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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 ...
Whitefish wars: Pangasius, politics and consumer confusion in Europe
Type: Journal Article
Rapid growth in production of the farmed Vietnamese whitefish pangasius and its trade with the European Union has provoked criticism of the fish's environmental, social and safety credentials by actors including WWF and ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February – November 2020
Type: Report
We conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Bangladesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about ...
The Current status of aquaculture and aquafeed production in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Over the last decade, dramatic increases in the production of a variety of species from commercial aquaculture systems and sharp increases in per capita fish consumption have occurred in Bangladesh. This transition has ...
The social relations of catfish production in Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
The growth of intensive export-oriented Pangasius catfish production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is unparalleled in terms of rapidity and scale by any other agricultural sector, with production climbing from a low base to ...
Demand for imported versus domestic fish in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
Fish is among the most important animal-sourced foods in Africa and is crucial in combating malnutrition. Fish demand in Africa has far outpaced supply as the import share rose from 16% in 1970 to 39% by 2017. Little is ...
The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar
Type: Journal Article
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in agricultural development. This literature has given rise to debates over the design of institutions and policies to facilitate accelerated ...
Shrimp farming and research in Bangladesh adapts to COVID-19 pandemic
Type: Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted tremendously every aspect of the economy in Bangladesh, including aquaculture. The entire aquaculture supply chain and marketing system is facing multiple challenges. Many fish farmers ...
Effects of COVID-19 on fish value chains: Descriptive Evidence from India
Type: Internal Report
The COVID-19 pandemic which started at the beginning of 2020 has affected economies of many countries, including India where the government implemented containments measures such as lockdown regulations and curfews to curb ...
Aquatic foods in food-based dietary guidelines around the world
Type: Internal Report
Aquatic foods are an indispensable source of multiple micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids that are important for growth, cognitive development and cardiovascular health. Globally, these foods provide 3.3 billion people ...