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2021 World Food Prize Laureate

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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her influential work on nutrition, fish, and aquatic food systems. Often referred to as the…

Nutrition, Climate, Sustainability, Economy, Gender, Covid-19 • 11 May 2021

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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize

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Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was named today the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her groundbreaking…

Nutrition, Sustainability, Gender, Covid-19, Economy, Climate • 11 May 2021

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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize

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CGIAR scientist at WorldFish honored for improving the quality, quantity, and availability of food in the world thanks to her pioneering scientific work on nutrition,…

Nutrition, Sustainability, Gender, Covid-19, Economy, Climate • 11 May 2021

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Big Facts on Aquatic Foods

800

million number of people around the world who depend on small-scale fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.

204

million tons - the volume of aquatic food production by 2030.

60

million - number of people engaged in the primary sector of fisheries and aquaculture in 2018.

24

trillion - the value of the ocean economy, including fisheries, shipping lanes and tourism.

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