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Fish consumption patterns and diets of rural and urban Nigerians
Type: Working Paper
Nigeria is a country highly reliant on marine and inland fish for economic activity and food and nutrition security (Kolding, Van Zwieten, Marttin, & Poulain, 2019; Selig et al., 2018), while aquaculture is a growing sector. ...
Guidelines for managing the risks of introductions and transfers of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)
Type: Tool
The risk management guidelines have been prepared to help move GIFT into any country or territory where risk analysis shows minimal risks using the highest safety standards and where cost-benefit analysis shows economic ...
GIFT transfer risk management: Pathogen
Type: Internal Report
This risk analysis examines the pathogen risks associated with the proposed importation of fry of GIFT, a
strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) developed by WorldFish that is characterized by its improved
growth ...
Farmers' manual on tilapia hatchery operation in Ghana
Type: Manual
This manual provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide to running a tilapia hatchery operation. It includes advice on site selection, site preparation, hatchery design and construction, farming practices (broodstock ...
Integrating fish, roots, tubers and bananas in food systems: Opportunities and constraints
Type: Working Paper
This working paper is a collaboration between two CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs): Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) and Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). It documents linkages between fish, roots, tubers and bananas (RTB crops) ...
2030 Research and Innovation Strategy: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet
Type: Internal Report
The WorldFish Research and Innovation Strategy 2020-2030: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet charts a decade-long aquatic foods agenda toward sustainable and equitable global food systems. The strategy sets ...
GIFT transfer risk management: Genetics
Type: Internal Report
This report is a genetic risk analysis of introducing Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Nigeria
for aquaculture purposes. GIFT is a strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) that has been genetically ...
Fish in food systems in Nigeria: A review
Type: Report
In Nigeria, like many coastal developing countries, fish is an important source of food for the population, which is currently estimated at 186 million people (World Bank 2016). A recent study estimated that Nigeria ranks ...