Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Diagnosis in a fish farmer’s backpack
(2021)Type: VideoFish underpin future nutritional security, supplying high quality protein, iron, iodine and vitamin A that are critical to childhood development and deficient in many staple foods. In 2018, 54.1 million tonnes of fish were ... -
Are consumers in developing countries willing to pay for aquaculture food safety certification? Evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleMany developing countries face challenges in managing food safety risks associated with consumption of animal-source foods. Efforts to address these challenges increasingly recognize the role of certification in agri-food ... -
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems: A synthesis
(2021)Type: BriefThe 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 ... -
Case study: Building a microlearning curriculum at WorldFish
(2021)Type: BlogWorldFish Aquatic Animal Health Team and its partners developed extensive training materials for end-users to learn more about fish sampling skills for disease diagnostics. Those materials can be adopted as part of research, ... -
Fish breeding and genetics for improved productivity, profitability and sustainability of small-scale farms
(2021)Type: BriefFaster 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 ... -
FISH Hidden Gems
(2021)Type: BriefFISH research teams were requested during November 2021 to identify areas of promising research and innovation that have emerged during the FISH program, beyond the major innovation packages already highlighted. The following ... -
USAID_Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity_Annual Progress Report: October 2020– September 2021
(2021)Type: Donor Report. -
Winrock International_Safe Aqua Farming for Economic and Trade Improvement (SAFETI)_Annual Report _October 2020 - June 2021
(2021)Type: Donor ReportThe objectives of the annual report (October 2020- June 2021) are to describe (a) animal health and (b) fish feed activities during the period. -
USAID_Improving Biosecurity: A Science-based Approach to Manage Fish Disease Risks and Increase the Socio-economic Contribution of the Nigerian Catfish and Tilapia Industries (Chadag)_Semi-annual Research Project Report_October 2020 - March 2021
(2021)Type: ReportSemi-annual Donor Report for the period of October 2020-March 2021 for the project: "Improving Biosecurity: A Science-based Approach to Manage Fish Disease Risks and Increase the Socio-economic Contribution of the Nigerian ... -
EU_(Artemia4Bangladesh). Introducing circularity through climate-smart aquaculture in Bangladesh_Progress Report_June 2021 -August 2021
(2021)Type: Donor ReportThe objectives of the quarterly progress report are to describe progress during the period, major challenges faced, opportunities and lessons learned. The key achievements of Artemia4Bangladesh project during June- August, ... -
Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventing the silent pandemic in aquatic food systems
(2021)Type: PresentationThis presentation covers the AMR research and development activities conducted by WorldFish and partners over the last 5 years. Presentation was shared during the online CGIAR AMR Hub World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ... -
Nations in urgent need of investments in face of compound climate risks
(2021)Type: News Item/Press ItemNew research projects fisheries and freshwater aquaculture will experience the highest cumulative climate hazards for the rest of this century with SIDS and countries in Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia at a relatively ... -
WorldFish key partner in revision of Bangladesh’s National Fisheries Policy (1998)
(2021)Type: BlogA Divisional Stakeholder Consultation Workshop was co-hosted by WorldFish and Bangladesh’s Department of Fisheries (DoF) recently in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, to look at measures to transform the country’s fisheries and ... -
Genetically improved rohu carp is now in the hands aof Bangaldeshi farmers
(2021)Type: BlogMost farmers of livestock and crops have long had access to genetically improved breeds and varieties, but that has not been the case for carp farmers such as Shafiujjaman Momin from Bagatipara upazila ... -
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleWhere CGIAR breeding programs rely on the private sector for the multiplication and distribution of improved cultivars, persistent challenges have dampened their impact on varietal adoption and turnover rates. Part of the ... -
An investigation of links between metabolic rate and feed efficiency in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleFeed efficiency (FE) is the amount of body weight gain for a given feed intake. Improving FE through selective breeding is key for sustainable finfish aquaculture but its evaluation at individual level is technically ... -
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
(2021)Type: Internal ReportOn 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 ... -
WorldFish Biosecurity Checklist
(2019)Type: ToolDiseases are a threat to aquaculture production and profitability. Biosecurity is the establishment and implementation of a system of procedures to prevent the introduction of pathogens into a fish facility from outside ... -
A Baseline Integrated Assessment of Aquaculture Systems Performance in Egypt
(2020)Type: Internal ReportAquaculture plays a crucial role in Egypt’s economic development contributing substantially to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. However, contexts are increasingly changing and characterized by shifts in ... -
Annual Report 2020 (digital)
(2021)Type: WebsiteThe CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) is a multidisciplinary research program led by WorldFish, in partnership with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), James Cook University, the ...
