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Aquaculture, fisheries, poverty and food security
Type: Working Paper
Fisheries and aquaculture play important roles in providing food and income in many developing countries, either as a stand-alone activity or in association with crop agriculture and livestock rearing. The aim of this paper ...
Fish production, consumption and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review analysis
Type: Working Paper
This analysis is an output of Sub-Saharan Fish Trade in a Changing Climate, a World Bank–funded study conducted in 2010–2011 by WorldFish. Its overall objective is to develop an understanding of the supply and demand for ...
Review of aquaculture and fish consumption in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
Fish play a crucial role in the Bangladeshi diet, providing more than 60% of animal source food, representing a crucial source of micro-nutrients, and possessing an extremely strong cultural attachment. Fish (including ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Henan Province, China
Type: Working Paper
This monograph is the case study for China, with a particular focus on Henan Province, the project location. Written in three parts, it first describes the historical background, production levels and trends, economic and ...
Productivity and profitability of small-scale tilapia aquaculture in Myanmar
Type: Working Paper
To promote the sustainable development of aquaculture in Myanmar, WorldFish and its partners
implemented the Scaling Systems and Partnerships for Accelerated Adoption of Improved Tilapia Strains
(SPAITS) project, funded ...
Fish consumption patterns and diets of rural and urban Nigerians
Type: Working Paper
Nigeria is a country highly reliant on marine and inland fish for economic activity and food and nutrition security (Kolding, Van Zwieten, Marttin, & Poulain, 2019; Selig et al., 2018), while aquaculture is a growing sector. ...
Integrating fish resources to agro-ecosystem analyses
Type: Working Paper
In October 2005, a consortium of partners led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) proposed a project aimed at integrating fish resources management in agricultural management in the Tonle Sap area. This ...
Improving productivity and environmental performance of aquaculture
Type: Working Paper
Fish--including finfish and shellfish--are an important item in the human food basket, contributing 17 percent of the global animal-based protein supply in 2010. They are an especially valuable food source in developing ...
Integrating fish, roots, tubers and bananas in food systems: Opportunities and constraints
Type: Working Paper
This working paper is a collaboration between two CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs): Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) and Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). It documents linkages between fish, roots, tubers and bananas (RTB crops) ...
Aquaculture in Zambia: An overview and evaluation of the sector's responsiveness to the needs of the poor
Type: Working Paper
Given the recent expansion and commercialization of aquaculture in Zambia, an important question that needs to be explored is how have the recent changes in the Zambian aquaculture sector contributed to the needs of the ...