WorldFish
Marleen Schutter
Scientist
Lucious Kanyumba
Scientist
6 aquatic food system innovations transforming women’s livelihoods
WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, Aquatic Food Systems, and Vice Chair of the 2021 UN Food System Summit Action Track 4: Advance Equitable Livelihoods, Dr.
African women join forces to overcome COVID-19 challenges in aquatic food systems
Across Africa, women working in aquatic food value chains are banding together to support their livelihoods and ensure the continued flow of fish despite COVID-19 lockdowns and disruptions.
Low-cost technology boosts women’s livelihoods amidst pandemic in Bangladesh
Through disruption to aquatic food value chains, the COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the livelihoods of small-scale fish farmers in Bangladesh. Many of the nation’s rural inland and coastal commu
Savings groups support women’s financial independence during COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Already suffering from climate disasters and persistent floods, Bangladesh’s coastal communities were sorely impacted by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
Innovating Zambia’s aquaculture sector boosts food security
Aquatic foods caught and harvested in inland waters have long been an important part of the economy and diets in Zambia, which has 20 percent of its land covered by water.