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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia
Type: Report
The Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiatives (RAqFS) focuses on research-fordevelopment
to catalyze the scaling of transformative innovations, policies and approaches to support aquatic foods in delivering more sustainable ...
Complementary Food for Africa+Dried Fish Powder Recipes
Type: Manual
This ComFA+Fish recipe booklet is intended for resource-limited urban and rural mothers and for staff of ministries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide health and nutrition care and services, and nutrition ...
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 ...
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.
Good practices for preprocessing and cooking farmed fish
Type: Manual
Fish is an important food for human consumption. Because of its high nutritional value, it can treat diseases
caused by malnutrition, and it is especially suitable for children, pregnant women and breastfeeding
mothers. ...
A Community Health Worker Becomes a FishFirst! Zambia Champion and Local Catalyst for Change
Type: Blog
In 2022, the FishFirst! Zambia team returned to Lake Kariba to implement the second phase of their research, which focused on providing nutrition training, conducting cooking demonstrations and implementing sensory panels ...
The Role of Coral Reef Small-Scale Fisheries for Addressing Malnutrition and Avoiding Biodiversity Loss
Type: Working Paper
Integrated management of coral reef foods, as a highly diverse set of blue foods, can contribute to addressing the dual challenges of malnutrition and biodiversity loss. Advances in nutrition research have made it possible ...
Fish Acquisition and Consumption in the African Great Lakes Region through a Food Environment Lens: A Scoping Review
Type: Journal Article
Effective actions for the fishery and aquaculture sectors to contribute toward improving nutrition rely on an understanding of the factors influencing fish intake, particularly amongst vulnerable populations. This scoping ...
Strengthening small-scale fisheries for food and nutrition security, human well-being and environmental health in Zambia
Type: Brief
Zambia is rich in aquatic resources with 15 million ha of water in the form of rivers, lakes and swamps. These water bodies support diverse and widespread capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries (SSF) that ...
Sustaining and improving the contribution small-scale fisheries make to healthy and sustainable food systems in Malawi
Type: Brief
An evidence policy brief on the contribution of small-scale fisheries to a healthy and sustainable food system in Malawi.