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Resilient Aquatic Food System’ rolled out to enhance food security
Type: News Item/Press Item
Ghanaian 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 ...
Taking Nutrition-Sensitive Carp-SIS Polyculture Technology to Scale
Type: Brief
Fish is an irreplaceable source of micronutrients in diets in many developing countries, where large numbers of vulnerable people belong to “fish dependent” populations. Small indigenous fish species, collectively referred ...
In the Spotlight: Rahma Adam
Type: Blog
WorldFish researcher Rahma Adam explains how her work can lead to policies that can change existing formal and informal structures. Policies that are more sensitive and attentive to the needs of women and marginalized ...
Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems
Type: Internal Report
This 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 ...
Bangladeshi actress Jannatul Peya champions women in aquatic food systems
Type: Blog
WorldFish's initiative to increase women's empowerment through small fish production in Bangladesh's northern provinces of Rangpur and Rajshahi was featured on Colours FM 101.6 radio show Women in Aquaculture and Nutrition. ...
Fish nutrient composition: a review of global data from poorly assessed inland and marine species
Type: Journal Article
Objective: Our understanding of the nutrient contribution of fish and other aquatic species to human diets relies on nutrient composition data for a limited number of species. Yet particularly for nutritionally vulnerable ...
Selection of small indigenous fish for breeding trials in the states of Assam and Odisha in India
Type: Report
Farming SIS has great potential to increase their availability in the market and make them more accessible
to consumers but scaling up production of cultured SIS will require the development of new captive
breeding techniques. ...
The African Great Lakes Regional Food System; the contribution of fisheries and the case of small pelagic fishes. A Discussion Paper
Type: Brief
The aim of this discussion paper is synthesis of existing policy and strategic commitments that have been made already that implicate the fisheries for small pelagic fish. The Discussion Paper also presents some historical ...
Put Tilapia On Your Plate And You'll Stay Healthy!
Type: Poster
This 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 ...
Five actions to strengthen the contribution of fish to food systems in Zambia
Type: Blog
A 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.