Evaluating Impacts of GIFT Adoption at Scale: Understanding the Dissemination Process from Hatcheries to Farmers in Bangladesh

The performance of GIFT in various contexts has been demonstrated through on-station and on-farm evaluations. Evidence indicates that adoption of GIFT can increase fish yields hence economic returns for farmers; increase survival rate, shorten harvest time and increase individual harvesting weight; reduce production and operational costs; and reduce local fish market prices improving affordability among consumers.

Smallholder Fish Farmers Population Dataset

The smallholder fish farmer population census data was collected from 1,161 farmers in four districts of Northern Province of Zambia. A structured questionnaire was administered to the respondents and responses were recorded on an android device (smart phone), and sent to server owned by Musika, the project partner. Data was collected from October 2018 to March 2019. The study was undertaken by the Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training for Improved Private Sector and Smallholder Skills Project in Zambia with support from NORAD.

Fishers’ response to temperature change reveals the importance of integrating human behavior in climate change analysis

Data files and syntax files associated with “Fishers’ response to temperature change reveals the importance of integrating human behavior in climate change analysis.” (Fiorella, K.J. Bageant, E., Schwartz, N.B., Thilsted, S.H., Barrett, C.B.), forthcoming in Science Advances in 2021.

CFS 46: Committee on World Food Security

Making a Difference in Food Security and Nutrition

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. The committee act as a platform for global coordination on food security and nutrition, promotes policy convergence, shares lessons, and experiences and reviews global progress towards achieving world food security.