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Rapid visualization in the specific detection of Flavobacterium columnare, a causative agent of freshwater columnaris using a novel recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with lateral flow dipstick (LFD) assay
Type: Journal Article
Flavobacterium columnare is the causative agent of columnaris, a serious disease affecting numerous freshwater fish species worldwide. Although several molecular protocols have been established to detect this pathogen, ...
Screening of fish and shrimp-based pastes for the presence of parasites: An analysis of pastes from Myanmar
Type: Report
A literature search of the aquatic species used to make fish and pastes revealed only one parasite, the zoonotic nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum, had been previously recorded in Myanmar. This is a species that infects ...
Impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar
Type: Internal Report
This report focuses on assessing the impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar. A mixed-methods approach, comprising a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews ...
Good post-harvest practices for fresh fish trading: Facilitator guide
Type: Training Material
This English language training material is a facilitator guide for peer to peer learning on better management practices for post-harvest handling and trading of fresh fish
FTT smoker operation and testing protocol guidelines (Burmese version)
Type: Manual
This Myanmar language guide, illustrated with diagrams, describes i) how to operate an FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT) improved fish smoker constructed in Kale Township, Sagaing Region of Myanmar, ii) details a ...
Consumption practices in transition: Rural-urban migration and the food fish system in Myanmar
Type: Journal Article
This article explores the reconfigurations of fish consumption practices in Myanmar in a context of rapid urbanization and changing availability of wild and farmed fish. Using a social practice lens, we analyze how everyday ...
Guide for the construction of an FTT smoker in Myanmar (Burmese version)
Type: Manual
This illustrated guide, with diagrams and photographs (in Burmese) describes how to use locally available construction materials in Myanmar to construct an FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT) improved fish smokers.
Nearshore fish aggregating devices (FADs): A technology to boost fisheries production and combat malnutrition in Timor-Leste
Type: Brief
Benefits of artisanal nearshore FADs in Timor-Leste • Food production and nutrition security: FADs provide an opportunity to increase the sustainable production of nutrient-rich food in Timor-Leste to combat chronic ...
Report on piloting a low-cost portable fish drier
Type: Report
This report details the testing of a low cost portable fish drier by 60 collaborating households from Kale and Shwebo Townships of the Sagaing Region and Kengtung Township of the Shan State, Myanmar.
Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific
Type: Internal Report
IWMI, a managing partner of FISH, conducted an assessment of youth participation in SSF, aquaculture and value chains between November 2017 and May 2018. The assessment was conducted in Africa and the Asia-Pacific, with a ...