Browsing Value chains and nutrition by Author "Belton, B."
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The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition
Type: BlogOn May 11, 2021, the World Food Prize Foundation announced that its 2021 laureate is Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a nutrition scientist who in my view has done more than anyone to draw attention to the essential but ... -
Aquatic foods in food-based dietary guidelines around the world
(2021)Type: Internal ReportAquatic foods are an indispensable source of multiple micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids that are important for growth, cognitive development and cardiovascular health. Globally, these foods provide 3.3 billion people ... -
Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Cambodia
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleInland capture fisheries are central to livelihoods and food security in Cambodia, but are under threat from growing anthropogenic pressures. Policy discourse in Cambodia increasingly frames aquaculture as a viable alternative ... -
Boom and bust in Andhra Pradesh: Development and transformation in India's domestic aquaculture value chain
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIndia is the worlds second largest producer of farmed freshwater fish. The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is by far the most important producer of fish in India. Since the late 1970s, fish culture in AP has undergone a boom ... -
Consumption practices in transition: Rural-urban migration and the food fish system in Myanmar
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThis article explores the reconfigurations of fish consumption practices in Myanmar in a context of rapid urbanization and changing availability of wild and farmed fish. Using a social practice lens, we analyze how everyday ... -
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic is a shock affecting all areas of the global food system. We tracked the impacts of COVID-19 and associated policy responses on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs during ... -
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
(2021)Type: Working PaperWe tracked the impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Myanmar and Nigeria during 2020. We assessed the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs using a high ... -
Dried fish at the intersection of food science, economy, and culture: A global survey
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleDried fish—here defined broadly as aquatic animals preserved using simple techniques, such as sun-drying, salting, fermentation, and smoking that permit storage as foods at ambient temperature for extended periods without ... -
Effects of COVID-19 on fish value chains: Descriptive Evidence from India
Type: Internal ReportThe COVID-19 pandemic which started at the beginning of 2020 has affected economies of many countries, including India where the government implemented containments measures such as lockdown regulations and curfews to curb ... -
“Essential non-essentials”: COVID-19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleFood supply chains are extremely important for food access and livelihoods across Africa, but their role is often overlooked and underappreciated. Under normal conditions, the gap between myth and reality can result in the ... -
Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleRecent literature on marine fish farming brands it as potentially compatible with sustainable resource use, conservation, and human nutrition goals, and aligns with the emerging policy discourse of ‘blue growth’. We advance ... -
Fishing and aquaculture: underestimated as a source of income and food
Type: BlogFinding ways to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries has become an urgent global priority. Doing so will require radical transformation of food systems. The Food Systems ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar
(2021)Type: Internal ReportThis report focuses on assessing the impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar. A mixed-methods approach, comprising a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Andhra Pradesh, India February – November 2020
(2021)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Andhra Pradesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Andhra Pradesh, India February - July 2020
(2020)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Andhra Pradesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Assam, India February – November 2020
(2021)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Assam to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Assam, India February - July 2020
(2020)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Assam to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February – November 2020
(2021)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Bangladesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February - July 2020
(2020)Type: ReportWe conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Bangladesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about ... -
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Egypt February – November 2020
(2021)Type: ReportWe conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Egypt to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...
