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Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (SSFA) provide livelihoods for over 100 million people and sustenance for ~1 billion people, particularly in the Global South. Aquatic foods are distributed through diverse supply ...
COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa
Type: Video
Footage of african women fish traders and processors, telling their story about the impacts of Covid-19 on them, their families and their businesses. This video - produced by On Our Radar, WorldFish and University of ...
The African Great Lakes Regional Food System; the contribution of fisheries and the case of small pelagic fishes. A Discussion Paper
Type: Brief
The aim of this discussion paper is synthesis of existing policy and strategic commitments that have been made already that implicate the fisheries for small pelagic fish. The Discussion Paper also presents some historical ...
Increasing social and ecological resilience of coastal fisheries
Type: Brief
Small-scale coastal capture fisheries produce almost half the fish consumed in low- and middle- income countries and employ more people than all other ocean economic sectors combined, but their resilience is undermined by ...
Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems
Type: Brief
Food systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ...
Fish Acquisition and Consumption in the African Great Lakes Region through a Food Environment Lens: A Scoping Review
Type: Journal Article
Effective 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 ...
Strengthening small-scale fisheries for food and nutrition security, human well-being and environmental health in Zambia
Type: Brief
Zambia is rich in aquatic resources with 15 million ha of water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps. These water bodies support diverse and widespread capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries (SSF) that ...
Sustaining and improving the contribution small-scale fisheries make to healthy and sustainable food systems in Malawi
Type: Brief
An evidence policy brief on the contribution of small-scale fisheries to a healthy and sustainable food system in Malawi.
The future of fish in Africa: employment and investment opportunities
Type: Journal Article
One of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled with development challenges, particularly ...
Assessing inclusion in community-based natural resource management: A framework and methodology
Type: Manual
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is valued as a model of inclusive development
and governance. While CBNRM may perform relatively well for garnering broader participation (Evans et al.
2011), it can ...