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Nazmina Begum: an Aqua Entrepreneur, an Inspiration
Type: Blog
Nazmina Begum is one of the nine women in the North-western part of Bangladesh who was awarded as the "Best Aquaculture Farmers" in 2022 under the category of emerging fish farmer.
Aquaculture will be key to global food and nutrition security
Type: Blog
Aquaculture already plays a significant role in food and nutrition security but to reach its full potential, it needs to innovate and anticipate coming challenges. Yet, in order to reach its full potential and deliver ...
Beyond social-ecological traps: Pathways to a sustainable future
Type: Blog
In development and resilience research, the metaphor of a ‘trap’ is commonly employed to convey the rigidity that can be associated with complex systems. In practical meaning, and in their mechanical workings, traps are ...
Fishing and aquaculture: underestimated as a source of income and food
Type: Blog
Finding ways to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries has become an urgent global priority. Doing so will require radical transformation of food systems. The Food Systems ...
In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene
Type: Blog
Bernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and a professor of aquaculture and fisheries extension, economics, and marketing at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. Fregene facilitates the delivery of new ...
CGIAR Research Program for Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) ends with a splash
Type: Blog
FISH provided compelling new evidence on the critical role of fish and other aquatic foods in improving food and nutrition security, reducing poverty and enhancing environmental sustainability through its five years of ...
Genetically improved rohu carp is now in the hands aof Bangaldeshi farmers
Type: Blog
Most farmers of livestock and crops have long had access to
genetically improved breeds and varieties, but that has not been
the case for carp farmers such as Shafiujjaman Momin from
Bagatipara upazila ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Kristie Alleyne
Type: Blog
Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH): The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development is a collaborative study led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Duke University, and WorldFish. In this ...
Emerging Scientist: Laura Khor
Type: Blog
Laura Khor, a WorldFish Research Fellow, earned her Master of Science in Aquaculture from Universiti Malaysia Sabah and is currently working on novel approaches to monitoring and mitigating disease outbreaks in aquaculture. ...
Equitable digital tools can boost small-scale fisher livelihoods
Type: Blog
In low- and middle-income countries, ICTs can be used to assist small-scale fishers and fish workers, but illiteracy and unreliable internet connectivity need to be addressed to ensure marginalised fishers are not left behind.