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Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ... -
Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ... -
Fish Acquisition and Consumption in the African Great Lakes Region through a Food Environment Lens: A Scoping Review
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleEffective 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 food security in Africa
(2005)Type: BriefToday, in sub-Saharan Africa, one out of every two people (49%) lives on less than $1 –a day (World Bank 2004a). While in other regions chronic hunger is receding, in sub-Saharan Africa malnutrition is still rising in both ... -
Fish and human nutrition
(2011)Type: BrochureThis flyer highlights the diet of fish in providing essential micronutrient for some population groups living in riparian and coastal areas. -
Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFish 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 ... -
Fish and the nutrition of rural Cambodians
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn Cambodia, fish is a central source of food for the rural poor due to its abundance and availability, and contributes greatly to national food security. In this paper, we review how fish is a staple food, provides quality ... -
Fish and the poor
(2008)Type: Book ChapterTo effectively improve fisheries management for the benefit of the poor, this paper argues that management approaches must address the inherent complexity and heterogeneity found in fisheries, and the differing needs of ... -
Fish as the "bank in the water" - evidence from chronic-poor communities in Congo
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries in developing countries are often perceived as being a low-productivity and backward informal sector. As a result they are rarely considered in poverty reduction programmes and rural development ... -
Fish availability and marketing system at local markets of a coastal district, Southern Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFish biodiversity is important for the future sustainability of aquatic resources in Bangladesh. However, stresses due to overfishing, climate change, habitat loss, eutrophication and pollution pose threats to fish ... -
Fish behavior and its use in the capture and culture of fishes
(1980)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe book deals with the utility of information on behaviour and physiology in the management of fisheries. Papersin the book are grouped into 3 categories: 1) those that apply to the manipulation of fish behaviour essentially ... -
Fish biodiversity research in the Mekong Basin
(2012)Type: Book ChapterThe Mekong River is one of the great rivers of the world and is characterized by high fish biodiversity. A number of organizations are working at observing and protecting aquatic biodiversity in this hotspot of global ... -
FISH Brand Book Version 1
(2017)Type: ManualThis is a guide to the basic elements that make up the FISH brand. The brand is composed of messaging and visual elements, such as logo, colors, typefaces and photography. This brand book helps to ensure consistency and ... -
Fish breeding and genetics for improved productivity, profitability and sustainability of small-scale farms
(2021)Type: BriefFaster growing tilapia strains demonstrate continued increase in growth rate in genetic improvement programs and superior profitability for farmers in Africa and South Asia, with reduced environmental impact. New genetic ... -
Fish campaign and market assessment. Aquaculture: Increasing Income, Diversifying Diets and Empowering Women in Bangladesh and Nigeria project
(2021)Type: Internal ReportUnder the partnership with WorldFish, Bengal Meat initiated fish campaign from October, 2020. Under this fish campaign, Bengal Meat introduced ready to cook fish in their product basket and raw fishes are sourced from ... -
Fish consumption and food security : a disaggregated analysis by types of fish and classes of consumers in selected asian countries
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper discusses fish consumption and preference patterns for fish species by income groups, and by urban/rural divide in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The analysis is ... -
Fish consumption in urban Lusaka: The need for aquaculture to improve targeting of the poor
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture in Zambia is growing and likely to play an important role for food and nutrition security in the country. While outputs in capture fisheries and small-scale aquaculture are stagnating, commercial aquaculture ... -
Fish consumption pattern in major freshwater fisheries provinces of Cambodia
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleProduction and consumption of fish were estimated for a one year period during 1995-96 using a sample of 5 117 households. The sample was taken from a study area covering 83 sample communes in 51 fishing districts belonging ... -
Fish consumption patterns and diets of rural and urban Nigerians
(2021)Type: Working PaperNigeria is a country highly reliant on marine and inland fish for economic activity and food and nutrition security (Kolding, Van Zwieten, Marttin, & Poulain, 2019; Selig et al., 2018), while aquaculture is a growing sector. ... -
Fish culture in homestead tanks in Nigeria: practices, problems and prospects
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleThe results are presented of a 2-year study conducted regarding management practices and problems associated with raising fish in concrete tanks in Nigeria. The location and construction of the tanks, which were used ...
