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      Systems-thinking approach to identify and assess feasibility of potential interventions to reduce antibiotic use in tilapia farming in Egypt

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      Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains

    • Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions

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      Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system

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    11th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA11)

    11th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquacultu…

    23/08/2022 - 26/08/2022

    FishBase - SeaLifeBase Symposium

    05/09/2022 - 06/09/2022
    Artisanal fishing boats in South Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati. Photo by Brooke Campbell.

    2022 Fishing for Life: South and South-East A…

    19/09/2022 - 20/09/2022
    Rigs for fishing. Photo by Agness Chileya.

    2022 FAO Science and Innovation Forum

    17/10/2022 - 21/10/2022

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    • WorldFish offers Professor Dr. Ayman Anwar Ammar’s family its deepest condolences and sympathy.

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    • Chief Lumpuma of Lufwanyama District in the Copperbelt Province is aware of the fact that his subjects have been cutting trees indiscriminately and using forbidden fishing methods that are affecting the food and nutrition security of the community. Photo by Agness Chileya.

      Maintaining the harmony between rivers and forests to safegu…

    • The Odisha government’s move to involve the women-led grassroots institutions to manage and built co-ownership of the community water resources like GP tanks was a fruitful one that resulted in multiple benefits

      Leveraging on multi-utility waterbodies to sustainably produ…

    • The well-being of the Inle Lake fisherfolk depends heavily on the health of the lake’s ecosystem. Photo by Nang Tin May Win

      Protecting Inle Lake for the long-term well-being of the loc…

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LATEST PROJECTS

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

ECOFISH supported coastal fishing communities and other fisheries' value chain stakeholders to improve the resilience of the Meghna…

Myanmar, Zambia

Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

Nutrient-rich small fish production, processing and marketing in Myanmar and Zambia (SPM)

The development and marketing of food products enhanced with dried small fish offers a novel solution to address major nutritional p…

carp polyculture

India, Bangladesh

Mar 2021 - Feb 2024

Taking nutrition-sensitive carp-SIS polyculture technology to scale

Fish is an irreplaceable source of micronutrients in diets in many developing countries, where large numbers of vulnerable people be…

ssf

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

Illuminating Hidden Harvests

Research to raise awareness of small-scale fisheries Vital for food and livelihoods Small-scale fisheries provide livelihoods for…

Food security, Blue growth

Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Africa

Dec 2020 - Nov 2024

Increased sustainability in the aquaculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, through improved aquatic…

*/ African aquaculture is growing rapidly. Tilapia and catfish are the two most important farmed fish species in Africa. Additiona…

Bangladesh

Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

Harnessing machine learning to estimate aquaculture production and value chain performance in…

Digital technologies are undergoing a revolution. Machine learning, remote sensing, smartphones, mobile internet, social media, and…

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Related Publications

CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - Annual Report 2021
Report

CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - Annual Report 2021

Rossignoli, C., Phillips, M.J., Cullhaj, M.

Gender, Livelihoods
Jun 2022
Book Chapter

The importance of sex-disaggregated and gender data to a gender-inclusive COVID-19 response in the aquatic food systems

Choudhury, A., Rajaratnam, S., McDougall, C.

gender equality, Fishery policies
Feb 2022
Impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar
Internal Report

Impacts of COVID-19 and options to build resilience and recovery in fish value chains in Myanmar

Hoong, Y., Tran, N., Akester, M.J., Khin, M.

Myanmar, Fish
Feb 2022
Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 3)
Internal Report

Qualitative assessment of COVID-19 impacts on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh (Round 3)

Value chains, COVID-19
Jan 2022
COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Odisha - One year into the pandemic
Internal Report

COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Odisha - One year into the pandemic

Haas, B., Sahoo, M., Nayak, K., Das, S.R.

COVID-19, Food supply chains
Jan 2022
COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Nigeria - One year into the pandemic
Internal Report

COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Nigeria - One year into the pandemic

Haas, B., Olaniyi, A.A., Siriwardena, S.N., Rosen, L.

COVID-19, Food supply chains
Jan 2022
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The well-being of the Inle Lake fisherfolk depends heavily on the health of the lake’s ecosystem. Photo by Nang Tin May Win

Protecting Inle Lake for the long-term well-being of the local fisherfolk

Posted by Nang Tin May Win, Michael Joseph Akester , Syed Aman Ali - 4 minutes read

Sustainability, Environment, Livelihoods, Nutrition

Farmers are taking care of vegetable they plan in their pond dike. Photo by AWM Anisuzzaman.

Cross-center learning between CIMMYT and WorldFish

Posted by WorldFish - 3 minutes read

WorldFish has partnered with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) on a 5-year project to develop low-cost and highly nutritious aquatic feeds based on novel ingredients. Photo by WorldFish

Developing sustainable aquatic feeds for resilient aquatic food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read

Sustainability, Aquaculture feeds, Nutrition

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