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Dissemination of innovation in Bangladeshi aquaculture: The importance of targeted approaches based on farm characteristics
Type: Brief
Climate change, flooding, disease and lack of proper governance are creating unforeseen challenges for
aquaculture development in Bangladesh. Identifying the various characteristics of the aquaculture production systems ...
Worldfish in India
Type: Brief
Undernutrition is one of India’s most serious development challenges, with a particularly high burden of malnutrition among children. Small indigenous fish—which are rich in micronutrients—are often missing from diets in ...
Toward an integrated approach to food security and nutrition in Cambodia
Type: Brief
Food production in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake floodplain requires a more integrated approach to water and land use and a greater focus on nutrition, noting that around 33 percent of Cambodia’s population is malnourished ...
Suchana: Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh. Suchana Aquaculture and Fisheries
Type: Brief
About 30% of Suchana beneficiary households (BHHs) with access to ponds and other water bodies were targeted for pro-poor, nutrition sensitive aquaculture and fisheries and vegetable gardening interventions. The major ...
Survey on fish handling practices among fresh fish vendors in Fish for Livelihoods Activity areas
Type: Brief
Fish and other aquatic foods (fresh and processed) comprise a significant portion of the animal-sourced food in Myanmar diets. They provide essential nutrients necessary for human growth and development, especially in the ...
Rice-fish co-production pathways for sustainable development in Cambodia
Type: Brief
Rice and fish are longstanding staple foods in Cambodia. The wild fish and other aquatic animals in rice field ecosystems are managed as rice field fisheries (RFFs). Well-managed community fish refuges (CFRs) support their ...
Fish cage culture in small water bodies in North East Region of Ghana: Technical and institutional guiding principles for sustainable and inclusive uptake
Type: Brief
The CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods partnered with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), the Fisheries Commission, and collaborated with local government departments ...
Key lessons and priority research and investments for Community Fish Refuge-Rice Field Fisheries
Type: Brief
Rice field ecosystems make up the majority of the agricultural land in the Lower Mekong region (Ingalls et al. 2018). In Cambodia, WorldFish research found that one hectare of a rice field ecosystem can provide enough wild ...