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    • Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems 

      Cohen, P.J.; Simmance, F.; Thilsted, S.H.; Atkins, M.; Barman, B.K.; Bunting, S.; Byrd, K.A.; Chimatiro, S.; de Bruyn, J.; Dubois, M.; Eriksson, H.; Freed, S.; Harper, S.; Hicks, C.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lau, J.; McCartney, M.; McDougall, C.; Mills, D.J.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; O'Meara, L.; Roscher, M.B.; Saha, M.; Sutcliffe, S.; Tezzo, X.S.; Thiao, D.; Wate, J.; Wesana, J.; Westlund, L.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Phillips, M.J.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Fiona Simmance: 0000-0001-9505-0198; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Stuart Bunting: 0000-0003-0151-7733; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X; Md Nahiduzzaman: 0000-0002-5152-992X; Lydia O'Meara: 0000-0002-0670-5322; Matthew B Roscher: 0000-0002-3408-8763; Xavier Simon Andre Tezzo: 0000-0002-4509-2901; Joshua Wesana: 0000-0003-1970-6241; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Food systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ...
    • Analyzing drivers of fish biomass and biodiversity within community fish refuges in Cambodia 

      Fiorella, K.; Bageant, E.; Kim, M.; Sean, V.; Try, V.V.; MacDonell, H.; Baran, E.; Kura, Y.; Brooks, A.; Barrett, C.; Thilsted, S.H.; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      Freshwater social-ecological systems are shaped by site-specific characteristics, environmental change and annual fluctuations, and the actions of resource users and managers. Our primary aim is to analyze the relative ...
    • Aquaculture and fisheries for nutrition: Towards a nutrition-sensitive approach 

      Genschick, S.; Phillips, M.J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Subasinghe, R.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      This 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 ...
    • Aquatic foods in food-based dietary guidelines around the world 

      Uyar, B.; Vooris, E.; Brouwer, I.D.; Oenema, S.; Belton, B.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Internal Report
      Aquatic foods are an indispensable source of multiple micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids that are important for growth, cognitive development and cardiovascular health. Globally, these foods provide 3.3 billion people ...
    • Aquatic foods to nourish nations 

      Golden, C.D.; Koehn, Z.; Shepon, A.; Passarelli, S.; Free, C.; Viana, D.F.; Matthey, H.; Eurich, J.J.; Gephart, J.; Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Nyboer, E.A.; Lynch, A.J.; Kjellevold, M.; Bromage, S.; Charlebois, P.; Barange, M.; Vannuccini, S.; Cao, L.; Kleisner, K.; Rimm, E.B.; Danaei, G.; DeSisto, C.; Kelahan, H.; Fiorella, K.; Little, D.; Allison, E.; Fanzo, J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Despite contributing to healthy diets for billions of people, aquatic foods are often undervalued as a nutritional solution because their diversity is often reduced to the protein and energy value of a single food type ...
    • Carp-mola productivity and fish consumption in small-scale homestead aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Karim, M.; Ullah, H.; Castine, S.; Islam, M.M.; Jan Keus, H.; Kunda, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Phillips, M.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Small indigenous species (SIS) of fish such as the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) are rich in nutrients, often containing high levels of zinc, iron, and vitamin A. Despite scientific and government efforts, culture ...
    • Consumption patterns and diet gaps across regional Myanmar 

      Scott, J.; Mahrt, K.; Thilsted, S.H.; Jessica Scott: 0000-0002-5106-1335; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651
      Type: Report
      Transformation of Rural Landscapes for Sustainable and Nutritious Food Systems is a project that attempts to understand the geographic disparities in both diets and agricultural production systems in Myanmar. Its aim is ...
    • COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains 

      Belton, B.; Rosen, L.; Middleton, L.; Ghazali, S.B.; Mamun, A.; Shieh, J.; Noronha, H.S.; Dhar, G.; Ilyas, M.; Price, C.R.; Nasr-Allah, A.M.; EL-Sira, I.S.; Baliarsingh, B.K.; Panemangalore, A.P.; Rajendran, S.; Mohan, A.B.; Akester, M.J.; Phyo, E.E.; Khin, M.; Olaniyi, A.A.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Bostock, J.; Little, D.; Phillips, M.J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159; Christopher Ross Price: 0000-0002-1353-0188; Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah: 0000-0001-6299-8556; Ibrahim Salah EL-Sira: 0000-0002-6521-3563; Arun Padiyar Panemangalore: 0000-0002-5271-8642; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Ei Ei Phyo: 0000-0002-3745-7659; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      The COVID-19 pandemic is a shock affecting all areas of the global food system. We tracked the impacts of COVID-19 and associated policy responses on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs during ...
    • COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains 

