Event: World Cafe: Scaling innovations to transform aquatic food systems in Africa
Date: 20 February 2024
Time: 15:45-17:15 (GMT+2)
Location: The Avenue Conference and Events Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
More information: https://ocean-innovation.africa/speakers/and-worldfish/
Context:
The economic toll of climate change on Bangladesh's aquaculture has been revealed for the first time in a new study
Following decades of progress in reducing global hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition, this trend is now reversing.
The fisheries and aquaculture sectors are vital contributors to the Bangladeshi economy, providing jobs and significant export earnings.
A new study in Nature Food shows how blending aquaculture and agriculture can boost nutrition, improve farmer incomes, and reduce environmental harm.
Small-scale fishing represents almost 80% of the catches in the West Indian Ocean region. About half of the fish is for personal consumption.
Under the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS) project, WorldFish in collaboration with Wildlife Conservation
WorldFish is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Directors who will help steer WorldFish’s global research development agenda for aquatic food systems.
Date: 14 Dec 2023
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Pioneering climate-smart solutions aimed at bolstering fish farming in arid lands and enhancing the resilience of communities facing the challenges of climate change, were presented by WorldFish, <