Agriculture

Promotion of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato and nutrient rich vegetables to help meet the nutritional needs of women and children

To promote the consumption of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) and nutrient rich vegetables, WorldFish and International Potato Center (CIP)/AVRDC , through the USAID funded Feed the Future program, jointly organized a workshop on the 4^th and 5^th of May, 2013 at the Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF) training center Jessore.

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/workshop-promote-orange-fleshed-sweet-potato-and-nutrient-rich-vegetables

Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - an update

Guest seminar presented by Dr Kevin Coffey of Columbia University, at WorldFish HQ, 14th September, 2012.

Development in difficult places – how do we reach the billion people that have been left behind?

Steve discusses different approaches to achieving development outcomes and re-imagines agricultural research in development. http://bit.ly/Wa7LIF

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Evolving solutions for new horizons: Reflections on a conversation

Podcast: Stephen reflects on the outcomes of Seaweb's 10th International Seafood Summit, that was held in Hong Kong from September 5-8, 2012.

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Transformative Gender Research by Rachel Kyte

Message from Rachel Kyte, Chair of CGIAR Fund Council and World Bank Vice President of Sustainable Development

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Improved management, increased culture and consumption of small fish species can improve diets of the rural poor

Improved management, increased culture and consumption of small fish species can improve diets of the rural poor.

Thilsted, S.H. 2012

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Optimizing Water Management for Local Livelihoods in the Mekong Basin

With the high potential of hydroelectricity development, the Mekong Basin region faces a rapid, widespread development pressure in the decades to come. Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam are the main focus areas where more hydropower dam projects are to be built along the Mekong tributaries. Though such projects significantly contribute to regional and national economic growth, local riparian communities are the ones who bear the brunt of the environmental impacts they cause. Livelihoods of local communities heavily depend on water from rivers and other natural resources in the area a complex way but this complexity is often overlooked by the environmental and social impact assessments conducted for hydropower projects. The past projects in the region, and from around the world, give us a glimpse of the magnitude of short-term and long-term impacts on the livelihoods of riparian communities.

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Workshop on Promoting Fisheries activities at Khulna

Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) project funded by USAID has been implementing in southern Bangladesh. Today 25 June, 2012 WorldFish organized a day long workshop on “Promoting CSISA-BD activities (Fisheries Sector) , Achievements and Experiences to Stakeholders” at CSS AVA Center, Khulna.

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/workshop-promoting-fisheries-activities-khulna