Nutrition
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.
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…
Global Partners Discuss Nutritional Goals at Virtual Convening
To discuss food and nutrition security, the Fish Innovation Lab convened global partners on June 28 when lab leaders, country coordinators, and grant recipients discussed the connections between research projects and potential nutritional outcomes…
From Harvest to Plate in Nigeria
In this video, U.S. PI Julius Nukpezah and U.S. co-PI Joe Steensma discuss their project in Nigeria focused on research to improve post-harvest loss in the fish value chain.
Team Begins Initial Field Work in Kenya
Efforts are underway for the Fish Innovation Lab’s quick start project in Kenya. The project, titled “SecureFish: Improved Nutrition Security in Kenya Through Increased Access to and Consumption of Coastal Marine Fish,” is conducting formative…
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…
MSU to lead new USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Fish
Mississippi State University will lead a new $15 million U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) initiative that continues efforts to reduce poverty and improve health outcomes for global populations dependent on aquaculture-led economies.