Gender Equity
Fish4Zambia Student Researcher: Laura Ingouf
Experiences at Mississippi State outside the classroom also have helped Laura Ingouf find and use her voice. Over the summer, she worked in the Gender Impacts Lab at the Social Science Research Center, which provided her the opportunity to go to…
Fish4Zambia Research Presented at MSU Graduate Research Symposium
Robert Kolbila, a doctoral student at Mississippi State University (MSU) and native of Ghana, presented research on the Fish Innovation Lab's Fish4Zambia project at the university's recent Graduate Research Symposium.
Deputy Director Elin Torell Featured in Gender-Mainstreaming Article
Fish Innovation Lab Deputy Director Elin Torell of the University of Rhode Island has been featured for her work in gender mainstreaming in developing countries in Central America, West Africa, East Africa, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Empowering Women Can Lead to Job Growth, Nutrition Security in Zambia
Mbonyiwe Chakanga dreams of a Zambia with improved opportunities for women in aquaculture and increased production for fish farms throughout the country.
Women’s Empowerment Key to Growth in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors
Annie Mumba sees empowering women as integral to food and nutrition security and believes that improving opportunities for women will have far-reaching benefits for communities.
Fish Innovation Lab Deputy Director on Empowering Women and More Equitable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management
Throughout her career in coastal conservation work, Elin Torell has sought opportunities to help communities build capacity through inclusion and equality.
Identifying Barriers to Nutrition in Zambia’s Lake Bangweulu Fishing Camps
Understanding disparities in access to income and food can help us understand disparities in nutrition, especially for women and children in poor households. The Fish4Zambia team at the Fish Innovation Lab collected data over the summer to…
Improving the Fish Value Chain in Zambia
In this video, U.S. PI Kathleen Ragsdale, U.S. co-PI Mary Read-Wahidi, and Zambia co-PI Pamela Marinda discuss their research about household nutrition and U.S. PI Delbert Gatlin discusses his study focused on alternative fish feed for tilapia farms…
Student Scholar to Assist with Research in Zambia
Laura Ingouf, a student at Mississippi State University (MSU) has received a $4,000 stipend to join a team of researchers in Zambia this summer and assist with data analyses at MSU.
Fish Innovation Lab Awards $500,000 in ‘Quick Start’ Grants
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Fish Innovation Lab) has made the first round of awards for research, granting $100,000 each to five projects in four countries: Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia. Known as “Quick Starts,” these…