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The potential of nutrient-rich small fish species in aquaculture to improve human nutrition and health
Type: Conference Paper
Small fish are a common food and an integral part of the everyday carbohydraterich diets of many population groups in poor countries. These populations also suffer from undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies ...
A practical guide for ex-ante impact evaluation in fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Manual
This guide provides a framework for ex-ante evaluation of fisheries and aquaculture projects in developing countries. Ex-ante impact evaluations check the potential of a project or program to deliver benefits from proposed ...
Annual report 2014/2015
Type: Report
Today, fish is recognized as a global superfood, providing nutrients and micronutrients that are essential to cognitive and physical development, especially in children, and is an important part of a healthy diet. Globally, ...
Capacitating Farmers and Fishers to Manage Climate Risks in South Asia (CaFFSA)
Type: Brief
Climate variability has a profound influence on fisheries and agriculture in South Asia, including the service industry and value chains. Progress in weather and sub-seasonal/seasonal forecasting has significantly increased ...
Governance of aquatic agricultural systems: Analyzing representation, power, and accountability
Type: Journal Article
Aquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders over rights to access and use natural resources, land, water, wetlands, and fisheries, essential to rural livelihoods. ...
Is Aquaculture pro-poor? Empirical evidence of impacts on fish consumption in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture is widely held to contribute to poverty reduction and food security in the Global South, but robust evidence is limited. Using nationally representative data from Bangladesh, this study analyses changes in fish ...
Gender norms and agricultural innovation: Insights from six villages in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The ability of development interventions to catalyse and support innovation for—and by— women and men is undermined by lack of specific understanding about how gender norms interact with gender relations and what this means ...
Annual report 2016
Type: Report
This annual report includes highlights of progress on key research innovations that lay the groundwork for success in implementing the new strategy. We highlight the critical role of diverse public, private and civil society ...
WorldFish in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Since 1989, WorldFish has been working with the Bangladesh Government and development partners to create a more productive fisheries and aquaculture sector that contributes to diversified and resilient rural livelihoods ...
Scaling out enhanced floodplain productivity by poor communities: aquaculture and fisheries in Bangladesh and eastern India
Type: Conference Paper
Rearing fish in seasonal floodplains raises productivity but can adversely affect the poor and the biodiversity of important natural fisheries. Equitable community institutions enable poor rural households to cooperate ...