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Project Start-up and Stakeholder Workshop Report Malawi: Piloting Inclusive Business and Entrepreneurial Models for Smallholder Farmers and Poor Value Chain Actors in Zambia and Malawi
Type: Internal Report
On the 21st May 2021, the ‘Piloting Inclusive Business and Entrepreneurial Models project’ hosted a three-hour virtual stakeholders meeting to further develop and modify the fish seed and feed models, as well as to discuss ...
Measuring impact of innovations on aquaculture system performance
Type: Brief
A consistent approach to benchmarking and performance assessments enables standard evaluations of aquaculture systems and the benefits associated with uptake of research and innovation, which is key to sound research, ...
Zambia Country Program: Achievement highlights under the implementation of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems 2017-2021
Type: Brief
This brief highlights the major project achievements for the Zambia country program in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference a series of key resources ...
How to enhance the sustainability and inclusiveness of smallholder aquaculture production systems in Zambia?
Type: Journal Article
Fish is a key source of income, food, and nutrition in Zambia, although unlike in the past, capture fisheries no longer meet the national demand for fish. Supply shortfalls created an opportunity to develop the aquaculture ...
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems: A synthesis
Type: Brief
The fish agri-food system connects supplies of fish and other aquatic foods through multiple pathways and scales to diverse consumers across the planet and is a key component of the global agri-food systems. Fish and other ...
Fish breeding and genetics for improved productivity, profitability and sustainability of small-scale farms
Type: Brief
Faster growing tilapia strains demonstrate continued increase in growth rate in genetic improvement programs and superior profitability for farmers in Africa and South Asia, with reduced environmental impact.
New genetic ...
Pond Polyculture: Disrupting gender and cultural norms in Luwingu, Northern Province, Zambia
Type: Blog
Pond polyculture is one of the methodologies employed through the nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems approach as means to improve food and nutrition security and livelihoods in vulnerable communities. The ‘Managing ...
Replacing fishmeal with a single cell protein feedstuff in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus diets
Type: Journal Article
There is a growing concern about the use of fisheries-derived proteins in aquaculture. This study
was conducted to investigate the effect of either partially or totally replacing fishmeal (up to 15%
of the diet) by the ...
Sustainable and accessible fish feeds for small-scale fish farmers
Type: Brief
Improving feed accessibility for small-scale fish farmers is crucial to the inclusive growth of aquaculture. “Nutritious pond feeds” nourish the farmed fish and the pond organisms that help break down fish wastes and produce ...
Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Brief
Youth is considered to be the transition period between childhood and adulthood, and as such
encompasses a diverse group of individuals. Differences in gender, caste, class, sexuality and ability influence livelihood ...