Value chains and nutrition: Recent submissions
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Malawi / Mozambique implementation partners planning meeting, 15-16 Oct 2007. Workshop report
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ... -
Lake Victoria component planning meeting 13-14 Nov 200. Workshop report
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and FAO are implementing a regional programme entitled "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa; investing in sustainable solutions", funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ... -
Post-harvest handling of low-value fish products and threats to nutritional quality: a review of practices in the Lake Victoria region
(2009)Type: ReportUnder the Regional Programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa, implemented by the WorldFish Center in collaboration with FAO, this paper is the second in a series of papers that have been generated from reviewing literature ... -
Effect of dietary supplementation of inulin and vitamin C on the growth, hematology, innate immunity, and resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe aim of the current study was to evaluate the in vivo potential effect of inulin (5 g kg-1) and Ascorbic acid (500 mg kg-1) on improving the performance as well as the immunity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). ... -
A behaviour change intervention with lipid-based nutrient supplements had little impact on young child feeding indicators in rural Kenya
(2018)Type: Journal ArticlePoor 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 ... -
Value chain analysis for sea cucumber in the Philippines
(2010)Type: Working PaperThis study examined the sea cucumber industry in the Philippines through the value chain lens. The intent was to identify effective pathways for the successful introduction of sandfish culture as livelihood support for ... -
Small fish can mean big nutrition
(2011)Type: BriefMalnutrition 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 ... -
Governance of global value chains impacts shrimp producers in Vietnam
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleResearch by the authors examined the impacts of governmental and non-governmental standards on the ability of seafood producers and processors in Vietnam to access export markets. The Vietnamese government plays an important ... -
Aquaculture helping to improve health and nutrition in Bangladesh
(2011)Type: BriefBangladesh has made important human development gains in recent years, reflected by reductions in poverty, mortality of children under five, and chronic malnutrition. These gains have been achieved in spite of frequent ... -
Smoked marine fish from Western Region, Ghana: a value chain assessment
(2011)Type: ReportThe value chain analysis of ths report focused on smoked marine fish- overwhelmingly the most important fish product originating in Western Region, Ghana. Smoked fish from Western Region is mainly destined for the domestic ... -
GHERS: Greater Harvest and Economic Returns from Shrimp
(2011)Type: BriefThe dynamic shrimp sector in Bangladesh is facing several challenges, particularly low yields and poor quality. Regardless of the high demand for this product, shrimp farming is still characterized as being traditional and ... -
Fish and human nutrition
(2011)Type: BrochureThis flyer highlights the diet of fish in providing essential micronutrient for some population groups living in riparian and coastal areas. -
Protein and micronutrient composition of low value fish products commonly marketed in the Lake Victoria region
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleIncrease 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 ... -
More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor --- CGIAR Research Program 3.7 - Fish
(2011)Type: BriefAs a member of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The WorldFish Center will partner with several other CGIAR Centers in the CGIAR Research Program 3.7 "More meat, milk and fish by and ... -
Whitefish wars: Pangasius, politics and consumer confusion in Europe
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleRapid growth in production of the farmed Vietnamese whitefish pangasius and its trade with the European Union has provoked criticism of the fish's environmental, social and safety credentials by actors including WWF and ... -
The social relations of catfish production in Vietnam
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth of intensive export-oriented Pangasius catfish production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is unparalleled in terms of rapidity and scale by any other agricultural sector, with production climbing from a low base to ... -
Value-chain analysis of Egyptian aquaculture
(2011)Type: ReportEgypt’s aquaculture production (705,490 tonnes in 2009) is by far the largest of any African country and places it 11th in terms of global production. The aquaculture sector makes a significant contribution to income, ... -
The potential role of small fish species in improving micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries: building evidence
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of this study was to build a comprehensive overview of the potential role of fish in improving nutrition with respect to certain micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. A comprehensive literature ... -
Uganda aquaculture value chains: strategic planning mission report
(2012)Type: ReportThis report presents the findings and recommendations of a strategic planning mission to reevaluate the feasibility of WorldFish implementing a fish value chain research program in Uganda under the CGIAR Research Program ... -
Uganda aquaculture value chains: strategic planning mission: summary report
(2012)Type: ReportThis report presents the findings and recommendations of a strategic planning mission to reevaluate the feasibility of WorldFish implementing a fish value chain research program in Uganda under the CGIAR Research Program ...