Zambia
Adapting the WEAI to Explore Gender Equity Among Fishers, Processors, and Sellers at Zambia’s Lake Bangweulu
The Fish4Zambia team has a new publication accepted in World Development. Read to learn more about how the team implemented the novel Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries Index (WEFI) to investigate gender equity among men and women fishers, processors…
New Tool Helps Quantify Post-Harvest Losses in Small-Scale Capture Fisheries
The open-access customizable Post-Harvest Fish Loss Assessment for Small-Scale Fisheries (PHFLA) is a novel quantitative tool created by the FishFirst! Zambia team to assess losses among fishers, processors, and fish sellers in the small-scale…
2021: A Year in Review at the Fish Innovation Lab
In 2021, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish continued progress toward its goal of reducing poverty and improving nutrition, food security, and livelihoods by supporting the sustainable development of aquaculture and fisheries systems.
Intensive Fishing Effort and Market Controls as Management Tools for Invasive Aquatic Species: A Review
Mike Rice, the lead principal investigator of the Fish Innovation Lab's project on invasive crayfish in Zambia, has a new publication accepted in Asian Fisheries Science. Read to learn more about management techniques to control invasive aquatic…
Fish Innovation Lab Overview Video
In this video, learn about the Fish Innovation Lab's work to alleviate poverty and improve nutrition in vulnerable populations through reliable and inclusive provision of fish.
MSU Feed the Future projects gain global attention at Borlaug International Dialogue
A virtual side event at this year’s Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue has brought global attention to Fish Innovation Lab projects led by Mississippi State researchers.
How Locally Sourced Fish Powder Drives Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition in Zambia
In Zambia, women catch thousands of tiny fish from Lake Kariba, the center of the local fishing economy. These fish also provide an opportunity for other riches: nutrition promotion, women’s empowerment, and community resilience. Read the full story…
Using Fish to Mitigate Malnutrition: Research to Test Innovative, Sustainable Approaches
Watch the recording of the Fish Innovation Lab's virtual side event during the 2021 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue.
A Zambia Project is Mitigating Risks by Assessing Invasive Crayfish
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish is working with communities in the Kafue Floodplain and Lake Kariba in Zambia to understand the distribution and impact of invasive crayfish.
Replacing fishmeal with a single cell protein feedstuff in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diets
The "Replacing fishmeal with single cell proteins in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) diets in Zambia" team's peer-reviewed journal article was accepted and appears in Animal Feed Science and Technology journal. Check out the project's full study and…