Discover our latest success stories, stories from the field, blogs, and opinion pieces contributed by our thought leaders and global experts. Through evidence-based storytelling, we examine and report on WorldFish work towards transforming aquatic food systems for healthy people and the planet.

2021 WorldFish Annual Report

WorldFish Annual Report 2021

Posted by - 1 minute read
October 27, 2022

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (middle), Vincent Doumeizel (second from left), and other members of the Safe Seaweed Coalition presenting in a side session during the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Ben Wismen.

La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems

Posted by Ben Wismen - 7 minutes read
October 17, 2022

Seaweed, Nutrition, Sustainability, Climate change

WorldFish, through the Matsya Paripusti project, aims to improve the nutrition profile of malnourished children and their physical and mental growth by advocating for the inclusion of nutrient-rich dried small fish powder in their mid-day meal program at the Anganwadi centers. Photo by Baishnaba Charan Ratha

Tackling malnutrition in children through the inclusion of dried small fish powder in their diets

Posted by Amar Gaikwad, Arun Padiyar Panemangalore , Baishnaba Charan Ratha - 3 minutes read
October 16, 2022

Nutrition, School feeding

Income generation by the youths in cage culture of tilapia in Lake Kivu, DRC. Photo by Janvier Mushangalusa.jpg

Eradicating poverty by nurturing the youth in aquaculture technologies

Posted by Bernadette Tosan Fregene , Agness Chileya - 4 minutes read
October 15, 2022

Youth employment, Aquaculture, Poverty reduction

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was recognized at the recent International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries (ICSF) for her contributions to developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems. Photo by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain

Shakuntala Thilsted receives award from Sylhet Agricultural University

Posted by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain - 3 minutes read
October 14, 2022

aquatic foods, Nutrition, Food security, Livelihoods

Happy youth entrepreneur, Nigeria. Photo by Adesanya Omotomiwa IITA and Olaniyi Ajibola, WorldFish.

Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia: Benefiting aquatic food producers in the past, present and future

Posted by Trịnh Quốc Trọng , John Benzie - 5 minutes read
October 05, 2022

Tilapia, Aquaculture, Genetic improvement, Sustainability

aquatic foods have earned their place at the table in discussions regarding planet-healthy diets taking place among policymakers and governmental agencies worldwide. Photo by WorldFish

Aquatic foods’ seat at the table

Posted by John Bakum - 5 minutes read
October 05, 2022

aquatic foods, Nutrition, climate, Sustainability

Fisheries landing site, Malaysia. Photo by Fred Weirowsky

Strengthening the voices of small-scale fishers for change

Posted by Sarah Erickson , Alexander Tilley - 3 minutes read
September 27, 2022

Resilient Small-scale fisheries, Artisanal fisheries, aquatic foods, Community management

International Youth Day: Solidarity with young aquatic actors

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
August 12, 2022

Youth, aquatic food systems, Employment, Education

WorldFish's Florine Lim Pei Pei was announced the first-ever recipient of the CGIAR Inclusive Leader Award at the recent CGIAR Inclusive Workplace Awards Ceremony

WorldFish’s Florine Lim bags inaugural CGIAR Inclusive Leader award

Posted by WorldFish - 3 minutes read
September 20, 2022

Leadership, Inclusion, Gender, Research

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre briefing Shakuntala Thilsted on their Algae Cultivation Facility. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Leveraging the expertise of institutions in East Malaysia for a sustainable aquatic food system

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read
September 16, 2022

Partnerships, aquatic food systems, Sustainability, Research

Amelia Da Silva has six ponds in Leohitu village, Timor-Leste, where she farms genetically improved farmed tilapia as part of a farmer cluster supported by the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2) project. Photo by Carlos Alves Almeida.

‘I eat tilapia every day’: Farmers in Timor-Leste achieve higher aquaculture production

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read
September 15, 2022

Aquaculture, Tilapia, Partnerships, Nutrition

jpg At the consultation meeting on 8 July 2022 to establish the third Public-Private-Partnership hatchery for genetically improved farmed tilapia in Hera, Timor-Leste.

Public-private-partnership tilapia hatcheries grow from two to four, increasing access to fingerlings in Timor-Leste

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 4 minutes read
September 09, 2022

Aquaculture, Tilapia, Partnerships, Nutrition

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak addressing the more than 300 guests at the Fish Harvesting Ceremony and Farmer Field Day on 12 August 2022 in Leohitu, Bobonaro. Photo by Shandy Santos.

Timor-Leste Prime Minister advocates for aquaculture development at tilapia harvesting ceremony

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 6 minutes read
August 31, 2022

Aquaculture, GIFT

Penang Chief Minister applauds WorldFish on successful IIFET 2024 bid. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Penang Chief Minister applauds WorldFish on successful IIFET 2024 bid

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read
August 30, 2022

blue economy, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade

MOU exchange with Universiti Putra Malaysia

WorldFish renews Memorandums of Understanding with top research universities in Malaysia

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
August 22, 2022

Partnerships

WorldFish has played a pioneering role in aquaculture production through its long-standing tilapia genetic improvement (GIFT) program since the 1980s. Photo by WorldFish.

Tilapia as the best bet species for aquaculture commercialization in India

Posted by John Benzie , Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag - 4 minutes read
August 18, 2022

Aquaculture, Nutrition

Final-year marine science students with Professor Mario Cabral at the National University of Timor-Leste. Photo by Kate Bevitt

‘Growing opportunities’: New WorldFish and university partnership in Timor-Leste enables first marine science students to graduate

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read
August 17, 2022

Small-scale fisheries, marine fisheries, Coastal fisheries, co-management

Photo collected from the internet shows mola fish, a highly nutritious fish widely available in Bangladesh Collected

Mola fish steadily gaining global popularity for nutritional values

Posted by - 1 minute read
July 29, 2022

aquatic foods, Small fish, mola, Nutrition

Twenty-three-year-old Nan Win Htwe now leads her family hatchery business together with her sister after the demise of their father. Photo by Kyaw Moe Oo.

Emerging Youth: Nan Win Htwe

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
August 12, 2022

Youth, Small-scale aquaculture, Entrepreneurship

Saifuddin Rana provides advice and consulting services to aquatic food producers through FishBooth, both physically and virtually

Emerging Youth: Saifuddin Rana

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
August 11, 2022

Youth, fish value chains