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Tackling malnutrition in children through the inclusion of dried small fish powder in their diets
Type: Blog
Assam continues to grapple with high food insecurity and malnutrition levels, especially among young children and pregnant-lactating women despite its vast resources.
Increasing the accessibility, availability and ...
‘Bringing a change’ in women’s equitable involvement in aquaculture
Type: Blog
This blogpost highlights 2020 research outputs of the WorldFish gender theme as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH). Here, we focus on research examining gender in aquaculture, in particular ...
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 ...
Blog Post: Production without medicalisation: AMR in Bangladesh's aquaculture, a one-health perspective
Type: Blog
Disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and parasites can develop resistance to antimicrobial (AM) agents (like antibiotics, antivirals and antiparasitics) to which they were originally sensitive. This is known as antimicrobial ...
Working with journalists in Bangladesh to educate the public on aquatic food systems
Type: Blog
WorldFish in Bangladesh took the initiative to hold an interactive media session on aquatic food systems reporting on 19 June 2022 together with the Bangladesh Agricultural Journalists Forum (BAJF) to increase the media's ...
Protecting and restoring our oceans for future generations
Type: Blog
Ghost fishing equipment accounts for roughly 10 percent of debris in the ocean.
Through training under the ECOFISH II project, 300 boat skippers are taught of the pivotal role they play in protecting our oceans and ...
Lab-in-a-backpack: Rapid Genomic Detection to revolutionize control of disease outbreaks in fish farming
Type: Blog
A team of researchers from Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and the UK is harnessing the power of genome sequencing to help Aquaculture farmers manage fish diseases. Until recently, this was not possible as the ...
Scientific food systems help biodiversity, livelihoods
Type: Blog
Evidence-based collaborative approaches need to be applied to conservation as a million animal and plant species are being pushed to the brink of extinction and fish stocks fall globally. Scientific food systems help ...
Improving child nutrition in Bangladesh through cooking demonstrations
Type: Blog
WorldFish organized cooking demonstrations in 15 villages in the Rajshahi and Rangpur districts – home to 34 million people, 24 percent of Bangladesh’s population. The demonstrations, held from January to March, aimed to ...
Reconciling culture, livelihood and conservation through community fishing in Assam
Type: Blog
Community fishing has significant cultural, livelihood and environmental implications for traditional communities in Northeast India with the Rabha community considering it as an activity that fosters camaraderie, togetherness ...