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Business as usual not enough to meet future fish demand says new report
A new report notes that the world’s requirement for fish for human consumption in 2030 will exceed the 170 million metric ton trajectory of today’s production system by 62 million metric tons. Getting to Eden, a report from global action network Fishing ...
Type: Press Release
Farmed small fish can significantly reduce Bangladesh vitamin A deficiency
A new study indicates that a long-term commitment to the farming of small fish in Bangladesh could save as many as 3000 lives over an 11-year period. The study focuses on the farming of mola, a small indigenous fish species that can be easily grown in ...
Type: Press Release
Securing a just space for small-scale fisheries in the blue economy
This short video story highlights the findings of WorldFish leading researcher Philippa Cohen’s paper on Securing a just space for small scale fisheries in the blue economy, published at the Frontiers journal in April 2019. ...
Type: Video
Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT)
Although about 43% of the African continent is considered arid and water-poor, it supports the livelihoods of nearly 485 million people. This part of the continent is largely ignored as having potential for aquaculture development, but it has underground ...
Type: Project
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems: Annual Report 2018
This annual report provides key results and learning achieved during 2018 in the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH). FISH made significant progress during the year in (a) producing and disseminating a suite of research innovations for ...
Type: Publication
Hot off the press: New research in March 2019
Want to know how we are advancing scientific knowledge and thinking on the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture? ‘Hot off the press’ is our monthly roundup of new journal articles and other publications by WorldFish, FISH and partners. ...
Type: Story
Enhancing nutrition and resilience through integrated inland fish conservation
Empowering communities in Cambodia to improve fish productivity and household nutrition. ...
Type: Video
IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food system transformation in Southeast Asia
LOS BANOS LAGUNA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed a five-year tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today. The agreement provides a framework for ...
Type: Press Release
Resources for women's agency, household food security, and women's dietary diversity in urban Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, up to 45% of the population was living in urban areas as of 2010, and the estimated prevalence of urban poverty was approximately 20%. Yet, very little is known about the food security and diets of the urban poor. To date, studies of the ...
Type: Publication
Khokar shopno (Khoka's dream)
This story is about the change in the food intake of a young boy, Khoka, after his family started to grow fish and vegetables in a homestead pond. Khoka’s parents are poor. They do not have land to grow food even for their own consumption, nor do they ...
Type: Publication
