
      Type: Working Paper
      The goal of WorldFish's research on markets and value chains is to increase the benefits to resource-poor people from fisheries and aquaculture value chains by researching (1) key barriers to resource-poor men, women and ...

    • Vertical agriculture: Homestead horticulture suspended in sacks 

      Hossain, E.; Nurun Nabi, S.M.; Kaminski, A. (2015)
      Type: Brief
      Suspending horticulture in sacks above the ground can result in higher levels of productivity for vegetables when the challenges of unfertile or saline soil, flooding, waterlogging, and land and water constraints are ...

    • Vertical agriculture: Suspended horticulture in towers 

      Hossain, E.; Nurun Nabi, S.M.; Kaminski, A. (2015)
      Type: Brief
      The farmers of Bangladesh face many challenges associated with climate change and increases in population. Rising salinity, waterlogging, flooding and storm surges, coupled with a growing population that is expected to ...