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Alleviating poverty through aquaculture: progress, opportunities and improvements
Type: Conference Paper
Significant changes in our understanding of the interrelationships between aquaculture and poverty have occurred in the last decade. In particular, there is a growing realization that the impacts of aquaculture need to be ...
Fisheries and poverty reduction
Type: Report
The purpose of this review is to review historic and contemporary research into fisher poverty. Our review commences by acknowledging the paucity of studies on the levels of (income) poverty within the sector and highlights ...
Climate smart farming of tilapia
Type: Report
The In-Pond Raceway System (IPRS) is the culture system that recycle water within the pond with no need to exchange water during culture season. The system require establishing a cell inside ponds and creating water current ...
Protecting small-scale farmers: a reality within a globalized economy?
Type: Conference Paper
Aquaculture is still the fastest-growing food-producing sector and plays an important role in enhancing global food security and alleviating poverty. Tens of millions of people are engaged in aquaculture production, the ...
MYCulture: Promoting Sustainable Growth of Aquaculture in Myanmar to Improve Food Security and Income for Communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone
Type: Other (Factsheet)
The project funded by Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) promoted the sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar by introducing low-cost small-scale aquaculture (SSA) technologies that incorporated small indigenous ...
Small-scale aquaculture development model for rural Nepal
Type: Conference Paper
The majority of rural farmers in Nepal are small holders and their livelihood is based on agriculture. Three projects on small- scale aquaculture, with focus on women’s involvement, were completed in Kathar and Kawasoti ...
Investing in Africa: the WorldFish Center's African strategy in summary
Type: Journal Article
Across much of Africa, freshwater and coastal fisheries provide an important source of food and livelihood for many millions of people. In addition, the aquaculture potential of the continent has only recently begun to be ...
LIFT_Promoting sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar to improve food security and income for communities in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone (MYFish-Culture-MYFC)_Narrative report 2016
Type: Donor Report
This annual report of MYCulture project covers activities delivered and lessons learned during January to Dec 2016 of which a summary with key highlights are briefed below.
The project sites have been selected and promising ...
Fish for nutrition and security
Type: Poster
Infographics on fish for nutrition and food security.
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 ...