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Dietary change in Bangladesh from 1985 to 2010
Type: Journal Article
In many countries, dietary change is tracked using food supply data from the Food and Agriculture Organizations food balance sheets. It is difficult to draw conclusions on individual or sub-national food consumption from ...
Feed the Future Sierra Leone Agriculture Project
Type: Brief
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Feed the Future Sierra Leone Agriculture Project supports the development of rice and fish farming systems to increase productivity and improve food and ...
Food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands
Type: Working Paper
This report is a literature review on Food and Nutrition Security in Solomon Islands, based on data from surveys conducted by Solomon Islands National Statistical Office, as well as from national and international organizations ...
The potential of nutrient-rich small fish species in aquaculture to improve human nutrition and health
Type: Conference Paper
Small fish are a common food and an integral part of the everyday carbohydraterich diets of many population groups in poor countries. These populations also suffer from undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies ...
Fish for food security and improved nutrition: Rich in calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin A
Type: Poster
Small fish eaten whole are particularly rich in calcium, iron and zinc and some in vitamin A which are more effectively absorbed than these nutrients in plants-source foods
Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish is a widely available animal-source food in Bangladesh and a rich source of nutrients, yet little is known about practices related to incorporating fish into the diets of infants and young children. Our study makes ...
Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to improve nutrition and livelihoods in rural Myanmar (MYNutrition)
Type: Brief
The Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to Improve Nutrition and Livelihoods in Rural Myanmar (MYNutrition) project intends to adapt and scale up the successful innovative integrated aquaculture and fisheries/agricultu ...
Small fish can mean big nutrition
Type: Brief
Malnutrition levels in Bangladesh are amongst the highest in the world. Approximately half of Bangladesh’s population lives below the food poverty line and the dietary intake of both adults and children are severely deficient ...
Food and nutrition security in Timor-Leste
Type: Working Paper
This report is a literature review on Food and Nutrition Security in Timor-Leste based on data from surveys conducted by the Timor-Leste National Statistics Directorate, as well as from national and international organizations ...
Small fish make you and your child smart and healthy
Type: Poster
This poster is about the healthy benefits of small indigenous fish species for children.