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Sustainable aquaculture for income, food and nutrition in Nigeria: Operational Plan 2023
Type: Brief
The operational plan shows that the WorldFish program in Nigeria is organized around four main research pathways. The first three are the agreed-upon impact areas of WorldFish, which align with our adopted goal from the ...
Feeds and feeding in the cage culture system
Type: Brief
In tilapia cage aquaculture, commercially prepared floating tilapia feed works best. Fish must be fed enough food to ensure optimal growth within the shortest possible time and to result in maximum returns at a minimum ...
Improving Biosecurity: A Science-Based Approach to Manage Fish Disease Risks and Increase the Socioeconomic Contribution of the Nigerian Catfish and Tilapia Industries
Type: Brief
Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest aquaculture producers, yet its lack of a clear aquatic animal health strategy has resulted in substantial disease-related production losses. There is little or no biosecurity management ...
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact. Project brief January 2019 to December 2019
Type: Brief
Project summary for Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact covering the period January 2019 to December 2019.
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems: A synthesis
Type: Brief
The fish agri-food system connects supplies of fish and other aquatic foods through multiple pathways and scales to diverse consumers across the planet and is a key component of the global agri-food systems. Fish and other ...
Aquaculture: increasing income, diversifying diets, and empowering women in Bangladesh and Nigeria (IDEA). Project brief November 2018 to December 2019
Type: Brief
This aquaculture investment targets Bangladesh and Nigeria, two countries where the growth of aquaculture provides significant opportunities to enhance the income of smallholder families, the diets and nutrition of vulnerable ...
Fish breeding and genetics for improved productivity, profitability and sustainability of small-scale farms
Type: Brief
Faster growing tilapia strains demonstrate continued increase in growth rate in genetic improvement programs and superior profitability for farmers in Africa and South Asia, with reduced environmental impact.
New genetic ...
COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: 10 recommendations for building forward better
Type: Brief
Women participate in all parts of fish food systems but are most visible in post-harvest processing and trade of fish. More than 90 percent of women in the African fisheries and aquaculture sector earn their livelihoods ...
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 ...
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) - Aquaculture compact, Project Brief (January to December 2020)
Type: Brief
Summary of 2020 accomplishments