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Market System and Consumer Dynamic Analysis of the Fish Sector in Bangladesh
Type: Report
Over the last few decades Bangladesh has witnessed population growth and rapid economic growth that has resulted in higher disposable incomes. This has been driving demand for fish.According to statistics from the Department ...
The socioeconomics of fish consumption and child health in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
Child malnutrition in Bangladesh exceeds WHOs threshold for public health emergencies. Using more than 36,000 records from several waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, the research focuses on the socioeconomic ...
Fish, roots, tubers and bananas: opportunities and constraints for agri-food system integration
Type: Journal Article
Agri-food system integration has the potential to increase and add value to agricultural production, reduce cost of and dependency on external inputs, generate additional income to farmers, and encourage the diversification ...
Discovery and biological relevance of 3,4-didehydroretinol (vitamin A2) in small indigenous fish species and its potential as a dietary source for addressing vitamin A deficiency
Type: Journal Article
Discovered in the late 1920s, 3,4-didehydroretinol (DROL, vitamin A2) plays a significant biological role in freshwater fish. The functions of this vitamin have been investigated but to a far lesser extent than those of ...
Save the Children|SUCHANA: Ending the Cycle of Under-nutrition in Bangladesh. Annual Progress Report : April 2021 - March 2022
Type: Donor Report
Since beginning of Suchana program, WorldFish has been promoting nutrition sensitive fish and vegetable production systems to the beneficiary households of Suchana program. It comprises nutrition sensitive aquaculture and ...
Measurement of haem and total iron in fish, shrimp and prawn using ICP-MS: Implications for dietary iron intake calculations
Type: Journal Article
Twenty-five species of fish, shrimp and prawn from local markets in Bangladesh were analysed for concentrations of total Fe, haem Fe and non-haem Fe by ICP-MS. Total Fe and non-haem Fe concentrations were measured in nitric ...
Training manual for partner NGO staff and Local Service Providers (LSPs) (Bangla version)
Type: Manual
The capacity building of the partner staff and local service provider is a major activity of the project. This module was develop to build the capacity of the stakeholders. All the components of the project have been ...
Strengthening the contribution of aquaculture to food and nutrition security: The potential of a vitamin A-rich, small fish in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Since 1961, global per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled. Much of the increase has been due to aquaculture. Bangladesh, the world's eighth largest fish producing country, has been part of this transformation. ...
Annual performance assessment of Suchana nutrition sensitive fish and vegetable production at learning phase in Sylhet and Moulvibazar
Type: Report
WorldFish is promoting nutrition-sensitive fish and vegetable production systems for beneficiary households in north-east Bangladesh as part of the ‘Suchana’ consortium led by Save the Children and other consortium partners; ...
Nutrient composition of important fish species in Bangladesh and potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes
Type: Journal Article
Fish, in Bangladesh where malnutrition remains a significant development challenge, is an irreplaceable animal-source food in the diet of millions. However, existing data on the nutrient composition of fish do not reflect ...