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Advancing research and development outcomes with fish in regional food systems
Type: Brief
Food systems encompass actors and interactions from production to consumption and disposal of food as well as social, economic and environmental outcomes. Food systems frameworks provide a holistic approach for research ...
Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems
Type: Journal Article
Food system is a powerful concept for understanding and responding to nutrition and sustainability challenges. Food systems integrate social, economic, environmental and health aspects of food production through to ...
The role of small-scale fisheries in Nigeria’s food system
Type: Internal Report
This discussion paper draws together recent data on fish and aquatic foods, and nutrition in Nigeria, to examine how small-scale fisheries fit within and contribute to Nigeria’s food system. Much of the analysis and ...
Strengthening small-scale fisheries for food and nutrition security, human well-being and environmental health in Zambia
Type: Brief
Zambia is rich in aquatic resources with 15 million ha of water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps. These water bodies support diverse and widespread capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries (SSF) that ...
Sustaining and improving the contribution small-scale fisheries make to healthy and sustainable food systems in Malawi
Type: Brief
An evidence policy brief on the contribution of small-scale fisheries to a healthy and sustainable food system in Malawi.
Small pelagic fish supply abundant and affordable micronutrients to low- and middle-income countries
Type: Journal Article
Wild-caught fish provide an irreplaceable source of essential nutrients in food-insecure places. Fishers catch thousands of species, yet the diversity of aquatic foods is often categorized homogeneously as ‘fish’, obscuring ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests The contributions of small-scale fisheries to food security and nutrition
Type: Book Chapter
This chapter leverages these new data and innovative predictive models to illuminate the global, regional
and national nutritional contributions from small-scale fisheries. Where data do not yet support large-scale
synthesis, ...
Inland fisheries critical for the diet quality of young children in sub-Saharan Africa
Type: Journal Article
Animal-source foods (ASF), such as fish, provide a critical source of nutrients for dietary quality and optimal growth of children. In sub-Saharan Africa, children often consume monotonous cereal-based diets, a key determinate ...