Press releases
First Private Tilapia Hatchery Opens in Timor-Leste, Set to Boost Aquaculture Growth
DILI, June 7 2019 – The first public-private model fish hatchery in Timor-Leste has opened today in Leohitu, Bobonaro, representing a critical step toward realizing the National Aquaculture Development Strategy (2012-2030) , which aims to boost fish supply from aquaculture to 12,000 tons by 2030...IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food system transformation in Southeast Asia
LOS BANOS LAGUNA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed a five-year tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today. The agreement provides a framework for cooperation on research for development (R4D)...WorldFish and Skretting sign MoU to develop aquaculture in Africa
WorldFish and Skretting have solidified their growing partnership to address food and nutrition security in Africa through collaborative aquaculture support and innovation. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world population will reach 9.8 billion by 2050...New inspection and certification facility aims to boost fish trade in Africa
WorldFish and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) will today launch the COMESA Fish Inspection and Certification Facility in Luangwa, Zambia on the Zambia-Zimbabwe-Mozambique border. The facility, which was built by WorldFish through the European Union-funded FishTrade...WorldFish and the International Rice Research Institute to host Myanmar’s first international scientific symposium on rice-fish systems
WorldFish and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Aung Thu, Myanmar’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, will host the first Southeast Asia Rice-Fish Systems (RFS) Symposium: Optimizing Land and Water Use from 6–8 August 2018. The...Nigeria workshop seeks to scale up proven technologies, boost aquaculture production in West and Central Africa
Participants from several West and Central African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin and Cameroon, will convene in Abuja, Nigeria on 6–7 August 2018 to discuss approaches to boosting aquaculture production in the region under the Technologies for African Agricultural...Global workshop closes with commitment to enabling environment for new research on fish for nourishment
Participants at the Global Workshop on Nutrition-sensitive Fish Agri-food Systems which closed 8 December in Siem Reap, Cambodia agreed that while evidence is mounting that fish is a solid investment choice, in particular for reducing global undernutrition, more needs to be done to build the case...Research highlights antimicrobial resistance risk in aquaculture
New research from WorldFish undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-food Systems ( FISH ) identifies means to lessen the use of antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, antivirals, and antiprotozoals, in aquaculture. Intensification of fish farming systems has resulted in higher...First International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Development of Aquaculture
Under the patronage of Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Dr. Abdel Moneim El-Banna, WorldFish and the Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR), will host Cairo’s First International Scientific Conference and Exhibition on "Sustainable Development of Aquaculture" from 20...Myanmar collaboration aims to enhance rice and fish production
WorldFish and the International Rice Research Institute ( IRRI ) will join forces with Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation to improve the productivity, profitability and development outcomes of rice-fish systems in Myanmar. The ACIAR funded project, Development of rice fish...Call to Action outlines vision for aquaculture development in Africa
(September 15, 2017) Key regional players have joined with WorldFish and the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems ( FISH ) to endorse a vision for inclusive and sustainable aquaculture to underpin the overarching aims of human development, food and nutrition security on the African...Genetics roadmap to develop more resilient farmed fish
WorldFish will embark on new research to create more resilient fish with characteristics such as disease resistance and more effective feed utilization. Based on a roadmap developed with world experts at a WorldFish-hosted fish breeding workshop on 23–24 May at The Roslin Institute in Edinburgh,...