Browsing Value chains and nutrition by Title
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Planning a nutrition-sensitive approach to aquatic agricultural systems research in Solomon Islands
(2015)Type: BriefAquatic agricultural systems are places where fishing and farming in freshwater and/or coastal systems contribute significantly to household nutrition, food security and income. In Solomon Islands, where aquatic agricultural ... -
Post-harvest handling of low-value fish products and threats to nutritional quality: a review of practices in the Lake Victoria region
(2009)Type: ReportUnder the Regional Programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa, implemented by the WorldFish Center in collaboration with FAO, this paper is the second in a series of papers that have been generated from reviewing literature ... -
Pre-calculated LCI systems with uncertainties cannot be used in comparative LCA
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleLetter to the editor: A recent paper by Qin and Suh (2016) provides an interesting test of the assumption of lognormally distributed life cycle inventory (LCI) results. We appreciate the importance of this work, and ... -
Predicted vitamin D status in mid-pregnancy and child allergic disease
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleVitamin D deficiency in pregnancy may be a risk factor for child allergic disease. However, less is known about disease risk across different levels of vitamin D. This paper aimed to examine the relation between a maternal ... -
Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures have disrupted global systems that support the health, food and nutrition security, and livelihoods of billions of people. These disruptions have likewise ... -
Press Release: Timor-Leste’s 2nd public-private-partnership tilapia hatchery opens in Lautem
(2021)Type: News Item/Press ItemThe second public-private partnership (PPP) Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) hatchery has opened in Parlamento, Lautem, providing a significant boost to Timor-Leste’s emerging aquaculture sector and bolstering ... -
Price setting in markets for Egyptian farmed fish
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis article investigates the relation between fish supply volumes and sales values in El-Obour wholesale market. The study also examines market cointegration between farmed tilapia and imported wild frozen fish (tilapia, ... -
Project Completion Report on Promotion of Aquaculture and Nutrition Sensitive Interventions (PANSI)
(2020)Type: ReportProject reported submitted by Prottyashi on ““Promotion of Aquaculture and Nutrition Sensitive Interventions (PANSI)”. The goal of the proposed project is to promote aquaculture activities in Cox’s Bazar district that ... -
Promising practices in food security and nutrition assistance to vulnerable households in the Tonle Sap Region, Cambodia
(2015)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to reduce poverty and improve food security for many small-scale fishers and farmers who are dependent on aquatic agriculture systems by partnering ... -
Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems
(2021)Type: Internal ReportThis report, prepared at the request of the Committee on World Food Security, explores the trends, constraints and prospects of young people’s engagement and employment in agriculture and sustainable food systems. Today’s ... -
Promotion of safe fish through traceable production system
(2021)Type: Internal ReportProject reported submitted by Parmeeda on “Promotion of Safe fish through traceable production system”. The project targets to implement Good Aquaculture Practice (GAP) at farmers level, introduce traceability system ... -
Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture plays an increasingly important role in meeting the rising global demand for fish fuelled by economic and demographic growth. However, in many middle-income countries, aquaculture is constrained by rising labour ... -
Protein and micronutrient composition of low value fish products commonly marketed in the Lake Victoria region
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIncrease in demand of fish from Lake Victoria region has created gaps in local fish supplies and this raises concern since there are reports of limited animal-source food consumption plus protein and micronutrients ... -
Put Tilapia On Your Plate And You'll Stay Healthy!
(2020)Type: PosterThis poster highlights the nutritional benefits of eating fish and is targeted at households in Timor-Leste. Eating tilapia is good for everyone, including pregnant and lactating women, babies, infants, children, and the ... -
Putting fish ‘back on the plate’ of nutrition debate
(2019)Type: BlogResearch published recently in Nature showed that, in many developing countries, local fish species are rich in the same micronutrients that are missing from local diets. We spoke with WorldFish Honorary Fellow Eddie ... -
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 2)
(2021)Type: ReportAquatic food value chains make up a large part of Bangladesh’s food system. In this report, we explore how actors in Bangladesh’s aquatic food supply chain have been affected by COVID-19. We conducted qualitative telephone ... -
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 3)
(2021)Type: Internal ReportAquatic food value chains make up a large part of Bangladesh’s food system. In this report, we explore how actors in Bangladesh’s aquatic food supply chain have been affected by COVID-19. We conducted qualitative telephone ... -
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh. May-Sept 2020
(2020)Type: ReportThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted food systems globally, resulting in significant impacts on economic and food security. In Bangladesh, aquatic food value chains make up a large part of the country’s food system. WorldFish ... -
Reality style interactive video on the nutrition benefits of fish (Tetum language)
(2023)Type: VideoReality style interactive video focused on household decision-making regarding protein consumption, namely fish, nutrition, and dietary diversity. Information, Education and Communications (IEC) material developed for the ... -
Recent trends in animal source food production and consumption in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and their implications for nutrition
(2022)Type: PresentationThe presentation tackles the recent trends in animal source food production and consumption in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and their implications for nutrition. Results showed that there is: a declining supply and consumption ...
