Browsing Value chains and nutrition by Subject "aquatic foods"
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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 ... -
Alternative seafood: Assessing food, nutrition and livelihood futures of plant-based and cell-based seafood
(2020)Type: ReportThis report sets out to explain and explore the emerging alternative seafood sector. It focuses on identifying research questions regarding the implications of alternative seafood for food and nutrition security, livelihoods ... -
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 ... -
Aquatic foods to nourish nations
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleDespite contributing to healthy diets for billions of people, aquatic foods are often undervalued as a nutritional solution because their diversity is often reduced to the protein and energy value of a single food type ... -
COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Nigeria - One year into the pandemic
(2021)Type: Internal ReportIn 2020, we conducted a bi-weekly phone survey, covering the period from February to November, with 86 fish supply chain actors in Nigeria, to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods ... -
COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Odisha - One year into the pandemic
(2021)Type: Internal ReportIn 2020, we conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with 104 fish supply chain actors in Odisha, India, about their business activity between February and October 2020 to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the availability and ... -
Fish in Sustainable Food Systems of the 21st Century: Role of WorldFish Research on Food and Nutrition Security, Gender Equity, and Natural Resource Conservation
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries research and development challenges have diversified significantly as we entered the 21st century. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development demands that agriculture research communities take more holistic ... -
Five actions to strengthen the contribution of fish to food systems in Zambia
(2021)Type: BlogA review of the actions needed to enhance the contributions of fish and aquatic foods to Zambia’s sustainable development ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit. -
Ghana among 11 countries to benefit from CGIAR initiative
(2022)Type: News Item/Press ItemPress note on the launch of One CGIAR Resilient Aquatic Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet (RAqFS) initiative. -
Identifying Policy Best-Practices to Support the Contribution of Aquatic Foods to Food and Nutrition Security
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleThe relationship between aquatic foods and food nutrition and security is increasingly recognised in policy and practice, yet many governance instruments do not acknowledge or support this important connection. The most ... -
The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women
(2022)Type: VideoThe importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands A film has been produced by WorldFish in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Government on the vital role of ... -
Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security
(2021)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic foods are increasingly being recognized as having an important role to play in an environmentally sustainable and nutritionally sufficient food system. Proposals for increasing aquatic food production often center ... -
Invest in aquatic food system research - Dr Cofie to govt
(2022)Type: News Item/Press ItemDaily Graphic press article. -
Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleFood 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 ... -
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 ... -
Reorientation of aquaculture production systems can reduce environmental impacts and improve nutrition security in Bangladesh
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic foods are a critical source of human nutrition in many developing countries. As a result, declines in wild-caught fish landings threaten nutritionally vulnerable populations. Aquaculture presents an opportunity to ... -
A report on the Ghana country level inception workshop of the CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods
(2022)Type: ReportInception workshop of the Aquatic Foods initiative in Ghana held in September 2022. This workshop also aimed to convey multiple stakeholders and initiate cross-institutional collaboration for the uptake of aquatic food ... -
Resilient Aquatic Food System’ rolled out to enhance food security
(2022)Type: News Item/Press ItemGhanaian Times press article: The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD), Mrs Mavis HawaKoomson, yesterday launched the “Resilient Aquatic Food Systems” initiative in Accra. Aimed at contributing to the ... -
Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems
(2022)Type: Journal ArticleInjustices are prevalent in food systems, where the accumulation of vast wealth is possible for a few, yet one in ten people remain hungry. Here, for 194 countries we combine aquatic food production, distribution and ...
