Discover our latest success stories, stories from the field, blogs, and opinion pieces contributed by our thought leaders and global experts. Through evidence-based storytelling, we examine and report on WorldFish work towards transforming aquatic food systems for healthy people and the planet.

Rice-pond fisheries are an example of a food system focused not just on production but also nutritional outcomes. Photo by Fani Llauradó.

Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems

Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
February 08, 2022

Food systems, aquatic food systems, Sustainability, Livelihoods

‘A huge benefit’: 2nd public-private-partnership tilapia hatchery opens in Lautem, Timor-Leste

‘A huge benefit’: 2nd public-private-partnership tilapia hatchery opens in Lautem, Timor-Leste

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read

Fish farming, Food security, Nutrition, Small-scale aquaculture

Zacari Edwards was a contributing author to the IHH Maldives case study.

Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Zacari Edwards

Posted by WorldFish - 5 minutes read
February 01, 2022

Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture, economy

Just before interviewing trap fishers in Seychelles to learn about their values and preferences, as well as their views on the blue economy. Photo by Marleen Schutter.

In the Spotlight: Marleen Schutter

Posted by Aniss Khalida Mohd Khalid - 4 minutes read
January 31, 2022

Oceans, blue economy, Governance, Equity

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
January 27, 2022

Nutrition, Food systems

Kechicha’s Imoran Farm opened a retail store selling dried catfish and other value-added foods to retailers and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Tatios Kechicha / Imoran Farms

Emerging Youth: Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 5 minutes read
January 24, 2022

Youth, Small scale aquaculture, Entrepreneurship, innovation

Closing investment gaps in African aquatic foods

Posted by WorldFish - 7 minutes read
January 21, 2022

Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed appointed WorldFish’s new Interim Director General

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
January 04, 2022

Dr. Gareth Johnstone steps down as WorldFish Director General end of December 2021

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
January 04, 2022

Marketing fish in a local market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo by Nhuong Tran.

Launching Nigeria's Fish Futures to nourish a nation

Posted by Kate McMahon - 3 minutes read
December 28, 2021

Livelihoods, Aquaculture development, Food security, Research

annual report 2020 cover

WorldFish 2020 Annual Report

Posted by - 1 minute read
December 23, 2021

Fish farmer U Zaw Zaw casts his net in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. Photo by Kyaw-Win-Khaing.

Launching the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022

Posted by Kate McMahon - 3 minutes read
December 23, 2021

Aquaculture, Artisanal fisheries

The CGIAR Research Program on Fisheries Agri-Food Systems (FISH) came to a successful conclusion after providing five years of evidence. Photo by Balaram Mahalder

CGIAR Research Program for Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) ends with a splash

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 8 minutes read
December 22, 2021

Nutrition, Sustainable Aquaculture, Resilient Small-scale fisheries

Joshua Wesana

In the Spotlight: Joshua Wesana

Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
December 21, 2021

Value chains, Nutrition

Fisheries & Aquaculture students at the NRDC Aquaculture Skills Training Center, Lusaka

Revising aquaculture curriculums to support youth in Zambia

Posted by Tabitha Mulilo - 3 minutes read
December 20, 2021

Youth, Fisheries

Diving deep into the diversity of fish and other aquatic foods offers an unmatched potential to transform food systems for healthier people and a sustainable planet.

Harnessing aquatic foods for sustainable healthy diets

Posted by John Beddington, Naoko Yamamoto - 6 minutes read
December 17, 2021

Nutrition, aquatic food systems, Sustainability

Surendran Rajaratnam shares how through his work as a post-doctoral fellow specializing in gender studies at WorldFish, women in aquatic food systems are further empowered.

In the Spotlight: Surendran Rajaratnam

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 5 minutes read
December 16, 2021

Gender, Aquaculture, women

A family fishes in Chandpur, Bangladesh. Photo by Finn Thilsted.

Illuminating Hidden Harvests to shine a light on small-scale fisheries

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read
December 17, 2021

Small-scale fisheries, Sustainable Development, Research, Gender

Fish trader in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo by Stevie Mann.

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on Africa’s women fish processors and traders

Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
December 01, 2021

Gender, Food security, Fisheries, Aquaculture

Faridul Haque (right) is seen conducting focus group discussions in a village at Bogura, Bangladesh. Photo by Mst. Zohura Khatun (Meera), Program Officer, WorldFish.

In the Spotlight: Faridul Haque

Posted by Aniss Khalida Mohd Khalid - 10 minutes read
November 30, 2021

aquatic food systems, Aquaculture, Supply Chains, Food security

Inclusion of aquatic foods in national nutrition policies helps tackle malnutrition. Photo by M. Yousuf Tushar.

Shifting the narrative from feeding people to nourishing populations

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 5 minutes read
November 26, 2021

Nutrition