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Building resilient aquatic food livelihoods in Myanmar

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A small-scale aquaculture farmer tends to his pond in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Photo by Toby Johnson.

WorldFish researchers are working alongside small-scale aquatic food producers and value chain actors in Myanmar to strengthen the resilience of aquatic food-based livelihoods impacted by both COVID-19 and widespread pollution.

Aquatic foods caught and harvested in inland waters like lakes … Read the rest


Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transporting

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Transporting live fish in Bangladesh typically requires close contact between value chain actors. Photo by Noor Alam.

Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh. The onset of COVID-19 disrupted these transportation networks and threatened the health, safety, and livelihoods of aquaculture value chain actors. Forced to travel to markets … Read the rest

Small businesses fuel Zambia’s aquaculture sector

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Zambian fish farmer Serge Nsombo tends to his pond in the Luwingu District. Photo by Chosa Mweemba.

Northern Zambia’s growing small-scale aquaculture sector offers new opportunities to improve food and nutrition security and boost income. The full potential of rural smallholder farms can be realized through investment in key inputs and markets along aquatic food value chains. … Read the rest

Gender researchers highlight approaches to achieving equal opportunities

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Gender transformative approaches deliver greater impacts for the sustainable livelihoods of women and men in aquatic food systems. Photo by Habibul Haque.

Gender transformative approaches (GTAs) are a WorldFish-pioneered innovation that has been in continuous development since 2012. Known as a set of ‘processes,’ they are used to tackle the root causes of gender inequalities, going beyond ‘business as usual’ to understand, … Read the rest

Zambian aquaculture provides new opportunities for youth

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Maggie Chishala, 26 years old, and Hendrix Chishala, 20 years old, are young aquaculture farmers in Kamukate Village, Luwingu District. Photo by Chosa Mweemba.

Zambia’s emerging aquaculture sector is set to be a key supplier of fish and other aquatic foods in sub-Saharan Africa. The sector already employs approximately 13,000 people. Its growth presents an economic opportunity for youth, creating jobs along value chains … Read the rest

WorldFish Science Director Prof. Eddie Allison named among world’s top cited

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Professor Eddie Allison was named one of the world's most cited in researchers Clarivate’s 2020 Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list. Photo supplied by Eddie Allison.

Prof. Eddie Allison, WorldFish’s interim director of science and research, was named in the world’s top 0.1 percent of researchers. The recognition in Clarivate’s 2020 Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list was measured by the number of times other scientists cite … Read the rest

Boosting Malawi’s aquaculture production for food security

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Fish farmers construct a pond in Malawi. Photo by Stevie Mann.

Although Malawi has an extensive history of fish farming spanning a century, the nation’s smallholder aquaculture sector has yet to realize its full potential. Building the sector’s capacity can offer a sustained fish supply to improve food and nutrition security … Read the rest

Pond polyculture: Disrupting gender and cultural norms in Luwingu, Northern Province, Zambia

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Lulu and Muleya training providing training to women by her pond in Luwingu, Northern Province, Zambia. Photo by Kendra Byrd.

“I was called the white devil”, laments Lucinda ‘Lulu’ Middleton as we talked about her experience of working in the rural area of Luwingu in the Northern Province of Zambia. “For weeks, Muleya had to lead the conversation and discussions … Read the rest


Gender-integrated business strategies empower women in Zambia

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Fish farmers Agnes and Acinta pose with dried fish from their ponds in Luwingu, Zambia. Photo by Doina Huso.

In Zambia, rural women play a vital role in aquaculture and related value chains, but their contributions often go unrecognized. Fish farming is often perceived as “men’s work,” leaving women to participate more in informal activities like fish processing and … Read the rest





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