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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
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CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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Improving biosecurity practices of finfish aquaculture in Bangladesh
28.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Finfish biosecurity in Bangladesh is a growing concern due to the high demand for fish…
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Reconciling culture, livelihood and conservation through community fishing in Assam
27.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Indigenous fishing is a long-standing tradition that continues to be practiced today. Although it is…
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Adopting eco-friendly aquaculture practices for a healthier planet
21.04.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Our planet continues to warm due to human activities. According to a UN report, 70…
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A new paper on seaweed explores its potential in nourishing low- and middle-income nations
20.04.23-
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Globally, seaweed production has grown by nearly 75 percent in the past decade. What started…
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Employing an ecosystem approach to fisheries management to protect our oceans
30.03.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The world faces an increasingly arduous task to meet the rising demand for fish and…
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Mainstreaming women’s participation in aquaculture for sustainable livelihoods
29.03.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Aquaculture has expanded significantly as an industry in Bangladesh over the last 20 years. It…
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Partnering with Odisha Government to empower women through aquatic foods production
27.03.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The Government of Odisha has signed a new 5-year agreement with WorldFish to uplift women…
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Exploring new possibilities with artificial intelligence-powered aquaculture systems in Egypt
10.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Cutting-edge nanotechnology as well as information and communications technology (ICT) can be utiliz…
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In the Spotlight: Baishnaba Charan Ratha
07.03.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Baishnaba Charan Ratha is WorldFish’s human nutrition and public health senior specialist in India…
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Leadership Appointments at WorldFish, CIP, AfricaRice Boost CGIAR’s Mission to Transform Food, Land, and Water Systems
07.03.23Appointments across three continents bring research and policy expertise and track records of delive…
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In the Spotlight: Nurulhuda Ahmad Fatan
06.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Nurulhuda Ahmad Fatan is a senior research analyst at WorldFish. She has been with WorldFish…
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Boosting coastal aquatic food production through the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway
03.03.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The UK government has announced support of up to £45 million for a WorldFish-led program…
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Inspiring Stories: Win Chewa Htun
03.03.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Like many women involved in fisheries, Win Chewa Htun (not her actual name) faces a world…
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Harnessing aquatic foods to tackle multiple global challenges
23.02.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Policymakers addressing food system challenges now have access to new analyses and online tools that…
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Protecting livelihoods through sustainable utilization of the Kafue river basin
18.02.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Traditional leaders in Zambia, such as chiefs, have historically been the proponents of natural reso…
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Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed named WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director of Aquatic Foods
16.02.23Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed formally assumes the WorldFish Director General and CGIAR Senior Director …
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In the Spotlight: Neetha Shenoy
10.02.23-
Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Neetha Shenoy is an aquaculture specialist at WorldFish in India, working on the CGIAR research…
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Embracing more women scientists for sustainable aquatic food systems
10.02.23-
Gender equality
The world has less than seven years to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges and achieve the…
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