Browsing WorldFish Community by Subject "aquatic foods"
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Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe relationship between aquatic foods and food nutrition and security is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, yet many governance instruments do not acknowledge or support this important connection. The most ... -
The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women
(2022)Type: VideoThe importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands A film has been produced by WorldFish in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Government on the vital role of ... -
Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic foods are increasingly being recognized as having an important role to play in an environmentally sustainable and nutritionally sufficient food system. Proposals for increasing aquatic food production often center ... -
Invest in aquatic food system research - Dr Cofie to govt
(2022)Type: News Item/Press ItemDaily Graphic press article. -
Leveraging on multi-utility waterbodies to sustainably produce aquatic foods in India
(2022)Type: BlogPonds are a key component of the rural agricultural landscapes of Odisha and one of the state's bounteous aquatic resources. The government of Odisha has set a unique example by using adaptive governance strategies to ... -
Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleFood system is a powerful concept for understanding and responding to nutrition and sustainability challenges. Food systems integrate social, economic, environmental and health aspects of food production through to ... -
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 2)
(2021)Type: ReportAquatic food value chains make up a large part of Bangladesh’s food system. In this report, we explore how actors in Bangladesh’s aquatic food supply chain have been affected by COVID-19. We conducted qualitative telephone ... -
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 3)
(2021)Type: Internal ReportAquatic food value chains make up a large part of Bangladesh’s food system. In this report, we explore how actors in Bangladesh’s aquatic food supply chain have been affected by COVID-19. We conducted qualitative telephone ... -
Reorientation of aquaculture production systems can reduce environmental impacts and improve nutrition security in Bangladesh
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic foods are a critical source of human nutrition in many developing countries. As a result, declines in wild-caught fish landings threaten nutritionally vulnerable populations. Aquaculture presents an opportunity to ... -
A report on the Ghana country level inception workshop of the CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods
(2022)Type: ReportInception workshop of the Aquatic Foods initiative in Ghana held in September 2022. This workshop also aimed to convey multiple stakeholders and initiate cross-institutional collaboration for the uptake of aquatic food ... -
RESILIENT AQUATIC FOOD SYSTEMS (RAqFS) FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE AND PLANET. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP REPORT - ZAMBIA
(2022)Type: ReportThe report describes the stakeholder engagement workshop convened to introduce the AqF Initiative (in particular the AquaPlans work package) to the traditional leaders, community representatives and stakeholders working ... -
Resilient Aquatic Food System’ rolled out to enhance food security
(2022)Type: News Item/Press ItemGhanaian Times press article: The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD), Mrs Mavis HawaKoomson, yesterday launched the “Resilient Aquatic Food Systems” initiative in Accra. Aimed at contributing to the ... -
Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleInjustices are prevalent in food systems, where the accumulation of vast wealth is possible for a few, yet one in ten people remain hungry. Here, for 194 countries we combine aquatic food production, distribution and ... -
The role of seafood in sustainable diets
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleRecent discussions of healthy and sustainable diets encourage increased consumption of plants and decreased consumption of animal-source foods (ASFs) for both human and environmental health. Seafood is often peripheral in ... -
The role of small-scale fisheries in Nigeria’s food system
(2022)Type: Internal ReportThis discussion paper draws together recent data on fish and aquatic foods, and nutrition in Nigeria, to examine how small-scale fisheries fit within and contribute to Nigeria’s food system. Much of the analysis and ... -
Serving up Data on Nutrient Composition of Aquatic Foods
(2022)Type: PosterThe nutrient values of fish and other aquatic foods can alleviate ‘hidden hunger’ or micronutrient deficiencies for many people in a range of geographies. But nutrient measures for many species, food types and geographies ... -
Small fish consumption in rural Myanmar
(2023)Type: Journal ArticleAssessments of fish consumption are based primarily on data from household surveys that do not capture information on the intra-household distribution of the size or species of fish consumed. Such studies can yield partial ... -
Step-by-step guide to conducting digital surveys for aquaculture performance assessment (Final published version)
(2020)Type: ManualThe WorldFish objective for sustainable aquaculture within the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) focuses on enabling enterprises to progressively enhance production of aquatic foods in a more efficient ... -
Suitability mapping for integrated aquatic food production systems – Decision Support System User Guide. Burmese version
(2022)Type: ManualThe Integrated Aquatic Food Production System Decision Support System (IAFP DSS) provides a standardised approach to suitability analysis, enabling decision makers and stakeholders to engage with the technique in a simplistic ... -
Tackling malnutrition in children through the inclusion of dried small fish powder in their diets
(2022)Type: BlogAssam continues to grapple with high food insecurity and malnutrition levels, especially among young children and pregnant-lactating women despite its vast resources. Increasing the accessibility, availability and ...
