Shifting the narrative from feeding people to nourishing populations

From
WorldFish
Published on
26.11.21
Impact Area
Nutrition

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

In an interview hosted by UN News’ Sachin Gaur, WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Shakuntala Thilsted explained the significant role of aquatic foods in sustainable healthy diets and their inclusion in national nutrition policies and program interventions to tackle malnutrition.

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