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Homegrown solution provides source of nutrition


Q&A with incoming WorldFish Director General

Tilapia: A nutritious, environmentally friendly fish

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Often dubbed the ‘aquatic chicken’, farmed tilapia is now a staple in many parts of the world. A healthy source of protein, micronutrients and essential fatty acids, tilapia is now the fourth most consumed fish in the US and it is farmed extensively in China, Egypt, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil among many other countries.

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WorldFish Annual Report 2014-15

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We are pleased to announce the release of the WorldFish 2014-2015 Annual Report. WorldFish is committed to ensuring that the research we do makes a real and tangible difference in the lives of people who depend on fish for their food security and livelihoods.

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Protected: Aquatic animal health: A year in review

Fish genetics: A year in review

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Faster-growing, hardier and more disease-resistant fish have many benefits for small-scale farmers and resource poor consumers. The development of new techniques for producing genetically enhanced fish breeds enables farmers to achieve increased productivity and income, and also offers an affordable source of protein for the rural poor.

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Training boosts fish processing sector in Aswan, Egypt

Training and improved seed key to Bangladesh aquaculture growth


Foresight analysis helps communities make better decisions about the future

A model for the eco-transformation of the shrimp industry

Breakthrough fish feed solution holds promise for smallholders

Double fish production while preserving biodiversity – can it be done?

Fish farming brings food and nutrition security to Sierra Leone

Aquaculture and tilapia: a fish that may tip the balance

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Overfishing has been rife for decades and our seas and oceans have become vastly depleted in fish reserves. Despite this, over 70% of the world’s population lives on the coast, relying on fish as a major protein source. It is time to look inland, towards freshwater aquaculture.

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WorldFish DG explains ‘big agenda’ for new strategy


Cairo’s chefs take to farmed tilapia

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With the successful expansion of tilapia aquaculture in Egypt, improved farming and fish handling practices, and the high price of alternative protein sources, chefs in Cairo are starting to take more notice of locally-farmed tilapia.

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Myanmar aquaculture drives development, shows growth potential

Research and training center supports growth of aquaculture in Africa

Feeding on farmed fish

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Farmed fish is playing an ever larger role in Asian diets, contributing to diversification away from the main staple food, rice. But what are the implications of such changes for nutrition, health and livelihoods?

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Towards a gender-equal fisheries sector in Myanmar

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Despite the fact that Myanmar is one of the world’s top 10 fish-producing nations, women are often afforded less access to productive assets and training than their male counterparts. Increasingly, government and development agencies are taking action to close this gender gap as part of efforts to support and drive growth in the sector.

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