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Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture plays an increasingly important role in meeting the rising global demand for fish fuelled by economic and demographic growth. However, in many middle-income countries, aquaculture is constrained by rising labour ...
Cost, competition and employment along farmed fish value chains in Nigeria
Type: Brief
In this brief we summarize our findings from a value chain survey of relevant stakeholders in Nigeria to better understand the aquaculture industries’ post-production cost composition, market competition environment, and ...
Effects of COVID-19 on fish value chains: Descriptive Evidence from India
Type: Internal Report
The 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 ...
Future scenarios of fish supply and demand for food and nutrition security in Bangladesh: An analysis with the AsiaFish model
Type: Journal Article
Bangladesh has made significant progress in social and economic development in recent years, but micronutrient deficiencies and poor dietary diversity remain a significant challenge. This paper developed five scenarios to ...
Are consumers in developing countries willing to pay for aquaculture food safety certification? Evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
Many developing countries face challenges in managing food safety risks associated with consumption of animal-source foods. Efforts to address these challenges increasingly recognize the role of certification in agri-food ...
“Essential non-essentials”: COVID-19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains
Type: Journal Article
Food 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 ...
Spatial and temporal patterns of consumption of animal-source foods in Tanzania
Type: Journal Article
Animal-source foods (ASF) are an important source of nutrients in many developing countries. However, there is limited information on the demand for ASF and the factors influencing their consumption. This study assessed ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on fish value chains in India: Descriptive Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
Type: Internal Report
This study aimed at assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish value chains in India, between 2019 and 2020 and between 2020 and 2021. The specific objectives were to assess the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on: ...
The future of fish in Africa: employment and investment opportunities
Type: Journal Article
One of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled with development challenges, particularly ...
Endowments, expectations, and the value of food safety certification: experimental evidence from fish markets in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
We study the impact of endowments and expectations on reference point formation and measure the value of food safety certification in the context of fish trading on real markets in Nigeria. In our field experiment, consumers ...