Improving aquaculture with genomics resources for breeders
Aquaculture - the breeding and farming of fish and shellfish - is overtaking traditional line and net fishing practices.
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Addressing gender inequalities through forum theater
In Northwest Bangladesh, WorldFish has been improving livelihoods of rural communities, particularly aquatic food producers through the Income, Diets and Empowerment through Aquaculture (IDEA) proj
El-Quseir discussed with CGIAR representatives ways to benefit from international alliances
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al-Sayed El-Quseir met with a delegation from CGIAR on the margins of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Conven
Rear fish in a rice paddy? Old ways can future-proof food production
As our agricultural landscapes strain to meet the needs of the growing global population, the world is realising the sheer scale of our agrifood system challenges.
22nd International Congress of Nutrition: Nourishing the future: the role of fish and fishery products for improved food and nutrition security in developing countries
A discussion exploring the benefits of adding small amounts of fish and fishery products to plant-based diets to improve diet quality and food and nutrition security in developing countries.
Date: Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Time: 13:15-15:15 (Tokyo, Japan time)
IFAD-WorldFish: Partnership on aquatic foods
A sharing session exploring the partnership between IFAD and WorldFish on small-scale aquaculture innovations to build community resilience, create employment opportunities and increase nutritional impacts.
Date: Thursday, 15 December 2022
Time: 14:00-15:30 (CET/Rome, Italy time) 15:00-16:30 (EET/Cairo, Egypt time)
CGIAR Roundtable: Financial flows in the Agrifood sector in the Global South
A consultative roundtable exploring pathways of scaling up research and innovations in food production systems, particularly in aquatic food sectors, and understanding the drivers of the financial flows within and beyond the sector in the Global South.
Date: Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Time: 14:30-23:00 (UTC+8)
Venue: Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
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TEDTalk: Aquatic foods for healthy people and planet
A sharing session spotlighting WorldFish's work in research and innovation in aquatic foods as a viable source of nutritious and sustainable diets in the global agricultural and food research agenda.
Date: Tuesday, 13 November 2022
Time: 15:00-16:30 (UTC+8)
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2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
A conference that sets out an ambitious plan to implement broad-based action to bring about a transformation in society’s relationship with biodiversity and to ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled.
Date: Wednesday-Monday, 7-19 December 2022
CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) - Coffee and conversation!
Attention CGIAR women in research and science! Are you looking for opportunities to network professionally with other women at CGIAR? Are you keen to connect with new and interesting people from across countries and other CGIAR institutions?
Date: 1 December 2022 to 31 May 2023
If so, please join us for an exciting pilot program: Random Coffee!