FISH Science Week 2019: Fish for Thought

The current food system is responsible for producing one-fifth of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, losing approximately one-third of edible food in production, inabilities access to healthy and fresh food sources and are causing one-third of the world's land degradation. Furthermore, an estimate of two billion people worldwide suffers from hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiencies that are often caused by not eating a diverse diet including animal source food like fish and meat.

FAO Virtual Workshop: Development of a Global Information System for Aquatic Genetic Resources

The FAO Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources (ITWG-AqGR), a subsidiary body of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission) held a virtual workshop titled “Development of a Global Information System for Aquatic Genetic Resources”. 

Date: Monday-Friday, 8-12 June 2020

Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (UTC+8)

Food for Thought: Do we feed ponds wisely?

There will be a Food For Thought seminar on 26 February 2019 (Tuesday), from 01:15 PM to 02:00 PM (GMT +8 hours) at the Auditorium, WorldFish HQ. The presentation will be given by Dr. Marc Verdegem on ‘Do we feed ponds wisely?’. The session will also be streamed live via Skype for Business for audiences participating remotely at the following hyperlink: https://bit.ly/2BQfIrk

 

Presentation Abstract:

WorldFish @ external events: FAO Symposium on ‘Future of Food’

Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be one of the greatest challenges faced by our generation. While undernutrition persists in some countries, we are witnessing an unprecedented rise in obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Once considered a problem of high-income countries, obesity and overweight are now also on the rise in low- and middle-income countries.

FISH Science Week 2019

We are ready for what's shaping up to be an exciting Science Week at WorldFish. This event promises four action-packed days of stimulating presentations and panel discussions around sharing knowledge and learning on key innovations that stemmed from our research work with partners in 2019.