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Fish supply and demand scenarios in Cambodia and perspectives on the future role of aquaculture
Type: Brief
Fish is vital to the well-being and livelihoods to millions of people in the Lower Mekong Basin, many of whom are poor, relying on fish as a major source of animal protein, sometimes the only source. The supply of ‘free’ ...
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
Type: Brief
In the developing world, more than 1 billion people depend on fish for most of their animal protein, and another 1 billion people depend on livestock. Poor people, especially women and children, typically eat very little ...
The role of farmed fish in the diets of the resource-poor in Egypt
Type: Report
The Egyptian aquaculture industry provides more than 100,000 full-time or part-time jobs and produces the country's least-expensive farmed animal protein. Thus, aquaculture plays an important role in both sustaining ...
Tilapia: The plain truth
Type: Poster
This infographic is an overview of tilapia as a nutritious inexpensive and environmentally friendly food.
Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish is a widely available animal-source food in Bangladesh and a rich source of nutrients, yet little is known about practices related to incorporating fish into the diets of infants and young children. Our study makes ...
Food and nutrition security in Sierra Leone with a focus on fish in Tonkolili District
Type: Report
Sierra Leone, located on the west coast of Africa, has a population of 6.3 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.2%. Food insecurity and malnutrition are national concerns, as almost a quarter of the population is ...
The Role of Fish in the First 1,000 Days in Zambia
Type: Journal Article
Fish is especially rich in essential omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and micronutrients, including bioavailable calcium, iron and zinc. Fish features prominently in the diet of most, especially poor, Zambians. ...
Fish for the improved nutrition security of the poor
Type: Brochure
A poster on "Fish for the improved nutrition security of the poor"
Maximizing the contribution of fish to human nutrition
Type: Conference Paper
Hunger and malnutrition are the world's most devastating problems and are inextricably linked to poverty. A total of 842 million people in 2011-13, or around one in eight people in the world, were estimated to be suffering ...
Change and diversity in smallholder rice-fish systems: Recent evidence and policy lessons from Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Efforts to unlock the genetic potential of both rice and fish, when combined with improvements in the management of rice-fish systems, can potentially increase agricultural productivity and food security in some of the ...