Topics: Resilience

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Annual Report 2019

New guidelines ease the way for fish-friendly irrigation systems

A new set of guidelines provides practical guidance on the integration of irrigation systems with fisheries in a bid to boost resilient and productive food systems in Asia and Africa. Inland fisheries are a primary source of livelihoods as well as food and nutrition security for many in low- and...

Matthew O'Leary
Strategic Communications and Outreach Specialist
WorldFish

Mobile app connects fish farmers with aquaculture information despite COVID-19 in Myanmar

A new mobile application is delivering crucial aquaculture information to small-scale fish farmers who have restricted access to extension services due to lockdown measures in Myanmar. The Shwe Ngar app, which was developed by WorldFish and partners with funding from USAID, provides fish farming...

Timor-Leste president calls for expansion of aquaculture during hatchery visit

The President of Timor-Leste, Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, visited the Gleno hatchery last week, learning firsthand how high-quality Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) fingerlings are being produced and distributed nationwide. During the visit on 18 November 2020, the president spoke with...

Dried small fish powder provides opportunity for child health in Myanmar

As the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for nutritious diets, efforts to promote dried small fish powder is offering an opportunity for accessible and acceptable forms of micronutrients needed to boost the health of young children in Myanmar. The COVID-19 pandemic has the country struggling...

WorldFish joins united effort to boost climate-smart food systems in Malawi

In Malawi, land and aquatic food systems engage 80 percent of the population playing a key role in food security, employment and economic growth. However, the increasing impacts of climate change are threatening the productivity of small-scale producers. Increased temperatures and erratic weather...

Back to the Future with Rice-Fish Agroecosystems

Important research on how integrated rice-fish production can improve food security and climate resilience has been published as a result of strong collaboration by WorldFish , the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), under the...

Climate-smart innovations can boost aquatic food systems productivity in Bangladesh, says climate change expert

Climate-smart innovations are urgently needed to help poor and vulnerable aquatic food system actors withstand climate-shocks in Bangladesh, said WorldFish climate change researcher Peerzadi Rumana Hossain at a virtual roundtable in late August. As an affordable source of protein, fish and other...

Journal Article

Profitability and perceived resilience benefits of integrated shrimp-tilapia-seaweed aquaculture in North Central Coast, Vietnam

Improving Biosecurity: A Science-Based Approach to Manage Fish Disease Risks and Increase Socioeconomic Contribution

Nigeria is now one of Africa’s largest aquaculture producers with catfish ( Clarias spp. and Heterobranchus spp.) and tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) being the dominant farmed fish. A group of small-scale fish farmers, mostly men, show of their catfish farmed in monoculture ponds. Photo by...

Nutrition approaches of MYSAP Inland

Journal Article

Key indicators for monitoring food system disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh towards effective response