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Shrimp, prawn and the political economy of social wellbeing in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Wellbeing is gaining prominence in international development discourse as an alternative means of conceptualising and assessing progress against human development goals. This paper operationalizes the concept of social ...
Traditional fisheries and dualism in Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Traditional uses of marine resources and culture systems in Indonesia are largely confined to the shallow-water inshore zones of coastal waters. Cultural beliefs and the part they play in the small-scale fishing activities ...
Outstanding yields and profits from livestock-tilapia integrated farming
Type: Journal Article
Despite setbacks that included typhoons and floods, and experimental animals that once ate precious data sheets, the most intensive research on integrated farming in Southeast Asia was successfully concluded at the end of ...
Social development issues and fisheries
Type: Working Paper
The vast majority of small-scale fisherfolk are from low-income developing countries. Recent studies of poverty in fishing communities show that cash incomes from fishing are often higher than earnings from agriculture, ...
Coping with change: charting a course for tomorrows research careers
Type: Journal Article
The author helped launch in 1971 the International Potato Center (CIP), an international research center akin to 1CLARM, and served as its Director General for 20years. On his retirement, CIP asked that he write this article ...
Towards integrated island management: lessons from Lau, Malaita, for the implementation of a national approach to resource management in Solomon Islands: final report
Type: Report
Solomon Islands has recently developed substantial policy aiming to support inshore fisheries management, conservation, climate change adaptation and ecosystem approaches to resource management. A large body of experience ...
Lock-ins to the dissemination of genetically improved fish seeds
Type: Journal Article
Well-functioning fish seed systems are crucial for human nutrition and improved livelihoods. Yet fish seed systems have received considerably little attention in the diffusion process for genetically improved strains. This ...
Gender and the Political Economy of Fish Agri-food Systems in the Global South
Type: Book Chapter
The significance of fish for human nutrition, health, and livelihoods is increasingly recognized by and for people around the world, especially in the Global South. However, fisheries and aquaculture do not equally benefit ...
Rebuilding boats may not equal rebuilding livelihoods
Type: Brief
This brief on post-tsunami rehabilitation was developed by the WorldFish Center. It is one of a series of policy briefs being developed by CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in TsunamiDevastated Nations) ...
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV): What to know and do?
Type: Manual
Tilapia lake virus is a newly emerging virus that is associated with significant mortalities in farmed tilapia. With cases reported across Africa, Asia and South America, the virus represents a huge risk to the global ...