A unique feature of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish is its focus on 8 carefully selected value chains with the potential to generate lessons and outcomes that will transform these value chains and can be applied elsewhere. These resear…
In the January 2013 issue of Animal Frontiers, Livestock and Fish advisory committee member James Muir explains that fish production will have to increase to meet global demand. He writes that fish are often overlooked as an important source of nutrien…
On 20 and 21 December 2012, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ran a training course for national partners and collaborators on methods and approaches f…
A new working paper from WorldFish argues that the availability of genetically more productive fish stock “must progress hand in hand” with refinements in the production systems in which the fish will reared and marketed. The authors indicate there…
A fisherman and his livestock in Bangladesh (Photo credit: WorldFish) On 5 and 6 December, leaders of the various value chain development projects in the program met to coordinate their plans and priorities across the countries and chains. The meeting …
