Knowing whether aquaculture in developing countries helps the poorest in communities is an important question for development agencies who want to make pro-poor investments. Historically, there have been two arguments that it does not. First,…
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Sustainable Aquaculture: Five Strategies to Getting Growth Right
Posted by Stephen Hall on 5 June 2014
A guest blog by Richard Waite of the World Resources Institute (WRI), Michael Phillips of WorldFish, and Randall Brummett of the World Bank.
Mike Velings, founder and managing partner of Aquaspark, guest blogs about social-impact investing in small-scale aquaculture.
“Big Salmon” steps up, but don’t forget the little guys – for their sake and ours
Posted by Stephen Hall on 28 August 2013
The salmon industry’s decision to collectively pursue Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification is an important step, but it’s upgrading small-scale farming where the big pay-offs lie. Listen to this podcast iTunes | Download Your browser does…
Small-fish aquaculture feeds poor consumers and business growth
Posted by Stephen Hall on 4 September 2012
Reflections from Stephen Hall, Director-General, WorldFish in response to Sam Eaton’s Scaling up: Vietnamese fish farms search for eco-friendly formula. Originally published on Center for Investigative Reporting blog, As aquaculture booms, make room for small…