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A policymaker’s guide to increasing youth engagement in aquaculture in Nigeria
Type: Brief
Supporting young people to enter food value chains can help reduce high levels of youth unemployment across sub-Saharan Africa. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and WorldFish conducted a study to understand ...
Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT). A means for poverty reduction and food security
Type: Brief
The ACliSAT project aims to improve pond designs for efficient water utilization, and adopt improved fish feeding practices, as well as adaptation of improved culture practices of Nile Tilapia to stimulate growth in emerging ...
Tiliapia cage culture design
Type: Brief
Cage culture is a system in which fish are grown in a cage made of bamboo, metal or wood that is covered with nets. The netting encloses the cage on all sides or on every side except the top, which is left open. There are ...
Sustainable and accessible fish feeds for small-scale fish farmers
Type: Brief
Improving feed accessibility for small-scale fish farmers is crucial to the inclusive growth of aquaculture. “Nutritious pond feeds” nourish the farmed fish and the pond organisms that help break down fish wastes and produce ...
Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Brief
Youth is considered to be the transition period between childhood and adulthood, and as such
encompasses a diverse group of individuals. Differences in gender, caste, class, sexuality and ability influence livelihood ...
Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. IGA- Aquaculture Tilapia-Carp Polyculture (Mono-sex tilapia dominating)
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 ...
Project Fiche - Artemia4Bangladesh: Introducing Circularity Through Climate-Smart Aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
The overall objective is to enhance agricultural and food systems in the Cox´s Bazar area of Bangladesh. The specific objective is to increase productivity of salt producers and aquaculture farmers linked to Artemia-related ...
Biosecurity practices for tilapia hatcheries: A case of Zambia
Type: Brief
Globally, aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector, and the industry’s growth in Zambia is largely anchored on production from tilapia species (Oreochromis spp). This growing industry, currently estimated at 45,670.49 ...
Genetically improved rohu (Labeo rohita) for Bangladesh
Type: Brief
The WorldFish Rohu Genetic Improvement Program aims to substantially increase aquaculture productivity in Bangladesh by developing and disseminating rapidly growing rohu to farmers. Genetically improved rohu seed will be ...
Promoting sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar to improve food security and income for communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone (MYCulture). Project Brief Final Report 2015 -2019
Type: Brief
This brief highlights the major project achievements in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference the technical report of the project submitted to the ...