There will be a Food For Thought seminar on 27 February 2019 (Wednesday), from 01:15 PM to 02:00 PM (GMT +8 hours) at the Auditorium, WorldFish HQ. The presentation will be given by Dr. Hampus Eriksson on ‘White elephants, fishwinners and the innovation catch’. The session will also be streamed live via Skype for Business for audiences participating remotely at the following hyperlink: https://bit.ly/2Gtujfg

Presentation Abstract:

The Fish for Livelihoods project launched the newly developed Shwe Ngar (golden fish) mobile App, providing information on aquaculture technologies, basic human nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene practices for buyers and sellers of aquaculture and fisheries related products. 

Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Time: 12:00 PM (GMT+6.30) / 13:30 (UTC+8)

The Two Degree Initiative (2DI) Blue Challenge, led by the CGIAR, is one of nine global challenges, focusing on 3 hotspots for collaborative action and investing, namely Asia, Africa and the Pacific. 

Date: 8-15 September 2020

Read the 2DI Blue Challenge project brochure

In collaboration with the Oak Foundation, WorldFish will be hosting Towards resilient and equitable smallscale fisheries meeting from 3rd to 5th September 2019 in WorldFish headquarters, Penang.

An event to officially launch the research innovations developed to enhance the aquaculture sector through research and development by WorldFish in partnership with The Natural Resources development College (NRDC) and other partners and funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). 

Date: Wednesday, 23 December 2020

Time: 15:00 – 18:00 (UTC+8)

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A webinar exploring gender-equitable solutions for more inclusive and resilient aquatic food systems.

Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Time: 17:30-19:00 (UTC+8)

Following the week after the 2021 International Women’s Day, gender research leaders came together to discuss innovative solutions for addressing gender disparity issues in food systems' value chains. 

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, on the final day of World Seafood Congress, WorldFish will be participating in The Great Debate: Critical Decisions for Future Success. Dr. Philippa Cohen and Dr. Cynthia McDougall will join the panel of keynote speakers to discuss on how to mitigate the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on the resource base, and ways our respective sector(s) can help address these global challenges.

The panel of keynote speakers are as follows:

Today, people around the world are celebrating the International Day of Rural Women, which recognizes the invaluable contribution of rural women to the sustainability, food security and wellbeing of rural communities.

A  “Food Systems transformation through a blue lens: the next big questions” Dialogue by EAT, Stanford University and Stockholm Resilience Centre.

MARCH 11TH 2019, MONDAY

The use of ontologies in agricultural data management and reuse, under the CGIAR Big Data Platform, is evolving at a fast pace but requires shared knowledge and consistency of use across sectors. In order to optimize integration and efficiency of data, for this webinar, a panel of experts will exchange on the dimensions important to consider when identifying an ontology for data annotation and other applications.