The world is becoming increasingly digital -- data is everywhere and new technologies keep disrupting markets. Within CGIAR there already are many initiatives that embrace those new opportunities.

A team from Accenture Development Partnerships and the leader of the CGIAR Big Data Platform will visit WorldFish HQ in Penang to carry out a seminar interview, digital infrastructure mapping, and a workshop during the period of 18th to 20th February 2019.

A live webinar on "From Words to Action: Using the SSF Guidelines and Human Rights for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries" as part of the Small is Bountiful panel on 8 June.

Date: Monday, 8 June 2020 

Time: 20:00 (UTC+8)

Lead organizations: FAO, ICSF

How much is enough?

The United Nations predicts that by 2050 the global population will reach around 9.7 billion. Adequately feeding such a large number of humans demands a huge boost in food production. Changes in diet, climate and demography will pose challenges to food security. Increasingly wealthy Asian populations will opt for more meat, fruit and vegetables.

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) SLU Future Food and SLU Global will hold a breakfast seminar to learn more about the complicated topic of the global food system and the threats the new pandemic has on it.

Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2020

Time: 15:00-16:00 (UTC+8)

WorldFish Program Leader, Value Chains and Nutrition, Dr.

Data collection and metadata are becoming more important to business decisions. It is an essential tool for preserving the organization's legacy, facilitate digital preservation and scholarly communication as well as boosting the outreach of knowledge materials. Comprehensive metadata that contains all key information on research data can be reused for other purposes and over the longer term.

A Fish Talk as part of World Nutrition Day to discuss how COVID-19 has been affecting global nutrition, particularly food supply chains and production in developing countries tackling food security and malnutrition. 

Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020

Time: 15:00 (UTC+8)

Scaling Systems and Partnerships for Accelerating the Adoption of Improved Tilapia Strains by Small-Scale Fish Farmers (SPAITS) Project Inception Workshop

A virtual adaptation of #WWWeek with a series of sessions around the theme “Water and Climate Change: Accelerating Action.”

Incorporating fish consumption which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, iodine and various vitamins into the daily intake will significantly improve individual health since the human body are not able to produce significant amounts of these essential nutrients. Despite the rich nutritional value of fish, intake by pregnant and lactating women, especially among the poor, is low, and infants and young children are often not fed fish.