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Fisheries & Aquaculture students at the NRDC Aquaculture Skills Training Center, Lusaka

Revising aquaculture curriculums to support youth in Zambia

WorldFish

20.12.21

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

While Zambia’s aquaculture sector is growing considerably, which is largely contributed to the�…

Harnessing aquatic foods for sustainable healthy diets

WorldFish

17.12.21

Environmental health
Food security
Nutrition

The recent UN Food Systems Summit and COP26 generated a consensus around the urgent need…

In the Spotlight: Surendran Rajaratnam

WorldFish

16.12.21

WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) are global leaders in…

: A family fishes in Chandpur, Bangladesh. Photo by Finn Thilsted.

Illuminating Hidden Harvests to shine a light on small-scale fisheries

WorldFish

16.12.21

Nutrition

Small-scale fisheries are vital to the life and livelihoods of millions of people around the…

Fish trader in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo by Stevie Mann.

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on Africa’s women fish processors and traders

WorldFish

01.12.21

Women fish processors and traders play a critical role in food and nutrition security across…

In the Spotlight: Faridul Haque

WorldFish

30.11.21

Environmental health
Food security
Gender equality
Nutrition
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

WorldFish researcher Faridul Haque explains how his work can lead to gender transformative change wi…

Inclusion of aquatic foods in national nutrition policies helps tackle malnutrition. Photo by M. Yousuf Tushar.

Shifting the narrative from feeding people to nourishing populations

WorldFish

26.11.21

Nutrition

In an interview hosted by UN News’ Sachin Gaur, WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and P…

Nigerian youth entrepreneur poses with her farmed tilapia

Diving into Nigeria’s fish future

WorldFish

26.11.21

Food security
Nutrition

For Nigeria’s rapidly growing population, the aquaculture sector offers new opportunities for …

WorldFish key partner in revision of Bangladesh’s National Fisheries Policy (1998)

WorldFish

25.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Nutrition

A Divisional Stakeholder Consultation Workshop was co-hosted by WorldFish and Bangladesh’s Departm…

Men paddle out to a near by reef to catch fish, Santupaele village, Western Province, Solomon Islands. Photo by Filip Milovac.

WorldFish champions resilient aquatic food systems at COP26

WorldFish

24.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP26, concluded with a new…

Existing climate strategies ignore fisheries at our peril

WorldFish

22.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation

The most visible and tangible signs of climate change tend to be above water, from…

Fisher Margarida da Costa prepares her fish to be sold in the nation’s capital, Dili. Photo by Kate Bevitt.

Participatory approaches key to unlocking the benefits of aquatic foods

WorldFish

18.11.21

Food security

Fish-based livelihoods are the backbone of Pacific island economies, offering a critical source of f…

Wrapping up the Borlaug Dialogue

WorldFish

09.11.21

Nutrition

The Borlaug Dialogue has come to a close, culminating in WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition…

A fish farmer from Rangpur receiving weather forecast from Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s toll-free hot line number. Photo by Harun Or Rashid

Managing climate variability with smart and innovative climate information services

WorldFish

08.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

Aquatic foods -- diverse animals, plants, and microorganisms grown and harvested from water -- are…

Fisherman and son fishing in the Twante Canal, Myanmar. Photo by Michael Akester.

Improving fish supply chains for food and livelihood security in Southeast Asia

WorldFish

05.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
Nutrition

Throughout deliberations at last month's United Nations’ Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), global lead…

Women play a critical role in aquatic food supply chains, though they typically perform informal postharvest activities like fish processing and trade, so their contributions are persistently undervalued. Photo by Kate Bevitt.

Does gender determine how one experiences climate change?

WorldFish

05.11.21

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security

Climate change is one of our most critical and complex global challenges. Sea-level rise and…

Photo from the inception training held in Ibadan in February 2021. In attendance are the enumerators, masters students, and research partners. (Pictured above are Faroyin Omolola, Marvel Adedeji, Oyebade Timilehin, Olufisoye Ojo, Oyesola Adedamilola Mary, Kunle Osinubi, and Selim Alarape.)

Integrating digital learning tools for long distance team training during the covid-19 crisis

WorldFish

04.11.21

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions came into full force just as the Feed the…

World awakens to unmatched potential of aquatic foods to improve nutrition

WorldFish

01.11.21

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, receive…

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Revising aquaculture curriculums to support youth in Zambia

Harnessing aquatic foods for sustainable healthy diets

In the Spotlight: Surendran Rajaratnam

Illuminating Hidden Harvests to shine a light on small-scale fisheries

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on Africa’s women fish processors and traders

In the Spotlight: Faridul Haque

Shifting the narrative from feeding people to nourishing populations

Diving into Nigeria’s fish future

WorldFish key partner in revision of Bangladesh’s National Fisheries Policy (1998)

WorldFish champions resilient aquatic food systems at COP26

Existing climate strategies ignore fisheries at our peril

Participatory approaches key to unlocking the benefits of aquatic foods

Wrapping up the Borlaug Dialogue

Managing climate variability with smart and innovative climate information services

Improving fish supply chains for food and livelihood security in Southeast Asia

Does gender determine how one experiences climate change?

Integrating digital learning tools for long distance team training during the covid-19 crisis

World awakens to unmatched potential of aquatic foods to improve nutrition