Browsing WorldFish Community by Author "Genschick, S."
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Aquaculture and fisheries for nutrition: Towards a nutrition-sensitive approach
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleThis 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 ... -
Aquaculture in Zambia: An overview and evaluation of the sector's responsiveness to the needs of the poor
(2017)Type: Working PaperGiven the recent expansion and commercialization of aquaculture in Zambia, an important question that needs to be explored is how have the recent changes in the Zambian aquaculture sector contributed to the needs of the ... -
Commercialization and upgrading in the aquaculture value chain in Zambia
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper we aim to contribute to the literature on emerging and transforming aquaculture value chains in Africa by examining recent developments in the aquaculture sector in Zambia. The overall objective was to map ... -
Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and underfive nutritional status in Zambia
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis 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 ... -
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 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 supply and demand for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of the Zambian fish sector
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe demand for fish in Sub-Saharan Africa, as driven by the trend of diet-shift to fish, economic and demographic growth, outstrips supply. The resulting fish deficit is drawing attention of policy makers as it poses threats ... -
Growth performance of three strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on four different feeds in Western and Central Kenya
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth performance of three commercially available strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed one of four different commercially available feeds during nursery and grow-out was assessed in Kenya. Each of the ... -
IFAD_Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to Improve Nutrition and Livelihoods in Selected Asian and African Countries: Scaling Learning from IFAD-WorldFish Collaboration in Bangladesh_Annual Report January 2018- January 2019
(2019)Type: Donor ReportCambodia component: In 2018, the project supported the first production cycle of nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in 65 homestead ponds and 15 rice field ponds, for a total of 80 households. The final harvest of the first ... -
IFAD_Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to Improve Nutrition and Livelihoods in Selected Asian and African Countries: Scaling Learning from IFAD-WorldFish Collaboration in Bangladesh_Annual Report January 2017 - January 2018
(2018)Type: Donor ReportIn 2017, the project in Cambodia supported 65 households for homestead pond nutrition sensitive aquaculture and selected 9 additional households to test intervention in seasonally flooded rice field ponds. Of the 65 ... -
Nutrient-rich foods to improve diet quality in the first 1000 days of life in Malawi and Zambia: Formulation, processing and sensory evaluation
(2020)Type: ReportMalawi and Zambia, neighboring countries located in Southeastern Africa, both have populations of about 17–18 million people; however population density is drastically different (11 people per square kilometer in Zambia ... -
A review of inclusive business models and their application in aquaculture development
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleFor aquaculture to continue along its current growth trajectory and contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, value chains must become more inclusive. Smallholders and other local value chain actors ... -
Toward more inclusive and sustainable development of Zambian aquaculture
(2017)Type: BriefThis policy brief presents an overview of the aquaculture sector in Zambia. It describes opportunities and approaches for sustainable aquaculture development and exemplifies the importance of aquaculture in meeting development ... -
Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets
(2016)Type: Working PaperThe goal of WorldFish's research on markets and value chains is to increase the benefits to resource-poor people from fisheries and aquaculture value chains by researching (1) key barriers to resource-poor men, women and ...
