Value chains and nutrition: Recent submissions
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Food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands
(2013)Type: Working PaperThis 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 ... -
Fish - more than just another commodity
(2013)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the contribution of wild capture fisheries to nutritional security in fish dependent developing countries. It is intended to stimulate debate around two broad themes: (1) when should the focus of ... -
Optimizing benefits from the Egyptian farmed fish value chain
(2013)Type: PosterEgyptian aquaculture is booming, yet greater fish quality and effective industry support are still needed. A value chain approach is helping research and development partners overcome barriers to sustainable growth. -
Value chain for farmed fish
(2013)Type: PosterValue chain showing the steps of fish handling from inputs, production, processing and distribution, marketing to final consumption. -
Fish diversity and fish consumption in Bangladesh
(2013)Type: Book ChapterBangladesh prides itself on being very rich in fish diversity. Its numeroud and diverse inland waterbodies and paddy fields are home to over 267 freshwater fish species. Biodiversity of fish species is important for nutrition ... -
Governance of global value chains in response to food safety and certification standards: The Case of shrimp from Vietnam
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleWe 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 ... -
Governance of global value chains in response to food safety and certification standards: The Case of shrimp from Vietnam
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleWe 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 ... -
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
(2015)Type: Journal ArticleUp-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of Disease Study ... -
The role of farmed fish in the diets of the resource-poor in Egypt
(2015)Type: ReportThe Egyptian aquaculture industry provides more than 100,000 full-time or part-time jobs and produces the country's least-expensive farmed animal protein. Thus, aquaculture plays an important role in both sustaining ... -
Commodity and product identification for value chain analysis
(2015)Type: ReportThis commodity and product identification research was undertaken in the context of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS). AAS seeks to reduce poverty and improve food security for the millions ... -
Promising practices in food security and nutrition assistance to vulnerable households in the Tonle Sap Region, Cambodia
(2015)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to reduce poverty and improve food security for many small-scale fishers and farmers who are dependent on aquatic agriculture systems by partnering ... -
Orange sweet potato farming technology (Bangla)
(2015)Type: BrochureOrange sweet potato roots and leaves are rich in vitamins and energy. They are valuable source of micronutrients particularly vitamins A, B and C. Combining orange sweet potato with other foods such as nutrient-rich small ... -
Do fish scales matter? Diversification and differentiation in seafood commodity chains
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleRecent studies in the literature on fisheries trade have contrasted the challenges and opportunities associated with domestic and internationally oriented fish trade. We examine forms of domestic and international fish ... -
Dietary change in Bangladesh from 1985 to 2010
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleIn 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 ... -
Boom and bust in Andhra Pradesh: Development and transformation in India's domestic aquaculture value chain
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIndia is the worlds second largest producer of farmed freshwater fish. The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is by far the most important producer of fish in India. Since the late 1970s, fish culture in AP has undergone a boom ... -
Children and wild foods in the context of deforestation in rural Malawi
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThere is growing recognition of the contribution of wild foods to local diets, nutrition, and culture. Yet disaggregation of understanding of wild food use by gender and age is limited. We used a mixed methods approach to ... -
Sierra Leone fish value chain with special emphasis on Tonkolili District
(2017)Type: ReportThe USAID-funded Sierra Leone Feed the Future (FtF) Agriculture Project implemented by WorldFish has completed its initial pilot phase (July 2015 to September 2016). During this phase, the project identified and tested ... -
What shapes food value chains? Lessons from aquaculture in Asia
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article, the authors explain what shapes food value chains through the analysis of selected aquaculture industries in four key Asian producing countries. Worldwide production of aquatic resources has grown rapidly ... -
Making sense of the market: Assessing the participatory market chain approach to aquaculture value chain development in Nepal and Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThe participatory market chain approach (PMCA) is a methodology for improving the performance of poorly-coordinated value chains. This study uses a mixed methods approach to assess the effectiveness of PMCA for promoting ... -
Predicted vitamin D status in mid-pregnancy and child allergic disease
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleVitamin 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 ...