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    • Save the Children_SUCHANA: Ending the Cycle of Under-nutrition in Bangladesh_QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT Nutrition sensitive aquaculture and horticultural activities of Suchana, WorldFish_July 2021 - September 2021 

      Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Datta, G.C.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Donor Report
      WorldFish is mainly promoting nutrition-sensitive fish and vegetable production systems to the beneficiary households (BHHs) of the Suchana program. Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh is a multi-sectoral ...

    • Gender in Nigeria's Aquaculture and Small-Scale Fisheries Value Chains 

      Adam, R.; Byrd, K.A.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Subasinghe, R.P.; McDougall, C.; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Poster
      Infographic on Gender in Nigeria aquatic food systems.

    • Impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar 

      Hoong, Y.; Tran, N.; Akester, M.J.; Khin, M.; Belton, B.; Shamwela, S.; Lily, N.P.; Noot, S.; Myint, K.T.; Oo, K.; Pan Wai, N.; Phyo, E.E.; Yu, M.; Khaing, K.; Phiu, Y.; Than Oo, A.; Nhuong Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Ei Ei Phyo: 0000-0002-3745-7659 (2021)
      Type: Internal Report
      This report focuses on assessing the impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar. A mixed-methods approach, comprising a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews ...

    • Fish breeding and genetics for improved productivity, profitability and sustainability of small-scale farms 

      Benzie, J.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Faster 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 ...

    • Integrated rice and fish systems 

      Dubois, M.; Akester, M.J.; Ou, P.; Freed, S.; Leemans, K.; Mam, K.; De Silva, S.; Smith, B.; Teoh, S.; Aung, H.M.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Phillips, M.J.; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Kosal Mam: 0000-0002-5022-9853; Shwu Jiau Teoh: 0000-0001-7676-8583; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Integrated rice-fish systems generate multiple benefits, including improved incomes, availability of diverse nutritious foods, livelihood options for women and youth, species and ecosystem biodiversity, resource efficiency, ...

    • Fish consumption patterns and diets of rural and urban Nigerians 

      Byrd, K.A.; Ene-Obong, H.; Tran, N.; Diyzee, K.; Chan, C.; Shikuku, K.M.; Steensma, J.T.; Nukpezah, J.A.; Subasinghe, R.P.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X; Nhuong Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571; Chin Yee Chan: 0000-0001-8615-2678; Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074X (2021)
      Type: Working Paper
      Nigeria 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. ...

    • GIFT transfer risk management: Pathogen. Pathogen risk analysis and recommended risk management plan for transferring GIFT (Oreochromis niloticus) from Malaysia to Nigeria. 

      Arthur, R. (2021)
      Type: Report
      The proposal to transfer Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) to Nigeria is characterized by a number of risk management measures that WorldFish has already implemented. WorldFish has also proposed additional ...

    • Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. IGA- Aquaculture Tilapia-Carp Polyculture (Mono-sex tilapia dominating) 

      Karim, A.T.; Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Ullah, H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Suchana promotes Income Generating Activities (IGA) through farmed fish production that is environmentally sustainable. This enhances the contribution of aquaculture in poverty reduction, food and nutritional security, and ...

    • Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Demo Pond 

      Karim, A.T.; Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Ullah, H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Demo ponds act as resource centres to showcase different steps of improved fish farming, and the subsequent results arising from the usage of improved technologies and practices related to aquaculture and horticulture. ...

    • Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Climate resilience technology: aquaculture 

      Karim, A.T.; Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Ullah, H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Suchana interventions focus on the reduction of risks to adapt to the impact of climate change on nutrition, in order to improve the resilience of poor communities and households. Suchana works in areas that are the most ...

    • Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Homestead Food Production (HFP) aquaculture carp-tilapia-Mola polyculture 

      Karim, A.T.; Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Ullah, H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Suchana’s Homestead Food Production for carp-tilapia-Mola polyculture (HFP Aquaculture) aims to increase production and consumption of fish for beneficiary households to improve their nutritional status. The intervention ...

    • Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Suchana Aquaculture and Fisheries 

      Karim, A.T.; Baten, M.; Sarker, A.K.; Ullah, H.; MD. Abdul Baten: 0000-0002-7381-8458 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      About 30% of Suchana beneficiary households (BHHs) with access to ponds and other water bodies were targeted for pro-poor, nutrition sensitive aquaculture and fisheries and vegetable gardening interventions. The major ...

    • Gender Equality in Coral Reef Socio-ecological Systems 

      Lau, J.; Ruano-Chamorro, C.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423 (2021)
      Type: Other
      The purpose of this project, which comprises literature review, technical and policy outputs, is to increase the levels of awareness and knowledge among CRRI partners and the wider development and conservation communities ...

    • Better management practices for African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) spawning and fingerling production in the Democratic Republic of Congo 

      Komugisha, B.; Rajts, F.; Basiita Rose Komugisha: 0000-0002-7257-0286 (2021)
      Type: Manual
      In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there is growing demand for African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as food. Currently, the country’s main sources of African catfish are rivers such as the Congo River. Other sources ...

    • Women in nutrition and aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Hossain, M.; Ahmed, M. (2021)
      Type: Other
      WorldFish's initiative to increase women's empowerment through small fish production in Bangladesh's northern provinces of Rangpur and Rajshahi was featured on Colours FM 101.6 radio show Women in Aquaculture and Nutrition.

    • The Quilt of Sustainable Ocean Governance: Patterns for Practitioners 

      Stephenson, R.L.; Hobday, A.J.; Allison, E.; Armitage, D.; Brooks, K.; Bundy, A.; Cvitanovic, C.; Dickey-Collas, M.; de Miranda, N.; Gomez, C.; Jarre, A.; Kaikkonen, L.; Kelly, R.; Lopez, R.; Muhn, E.; Pennino, M.G.; Tam, J.C.; van Putten, I. (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      In recent decades, scientists and practitioners have increasingly focused on identifying and codifying the best ways to manage activities in marine systems, leading to the development and implementation of concepts such ...

    • Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security 

      Farmery, A.; White, A.; Allison, E. (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      The 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 ...

    • Recognize fish as food in policy discourse and development funding 

      Bennett, A.; Basurto, X.; Virdin, J.; Lin, X.; Betances, S.J.; Smith, M.D.; Allison, E.; Best, B.A.; Brownell, K.D.; Campbell, L.M.; Golden, C.D.; Havice, E.; Hicks, C.; Jacques, P.J.; Kleisner, K.; Lindquist, N.; Lobo, R.; Murray, G.D.; Nowlin, M.; Patil, P.G.; Rader, D.N.; Roady, S.E.; Thilsted, S.H.; Zoubek, S.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      The international development community is off-track from meeting targets for alleviating global malnutrition. Meanwhile, there is growing consensus across scientific disciplines that fish plays a crucial role in food and ...

    • Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post-COVID-19. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 

      Ota, Y.; Allison, E.; Fabinyi, M. (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Calls for global action on environmental issues have been popular since the 1970s and public interest in them has been raised by rallying people to the notion that we all share one world. One need look no further than the ...

    • The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System 

      Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Tigchelaar, M.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Hicks, C.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Blue foods – fish, invertebrates, algae and aquatic plants captured or cultured in freshwater and marine ecosystems – play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the ...