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      Systems-thinking approach to identify and assess feasibility of potential interventions to reduce antibiotic use in tilapia farming in Egypt

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      Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains

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      Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system

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    • 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 hi…

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LATEST PROJECTS

Bangladesh

Apr 2020 - Sep 2022

Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in…

The Harnessing Machine Learning project is funded by the USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. There are three main…

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

ECOFISH supported coastal fishing communities and other fisheries' value chain stakeholders to improve the resilience of the Meghna…

Myanmar, Zambia

Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

Nutrient-rich small fish production, processing and marketing in Myanmar and Zambia (SPM)

The development and marketing of food products enhanced with dried small fish offers a novel solution to address major nutritional p…

carp polyculture

India, Bangladesh

Mar 2021 - Feb 2024

Taking nutrition-sensitive carp-SIS polyculture technology to scale

Fish is an irreplaceable source of micronutrients in diets in many developing countries, where large numbers of vulnerable people be…

ssf

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

Illuminating Hidden Harvests

Research to raise awareness of small-scale fisheries Vital for food and livelihoods Small-scale fisheries provide livelihoods for…

Food security, Blue growth

Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Africa

Dec 2020 - Nov 2024

Increased sustainability in the aquaculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, through improved aquatic…

*/ African aquaculture is growing rapidly. Tilapia and catfish are the two most important farmed fish species in Africa. Additiona…

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Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT). A means for poverty reduction and food security
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Emerging Scientist: Laura Khor

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In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene

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Jul 2021
Shwe Ngar (Golden Fish) Mobile Application
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Shwe Ngar (Golden Fish) Mobile Application

Karim, M., Rizaldo, Q., Ali, S.A.

innovation, Technology
Apr 2021
Innovation, practice, and adaptation to climate in the aquaculture sector
Journal Article

Innovation, practice, and adaptation to climate in the aquaculture sector

Akester, M.J.

Adaptation, Aquaculture
Jan 2021
Implementing aquaculture technology and innovation platforms in Asia
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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

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

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

Aquaculture, GIFT

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