Value chains and nutrition: Recent submissions
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The Blue revolution in Asia: Upgrading and governance in aquaculture value chains
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleIn this article, the authors examine the upgrading trajectories of selected aquaculture value chains in four Asian countries and the links between upgrading and three factors of value chain governance: coordination mechanisms; ... -
Fish availability and marketing system at local markets of a coastal district, Southern Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFish biodiversity is important for the future sustainability of aquatic resources in Bangladesh. However, stresses due to overfishing, climate change, habitat loss, eutrophication and pollution pose threats to fish ... -
Estimates of average energy requirements in Bangladesh: Adult Male Equivalent values for use in analyzing household consumption and expenditure surveys
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis dataset contains Adult Male Equivalent (AME) values for use in Bangladesh. These were constructed using prescriptive nutritional constructs adapted to the actual growth and weight pattern seen in Bangladesh. This ... -
Measuring nutritional quality of agricultural production systems: Application to fish production
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleReorienting food systems towards improving nutrition outcomes is vital if the global goal of ending all forms of malnutrition is to be achieved. Crucial to transitioning to nutrition-sensitive agriculture is valuing and ... -
Value chain analysis of the aquaculture feed sector in Egypt
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThis study was carried out to evaluate the value chain performance of the aquaculture feed sector in Egypt, in terms of value addition, employment and profitability. The strengths and weaknesses of each link of the value ... -
Labour, identity and wellbeing in Bangladesh's dried fish value chains
(2017)Type: Book ChapterDried fish products play an important role in the diets of fish consumers and in the livelihoods of actors in fisheries value chains throughout Africa and Asia. In Bangladesh, a large proportion of marine and freshwater ... -
Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to Improve Nutrition and Livelihoods in Cambodia
(2017)Type: BriefThe EU and IFAD-funded Managing Aquatic Agricultural Systems to Improve Nutrition and Livelihoods project ("Small Fish for Nutrition" for short) uses an integrated aquaculture/agriculture nutrition linkages approach to ... -
Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFish 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 ... -
Vitamin B-12 status in infancy is positively associated with development and cognitive functioning 5 y later in Nepalese children
(2017)Type: Journal ArticlePoor vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) status is widespread in South Asia. Insufficient vitamin B-12 status has been linked to poor neurodevelopment in young children. The objective of this paper is to measure the associations ... -
Homestead pond polyculture can improve access to nutritious small fish
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleIn Bangladesh, homestead pond aquaculture currently comprises a polyculture of large fish species but provides an ideal environment to integrate a range of small fish species. Small fish consumed whole, with bones, head ... -
Price setting in markets for Egyptian farmed fish
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis article investigates the relation between fish supply volumes and sales values in El-Obour wholesale market. The study also examines market cointegration between farmed tilapia and imported wild frozen fish (tilapia, ... -
Pre-calculated LCI systems with uncertainties cannot be used in comparative LCA
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleLetter to the editor: A recent paper by Qin and Suh (2016) provides an interesting test of the assumption of lognormally distributed life cycle inventory (LCI) results. We appreciate the importance of this work, and ... -
The Role of Fish in the First 1,000 Days in Zambia
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleFish is especially rich in essential omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and micronutrients, including bioavailable calcium, iron and zinc. Fish features prominently in the diet of most, especially poor, Zambians. ... -
The seafood gap in the food-water nexus literature--issues surrounding freshwater use in seafood production chains
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFreshwater use for food production is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades with population growth, changing demographics, and shifting diets. Ensuring joint food-water security has prompted efforts to ... -
Integrated systems research in nutrition-sensitive landscapes: A Theoretical methodological framework
(2017)Type: Book ChapterSustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ... -
Nutrition-sensitive landscapes: Approach and methods to assess food availability and diversification of diets
(2017)Type: Book ChapterSustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and ... -
Non-farmed fish contribute to greater micronutrient intakes than farmed fish: results from an intra-household survey in rural Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleFish is the most important animal-source food (ASF) in Bangladesh, produced from capture fisheries (non-farmed) and aquaculture (farmed) sub-sectors. Large differences in micronutrient content of fish species from these ... -
A review of socioeconomic studies in the fisheries sector in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details the components of the fish trade sector in Cambodia. The main studies on the socioeconomic value of fish are critically reviewed from a methodological perspective. -
Small and medium scale aquaculture value chain development in Egypt: Situation analysis and trends
(2014)Type: ReportThis report provides a situational analysis of the Egyptian aquaculture value chain conducted in 2013/2014. It deals with the conditions within which the farmed fish value chain operates in Egypt and the general trends ... -
The effect of daily consumption of the small fish Amblypharyngodon mola or added vitamin A on iron status: a randomised controlled trial among Bangladeshi children with marginal vitamin A status
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAmblypharyngodon mola (mola) is a nutrient-rich, small fish found in ponds and rice fields in Bangladesh. The aim of the present intervention was to assess the effect of mola consumption on iron status in children with ...