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Fish for food security and improved nutrition: Rich in calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin A
Type: Poster
Small fish eaten whole are particularly rich in calcium, iron and zinc and some in vitamin A which are more effectively absorbed than these nutrients in plants-source foods
Solomon Islands Aquatic Agricultural Systems program design document
Type: Brief
WorldFish is leading the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems together with two other CGIAR Centers; the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Bioversity. In 2012 and 2013 the AAS Program ...
Transforming gender relations: Key to positive development outcomes in aquatic agricultural systems
Type: Brief
The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is committed to improving the food security and wellbeing of poor people who depend on freshwater and coastal ecosystems for their livelihoods. AAS is ...
Training Workshop Proceedings: Adaptive Co-management of Fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
The Adaptive Collaborative Management of Fisheries Training workshop was held in Sekondi, Western Region of Ghana as part of the project 'Integrated Coastal and Fisheries Governance Initiative' locally referred to as 'H n ...
Research in development: the approach of AAS
Type: Working Paper
The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is pursuing a Research in Development approach that emphasizes the importance of embedding research in the development context. Reflecting this emphasis the ...
Change and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence and policy lessons from Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Efforts to unlock the genetic potential of both rice and fish, when combined with improvements in the management of rice-fish systems, can potentially increase agricultural productivity and food security in some of the ...
Food security versus environment conservation: A case study of Solomon Islands' small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
The sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in coral reef ecosystems constitutes a difficult objective not least because these fisheries usually face several worsening pressures, including demographic growth and ...
Small-scale aquaculture, development and poverty: a reassessment
Type: Book Chapter
The potential of small-scale aquaculture (SSA) to contribute to development goals including poverty reduction and improved food security has been widely discussed. These accounts emphasize the following characteristics of ...
Fisheries policies for a new era
Type: Brief
There is a growing recognition that the fisheries policies of the past have been driven primarily by environmental and economic research agendas. This may have been due to the influence of the more powerful actors in the ...
Meeting the food and nutrition needs of the poor: the role of fish and the opportunities and challenges emerging from the rise of aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
People who are food and nutrition insecure largely reside in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and for many, fish represents a rich source of protein, micronutrients and essential fatty acids. The contribution of fish to household ...