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Nutrition-sensitive approaches from pond to plate in Myanmar

Matthew O'Leary - 19 January 2021

Daw Ng Sheng Phoo in her backyard garden. After learning about the benefits of a diverse diet Sheng Phoo has increased her production and consumption of diverse, nutritious fish and vegetables. Photo supplied by Sheng Phoo.

Looking at aquaculture through a nutrition lens is leading production and dietary shifts toward diverse, nutritious fish and vegetables for women and their families in inland Myanmar.

For Daw Ng Sheng Phoo, a 42-year-old mother and fish farmer, small fish … Read the rest

Tags: Aquaculture, Coastal communities, Development, Fish, fish value chains, Fisheries, Fisheries management, Gender, Health, innovation, Livelihoods, Myanmar, Nutrition, Partnerships, Poverty reduction, Research, Resilience, Small-scale fisheries, small-scale fishers, Sustainability, Value chains

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Policymakers urged to prioritize aquatic foods to end malnutrition

Matthew O'Leary - 21 January 2021

Fish and other aquatic foods offer a life-changing opportunity for the hundreds of millions of undernourished people around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Photo by Neil Palmer.

Global policymakers and development funders have been urged to think of fish and other aquatic species as a critical solution to food insecurity, and not just as a natural resource that supports livelihoods, in a newly-published paper by a group of multidisciplinary experts.

Tags: aquatic food systems, aquatic foods, Development, Food security, food systems transfrmation, Health, malnutrition, Nutrition

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Increased sustainability and research capacity for tilapia aquaculture in Zambia

Admin - 19 January 2021

New aquaria installed at NRDC for aquaculture research. Tabitha Mulilo/WorldFish

Aquaculture is currently the main consumer of global fishmeal production. Sustainability concerns inherent to fishmeal production for aquaculture include the overexploitation of some fish stocks and the use of small pelagic fish that are important human food to produce food … Read the rest

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