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Meeting the food and nutrition needs of the poor: the role of fish and the opportunities and challenges emerging from the rise of aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
People who are food and nutrition insecure largely reside in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and for many, fish represents a rich source of protein, micronutrients and essential fatty acids. The contribution of fish to household ...
Predicted vitamin D status in mid-pregnancy and child allergic disease
Type: Journal Article
Vitamin 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 ...
The seafood gap in the food-water nexus literature--issues surrounding freshwater use in seafood production chains
Type: Journal Article
Freshwater use for food production is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades with population growth, changing demographics, and shifting diets. Ensuring joint food-water security has prompted efforts to ...
Protein and micronutrient composition of low value fish products commonly marketed in the Lake Victoria region
Type: Journal Article
Increase 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 ...
Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and underfive nutritional status in Zambia
Type: Journal Article
This study examines socio-economic determinants of food consumption patterns amongst women of reproductive age and children aged 6–59 months from urban poor settlements of Lusaka and their implications for nutritional ...
The Blue revolution in Asia: Upgrading and governance in aquaculture value chains
Type: Journal Article
In this article, the authors examine the upgrading trajectories of selected aquaculture value chains in four Asian countries and the links between upgrading and three factors of value chain governance: coordination mechanisms; ...
Integrating fish into irrigation infrastructure projects in Myanmar: rice-fish what if…?
Type: Journal Article
With rapidly increasing investment in water control infrastructure (WCI) and a recently ratified agriculture development strategy that promotes integrated farming of high-value products such as fish, agricultural production, ...
A behaviour change intervention with lipid-based nutrient supplements had little impact on young child feeding indicators in rural Kenya
Type: Journal Article
Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are associated with linear growth faltering. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a nutrition and water and sanitation for health intervention on three IYCF ...
Fish availability and marketing system at local markets of a coastal district, Southern Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish biodiversity is important for the future sustainability of aquatic resources in Bangladesh. However, stresses due to overfishing, climate change, habitat loss, eutrophication and pollution pose threats to fish ...
Governance of global value chains in response to food safety and certification standards: The Case of shrimp from Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
We use global value chain (GVC) theory to understand governance of Vietnam’s shrimp farming industry. We describe this GVC as buyer-driven with important food safety standards imposed by governments of importing countries ...