      Belton, B.; Rosen, L.; Middleton, L.; Ghazali, S.B.; Mamun, A.; Shieh, J.; Noronha, H.S.; Dhar, G.; Ilyas, M.; Price, C.R.; Nasr-Allah, A.M.; EL-Sira, I.S.; Baliarsingh, B.K.; Panemangalore, A.P.; Rajendran, S.; Mohan, A.B.; Babu, R.; Akester, M.J.; Phyo, E.E.; Khin, M.; Olaniyi, A.A.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Bostock, J.; Little, D.; Phillips, M.J.; Thilsted, S.H.; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159; Christopher Ross Price: 0000-0002-1353-0188; Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah: 0000-0001-6299-8556; Ibrahim Salah EL-Sira: 0000-0002-6521-3563; Arun Padiyar Panemangalore: 0000-0002-5271-8642; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Ei Ei Phyo: 0000-0002-3745-7659; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Working Paper
      We 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 of mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) in polyculture with carps: experience from a field trial in Bangladesh 

      Roos, N.; Islam, M.M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Ashrafuddin, M.; Mursheduzzaman, M.; Mohsin, D.M.; Shamsuddin, A.B.M. (1999)
      Type: Journal Article
      Studies were carried out during May 1997 to January 1998 in Kishoregani district in Bangladesh to investigate the production potential of carp polyculture in combination with Amblypharyngodon mola in seasonal ponds. The ...
    • Current state of knowledge on induced breeding of nutrient-rich small indigenous fish species 

      Rajts, F.; Dubey, S.K.; Belton, B.; Panemangalore, A.P.; Thilsted, S.H.; Arun Padiyar Panemangalore: 0000-0002-5271-8642; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2023)
      Type: Internal Report
      This 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 ...
    • Dietary change in Bangladesh from 1985 to 2010 

      Waid, J.L.; Ali, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Gabrysch, S. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      In many countries, dietary change is tracked using food supply data from the Food and Agriculture Organizations food balance sheets. It is difficult to draw conclusions on individual or sub-national food consumption from ...
    • Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and underfive nutritional status in Zambia 

      Marinda, P.A.; Genschick, S.; Khayeka-Wandabwa, C.; Kiwanuka-Lubinda, R.; Thilsted, S.H. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      This study examines socio-economic determinants of food consumption patterns amongst women of reproductive age and children aged 6–59 months from urban poor settlements of Lusaka and their implications for nutritional ...
    • Discovery and biological relevance of 3,4-didehydroretinol (vitamin A2) in small indigenous fish species and its potential as a dietary source for addressing vitamin A deficiency 

      La Frano, M.R.; Cai, Y.; Burri, B.J.; Thilsted, S.H. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Discovered in the late 1920s, 3,4-didehydroretinol (DROL, vitamin A2) plays a significant biological role in freshwater fish. The functions of this vitamin have been investigated but to a far lesser extent than those of ...
    • Dried fish at the intersection of food science, economy, and culture: A global survey 

      Belton, B.; Johnson, D.; Thrift, E.; Olsen, J.; Reza Hossain, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Dried 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 ...
    • Estimates of average energy requirements in Bangladesh: Adult Male Equivalent values for use in analyzing household consumption and expenditure surveys 

      Waid, J.L.; Bogard, J.R.; Thilsted, S.H.; Gabrysch, S. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      This dataset contains Adult Male Equivalent (AME) values for use in Bangladesh. These were constructed using prescriptive nutritional constructs adapted to the actual growth and weight pattern seen in Bangladesh. This ...
    • Faltering fisheries and ascendant aquaculture: Implications for food and nutrition security in Bangladesh 

      Belton, B.; van Asseldonk, I.J.M.; Thilsted, S.H. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      Bangladesh 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 the sea will not nourish the world 

      Belton, B.; Little, D.; Zhang, W.; Edwards, P.; Skaladany, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Recent 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 Acquisition and Consumption in the African Great Lakes Region through a Food Environment Lens: A Scoping Review 

      de Bruyn, J.; Wesana, J.; Bunting, S.; Thilsted, S.H.; Cohen, P.J.; Joshua Wesana: 0000-0003-1970-6241; Stuart Bunting: 0000-0003-0151-7733; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Effective actions for the fishery and aquaculture sectors to contribute toward improving nutrition rely on an understanding of the factors influencing fish intake, particularly amongst vulnerable populations. This scoping ...
    • Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh 

      Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Valpiani, N.; Akter, R.; Baten, Md A..; Genschick, S.; Karim, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568 (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fish is a widely available animal-source food in Bangladesh and a rich source of nutrients, yet little is known about practices related to incorporating fish into the diets of infants and young children. Our study makes ...