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The Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS) : 1987-1996
Type: Journal Article
This article reviews the past, present and future activities of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS), an information network for individual scientists working on tropical aquaculture, especially on genetics, ...
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs
Type: Journal Article
Where CGIAR breeding programs rely on the private sector for the multiplication and distribution of improved cultivars, persistent challenges have dampened their impact on varietal adoption and turnover rates. Part of the ...
Project Start-up and Stakeholder Workshop Report Malawi: Piloting Inclusive Business and Entrepreneurial Models for Smallholder Farmers and Poor Value Chain Actors in Zambia and Malawi
Type: Internal Report
On the 21st May 2021, the ‘Piloting Inclusive Business and Entrepreneurial Models project’ hosted a three-hour virtual stakeholders meeting to further develop and modify the fish seed and feed models, as well as to discuss ...
Genetically improved rohu carp is now in the hands aof Bangaldeshi farmers
Type: Blog
Most farmers of livestock and crops have long had access to
genetically improved breeds and varieties, but that has not been
the case for carp farmers such as Shafiujjaman Momin from
Bagatipara upazila ...
Early COVID-19 responses in the seafood sector offer crucial lessons for dealing with future shocks in food systems
Type: News Item/Press Item
New research examines disruptions from COVID-19 to the seafood sector and puts forth evidence-based recommendations for building future resilience in food systems.
Existing climate strategies ignore fisheries at our peril
Type: News Item/Press Item
By 2100, aquatic food production in all countries is expected to face high levels of climate threat, with a disproportionate impact felt by the world’s low-income countries.
To date, climate negotiators have placed a ...
WorldFish key partner in revision of Bangladesh’s National Fisheries Policy (1998)
Type: Blog
A Divisional Stakeholder Consultation Workshop was co-hosted by WorldFish and Bangladesh’s Department of Fisheries (DoF) recently in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, to look at measures to transform the country’s fisheries and ...
Nations in urgent need of investments in face of compound climate risks
Type: News Item/Press Item
New research projects fisheries and freshwater aquaculture will experience the highest cumulative climate hazards for the rest of this century with SIDS and countries in Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia at a relatively ...
An investigation of links between metabolic rate and feed efficiency in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax
Type: Journal Article
Feed efficiency (FE) is the amount of body weight gain for a given feed intake. Improving FE through selective breeding is key for sustainable finfish aquaculture but its evaluation at individual level is technically ...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventing the silent pandemic in aquatic food systems
Type: Presentation
This presentation covers the AMR research and development activities conducted by WorldFish and partners over the last 5 years. Presentation was shared during the online CGIAR AMR Hub World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ...









