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Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery-based livelihoods
Type: Journal Article
There is increasing concern over the consequences of global warming for the food security and livelihoods of the world’s 36million fisherfolk and the nearly 1.5 billion consumers who rely on fish for more than 20% of their ...
Most significant change (MSC)
Type: Brochure
MSC was developed by Rick Davies in the early 1990’s, primarily to address the problem of ‘how to summarise & report progress when there is a diversity of activities, not all known in advance, let alone their outcomes and ...
Outcome mapping
Type: Tool
Outcome Mapping (OM) was developed by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) to deal with the complex changes resulting from development projects.
Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
Type: Journal Article
The WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ...
Echinacea purpurea and Allium sativum as immunostimulants in fish culture using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of echinacea and garlic-supplemented diets as immunostimalants after different periods of application and after 4-month of withdrawal on some haematological and ...
Baseline study: nutritional status, food security and fish consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia: summary
Type: Brief
Under the regional programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa, the University of Zambia, in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, has undertaken a baseline survey of the nutritional status and fish consumption of people ...
Assessment of access to health services and vulnerabilities of female fish traders in the Kafue Flats, Zambia: analysis report
Type: Report
Under the regional programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions, the WorldFish Center conducted this study on access to health services and vulnerabilities of female fish traders in the ...
Not by rent alone: analysing the pro-poor functions of small-scale fisheries in developing countries
Type: Journal Article
The dominant view in academic and policy arenas is increasingly one in which the major contribution of capture fisheries to development should be derived from the capacity of society to maximise the economic rent of fishery ...
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
Type: Journal Article
This synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ...
Evolution of shrimp aquaculture systems in the coastal zones of Bangladesh and Vietnam: a comparison
Type: Book Chapter
Based on on-farm surveys implemented in the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, the dynamics of shrimp aquaculture in salinity-influenced coastal areas were analysed. Qualitative data were collected ...