Food for Thought: Fish & Roots, Tubers and Bananas in Agri-Food Systems: Opportunities for, and constraints to integrated production, value-addition and human consumption

This presentation summarizes the findings from a literature review conducted for two CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) on Fish-Agri Food Systems (FISH), led by WorldFish and Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) led by CIP. The report was commissioned to document linkages between fish, roots, tubers and bananas within agri-food systems; identify opportunities for strengthened integration in production systems, animal feed and nutritional products; and simultaneously identify constraints, research gaps and provide policy recommendations that support nutrition-smart agriculture.

Special events: Official visit by Kenya High Commissioner

His Excellency Francis N. Muhoro, the Kenya High Commissioner to Malaysia will be visiting WorldFish Headquarters in Penang, Malaysia on Wednesday, 14 August 2019. The visit is part of the High Commissioner's effort to have a discussion on a number of areas of interest particularly the blue economy that Kenya is playing a leading role in Africa, also to learn more about WorldFish areas of research.

WorldFish External events: CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub Meeting

Antimicrobials are among the most important tools available to medical and veterinary professionals for curing disease and improving welfare. However, their use to combat common infections in people and animals is increasingly failing, thereby posing a major threat to global development, including food and nutrition security, and resulting in greater losses of life.

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