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Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)
Type: Brief
Genetic improvement through selective breeding has been used for millennia on crops and livestock, but up until the 1980s, little had been done to utilize this process for farmed fish. In response to the inadequate supply ...
WorldFish in Egypt
Type: Brief
Since launching its research program in Egypt in 1998, WorldFish has delivered high quality, practical research related to the country's aquaculture and fishery sector. A key research focus has been on improving fish ...
WorldFish in Nigeria
Type: Brief
WorldFish has a long history of working in Africa, including in nearby Ghana and Cameroon, to strengthen the continent's aquaculture sector by conducting research and providing training. WorldFish aims to harness this ...
Policy on the transfer of genetically improved Farm Tilapia (GIFT) from Asia to Africa by the WorldFish Center
Type: Brief
The Mission of The WorldFish Center is to ‘reduce poverty and hunger through improved fisheries and aquaculture’. We work to achieve this through relevant research, development and technology transfer, partnerships, capacity ...
WorldFish in Zambia
Type: Brief
WorldFish focuses on testing technologies that improve the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture and strengthen value chains to increase incomes of fishdependent people in Zambia and throughout sub-Saharan Africa. ...
WorldFish in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Since 1989, WorldFish has been working with the Bangladesh Government and development partners to create a more productive fisheries and aquaculture sector that contributes to diversified and resilient rural livelihoods ...