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The new Blue Food Assessment research compiles and analyzes a variety of current national data to discover the four main functions that aquatic foods may play in improving the performance and sustainability of national food systems. Photo by Dominyk Lever.

Harnessing aquatic foods to tackle multiple global challenges

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

Nutrition & Health, aquatic foods, Climate Action

The polyculture of small and large fish species in the homestead ponds in Zambia would offer a direct source of food for household consumption rather than farming tilapia strictly for markets. Photo by Lulu Middleton.

Diversifying fish species and sources provide a flexible pathway to food and nutrition security

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

nutrition-sensitive approach, aquatic foods, Food security, Nutrition security

Aquaculture, especially polyculture systems with indigenous small fish species, has the potential to improve the nutrient intake of households during closed fishing seasons. Photo by Lulu Middleton.

Press Release: A diversity of fish species and sources provide a flexible pathway to food and nutrition security

Posted by - 7 minutes read

Partners from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines attended the Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative (AMD) Research Planning and Design Workshop in WorldFish, Penang. Photo by Sam

Nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems for resilient and sustainable Asian mega-deltas

Posted by Ben Wismen - 5 minutes read

Nutrition-sensitive, Deltas, Agri-food systems, Partnerships

A bag of mola fry produced at Biswal Aquatech hatchery in Odisha. Photo by Rashmi Ranjan Das.

Cracking the code of mola mass production boosts nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in India

Posted by Francois Rajts, Sourabh Kumar Dubey - 5 minutes read

Nutrition, Polyculture (aquaculture), Small fish

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (middle), Vincent Doumeizel (second from left), and other members of the Safe Seaweed Coalition presenting in a side session during the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Ben Wismen.

La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems

Posted by Ben Wismen - 7 minutes read

Seaweed, Nutrition, Sustainability, Climate change

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was recognized at the recent International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries (ICSF) for her contributions to developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems. Photo by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain

Shakuntala Thilsted receives award from Sylhet Agricultural University

Posted by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain - 3 minutes read

aquatic foods, Nutrition, Food security, Livelihoods

aquatic foods have earned their place at the table in discussions regarding planet-healthy diets taking place among policymakers and governmental agencies worldwide. Photo by WorldFish

Aquatic foods’ seat at the table

Posted by John Bakum - 5 minutes read

aquatic foods, Nutrition, climate, Sustainability

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre briefing Shakuntala Thilsted on their Algae Cultivation Facility. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Leveraging the expertise of institutions in East Malaysia for a sustainable aquatic food system

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read

Partnerships, aquatic food systems, Sustainability, Research

Photo collected from the internet shows mola fish, a highly nutritious fish widely available in Bangladesh Collected

Mola fish steadily gaining global popularity for nutritional values

Posted by - 1 minute read

aquatic foods, Small fish, mola, Nutrition

 The 21st edition of the biennial conference will be held in Penang

WorldFish wins bid to host IIFET 2024

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read

blue economy, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade

Small-scale fisheries, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, photo by Jamie Oliver, 2007

Press Release: WorldFish announced as host of IIFET 2024 

Posted by - 5 minutes read

Women led community fishing at Borjong wetland in Assam. Photo by Sourabh Dubey.

Why food systems transformation must be a priority at Stockholm+50

Posted by WorldFish - 4 minutes read

Nutrition & Health, Value chains, food systems transfrmation, Sustainability

Cooking demonstration for community members in Chaula village of Rangpur. Photo by WorldFish/Maherin Ahmed

Improving child nutrition in Bangladesh through cooking demonstrations

Posted by Maherin Ahmed - 6 minutes read

Aquaculture, Small fish, Dietary diversity

Promoting nutrient-rich fish powder to improve diets in Myanmar and Zambia

Posted by Kate McMahon - 3 minutes read

Food security, Sustainability, SDGs

Members of the Riyadh women fish retailers' committee in Kafr El Sheik, Egypt. Photo by Kate Bevitt.

Gender-inclusive innovations for aquatic food systems transformation

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read

Gender, Youth, women

Diversity is the fundamental principle to use

Posted by WorldFish - 1 minute read

aquatic food systems, Nutrition, Research

Men paddle out to reef to catch fish in the Solomon Islands. Photo by Filip Milovac.

Championing equitable aquatic food systems at the 2022 One Ocean Summit

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read

aquatic foods, Nutrition

A fisher couple is harvesting sea weeds at Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Photo by Aminul Islam, WorldFish

WorldFish spotlights resilient aquatic food systems at the Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum  

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read

Oceans, blue economy

Dried fish powder has been successfully introduced in several African and Asian communities. Photo by Kate Bevitt

Press Release: WorldFish awarded inaugural Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge grand prize

Posted by WorldFish - 7 minutes read

Women drying small fish before grinding them to powder. Photo by Finn Thilsted

WorldFish wins inaugural Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

Nutrition, Food systems

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