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Scoping study of feed models in Kenya
Type: Internal Report
The scoping study was undertaken in Kirinyaga County in Kenya, on the 26th to 28th August 2020. Two sites with local feed mills operated by cooperatives formed the focus of the visit. The objective was to draw lessons on ...
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs
Type: Journal Article
Where CGIAR breeding programs rely on the private sector for the multiplication and distribution of improved cultivars, persistent challenges have dampened their impact on varietal adoption and turnover rates. Part of the ...
A Baseline Integrated Assessment of Aquaculture Systems Performance in Egypt
Type: Internal Report
Aquaculture plays a crucial role in Egypt’s economic development contributing substantially to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. However, contexts are increasingly changing and characterized by shifts in ...
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. ...
Technical efficiency of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar: Does women’s participation in decision-making matter?
Type: Journal Article
Efficient use of inputs is crucial for sustainable aquaculture productivity growth, increased profitability, and improved livelihoods in developing countries. Studies have shown that women’s participation in decision-making ...
Cost, competition and employment along farmed fish value chains in Nigeria
Type: Brief
In this brief we summarize our findings from a value chain survey of relevant stakeholders in Nigeria to better understand the aquaculture industries’ post-production cost composition, market competition environment, and ...
Nigeria fish futures. Aquaculture in Nigeria: Increasing Income, Diversifying Diets and Empowering Women. Report of the scoping study
Type: Report
Nigeria is the second-largest aquaculture producer in Africa, with a high demand and preference for
fish among consumers. However, the role and potential of aquaculture to achieve goals for improving
smallholder income, ...
Evaluating impacts of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia: Challenges and strategy
Type: Presentation
The presentation focuses on the study implemented in Bangladesh to identify dissemination and catchment areas of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Bangladesh. In the study, we surveyed tilapia hatchers and ...
Experimental and survey-based data on willingness to pay for seafood safety and environmental sustainability certification in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
Fish/seafood represents an increasingly important source of animal protein in diets globally. Aquaculture growth, which already constitutes half of all seafood consumed by humans, is critical to meet increasing demand for ...
A review of the performance of fish seed systems in Africa
Type: Internal Report
Globally, fish is one of the most important sources of animal protein and a key source of livelihood. In Africa,
fish production has significantly increased in recent years, but the proportion of fish production relative ...