International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
A workshop on "Advancing Alternative Seafood Review: Assessing Food, Nutrition and Livelihood Futures of Plant-Based and Cell-Based Seafood", hosted by WorldFish.
Date: 6 August 2020
Time: 08:00-9:30 (UTC-7) / 17:00-18:30 (UTC+2)
The fourth OIE Global Conference on Aquatic Animal Health will highlight the critical contribution of aquatic animal health programmes to improving aquaculture productivity and sustainability, and consequently the availability of high-quality protein to feed the world.
An “Aquaculture in Zambia” event with global leaders and sector experts on the central themes of species, trends, challenges, successes and future growth of aquaculture in Zambia.
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2020
Time: 21:00 PM (UTC+8)
Globally, approximately 800 million people depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods. Fish supply-demand research suggests that aquaculture production may need to double by 2030 to meet the world’s growing demand, and need, for a supply of affordable, safe and nutritious fish. Projected fish supply deficits are large globally, but Africa and Asia will face particularly significant shortfalls unless investments are made in sustainable aquaculture growth.
A virtual event to provide the global customers of U.S. Soy with the most updated information on summer related mortality syndrome of fish species.
Date: Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Time: 20:00 (UTC+8)
Hosted by USSEC in partnership with WorldFish Egypt, the event highlighted the challenges and opportunities to boost the resilience and sustainability of aquaculture production and aquatic animal health in Egypt.
WorldFish, in collaboration with Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), the Directorate of Fisheries and the ARIAS Society of the Government of Assam, India organized a workshop on Gender Integration in Fish Value Chain from 6 to 7 February 2020, at the IIBM Guwahati, Assam, India.
Skills in science, technology, engineering and math drive innovation and are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Women and girls are vital in all these areas. Yet they remain woefully under-represented. Gender stereotypes, a lack of visible role models and unsupportive or even hostile policies and environments can keep them from pursuing these careers.
Seeds of Change Conference is an interdisciplinary gender conference for researchers and practitioners in all fields of agriculture & fisheries (including food/commodity/cash crops, subsistence/semi-subsistence sectors, supply chains, forestry, aquaculture, and water management) which is jointly funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and University of Canberra.
A high-level discussion on aquatic food systems and their contribution to global food and nutrition security
Time: 22:30 - 00:00 (UTC+8)
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
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