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African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systems

Matthew O'Leary - 5 March 2021

Masked fish trading in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo supplied by Patricia Maisha.

Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their livelihoods and ensure the continued flow of fish despite COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions.

African women make up at least 60 percent of those handling fish … Read the rest

In the Spotlight: Bernadette Fregene

Kate McMahon - 11 February 2021

Bernadette Fregene (left) sorts monosex tilapia at WorldFish's African Aquaculture Research and Training Centre

Bernadette Fregene is WorldFish’s aquaculture compact leader and facilitates the delivery of new technologies to aquaculture producers, aiming to increase local production of aquatic foods, improve household nutrition and create job opportunities for women and youth.

Emerging Scientist: Laura Khor

Kate McMahon - 2 February 2021

WorldFish Research Fellow, Laura Khor

Laura Khor, a WorldFish Research Fellow, currently working on novel approaches to monitoring and mitigating disease outbreaks in aquaculture.

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