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Gender in the farmed fish value chain of Bangladesh: A review of the evidence and development approaches
Type: Brief
Bangladesh is the world's fifth-largest aquaculture producer, and statistics indicate that aquaculture now makes up about 56% of the country's total fish production in terms of value. In Bangladesh, fish is the most important ...
Factors determining the productivity of mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola, Hamilton, 1822) in carp polyculture systems in Barisal district of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Production of the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola), a small vitamin A rich fish, has the potential to reduce human malnutrition in Bangladesh. However, although efforts have been made to promote mola culture, the factors ...
Who says women can't fish? Stories of successful women farmers in Bangladesh and Nepal
Type: Brochure
This booklet present several stories of women in rural Bangladesh and Nepal who are making positive changes in their communities. The stories have been collected from a variety of projects WorldFish has been implementing ...
Carp-mola productivity and fish consumption in small-scale homestead aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Small indigenous species (SIS) of fish such as the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) are rich in nutrients, often containing high levels of zinc, iron, and vitamin A. Despite scientific and government efforts, culture ...
Domestic crop booms, livelihood pathways and nested transitions: Charting the implications of Bangladesh's pangasius boom
Type: Journal Article
Rapidly transforming Asian food systems are oriented largely towards domestic markets, yet literature on Asian crop booms deals almost exclusively with commodities produced for export. With reference to pangasius aquaculture ...
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 ...