Improving Human Outcomes

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Youth Employment in Aquaculture Value Chain (Wholesale Market)

This video features youth working in a wholesale market, an example of increasing employment opportunities for young people in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh.

Image Alternative Text: A picture of the people who joined the Delta South and Central Senatorial District training.

Recent Trainings in Nigeria Taught the Importance of Food Safety in Fish Processing

The Nourishing Nations’ August trainings provided Nigerians with new approaches to fish processing, taught them how to prevent food contamination, and promoted the benefits of adding fish to their diets.

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Our People Story: Grace Adegoye from the Nourishing Nations team

Grace Adegoye, a Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University, tells about what led her to work alongside the Fish Innovation Lab's Nourishing Nations team.

Image Alternative Text: Tony Yon demonstrates how to record the GPS coordinates using the cameras to a group of citizen science participants.

Fishers in Cambodia Use Citizen Science Program to Improve Their Fishery

The "Increasing Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Resilience of Cambodian Communities" project, in their success story, tells how their citizen science program is increasing innovation and improving the local fishery in Cambodia.

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Advancing Gender-Responsive Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Starts with Identifying Common Gender Barriers

A new brief highlights findings from the Gender Responsive Aquaculture/Fisheries Development Assessment (GRADA-FIL) related to common gender barriers that may be at play at research sites where Fish Innovation Lab activities are being conducted.

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Nourishing Nations’ Delta State Tour Leads to New Connections for Project Development

The Nourishing Nations team went on a tour of Delta State, Nigeria, in April 2021. While there, the team gathered information on the area to further develop the project’s research protocols. Additionally, they made some important contacts to support…

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Quick Start Results, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps

In its first and second year, the Fish Innovation Lab funded five “Quick Start” activities. These were short (12-15 month) activities designed to kick-start the Fish Innovation Lab’s research-for-development activities on the ground.This document…

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Addressing Food Safety in Aquaculture Systems in Developing Countries

Globally over 600 million people, 1 in 10, suffers from foodborne diseases each year, and 420,000 people died in 2010. Practicing safe food preparation and storage strategies can help prevent this.

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Fisheries Need Stronger Role in Food Policy and Food Security Planning

Fish Innovation Lab Deputy Director Elin Torell joins "The Leading Voices in Food" podcast at Duke University's World Food Policy Center to discuss the importance of recognizing fish in international food policy and development funding.

Image Alternative Text: Staff from Bangladesh’s Department of Fisheries Quality Control Laboratory and Institute of Public Health National Food Safety Laboratory participate in hands-on training.

Improving Capacity in Bangladesh to Detect Fecal Pathogens in Aquaculture

The Fish Innovation Lab project on Evaluation of Risk and Mitigation of Aquaculture Fecal Pathogens organized lectures and a hands-on training for eight participants from the Bangladesh Department of Fisheries Quality Control Laboratory and the…