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Integrated Rice-Fish Farming in Nigeria: A Resilient Approach in the Face of Climate Change

Severe weather events like flooding, drought and rising temperatures disproportionately affect many Nigerian fishing and farming communities given the naturally arid conditions of their environment. Read the full story by Feed the Future to learn how the Fish Innovation Lab is working with one farmer to introduce rice-fish farming to her community and strengthen climate resilience.

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USAID Announcements at the 2022 Our Ocean Conference

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced 24 new and ongoing initiatives to conserve and protect our oceans, including the Fish Innovation Lab, at the 2022 Our Ocean Conference in Palau.

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A Visit to an Artificial Insemination Center Teaches Cryopreservation and Cryogenic Sperm Banking

A visit to the Central Artificial Insemination Center for Livestock provides techniques to help the Cryogenic Sperm Banking team increase the impact of their efforts to improve sperm cryopreservation and cryogenic sperm banking in their own project.

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Meet the East Africa Regional Coordinator: Andrew Wamukota

Meet Andrew Wamukota, the Fish Innovation Lab's East Africa Regional Coordinator. "The consumption of fish is very important for all but critically important for pregnant women and children under five years," he said. "People need to know that fish contributes significantly to the brain development of children, and this has a bearing on their productivity in adult life."

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Innovations in Aquaculture Production and Fisheries Management Build Climate Resilience

Since changes in climate and extreme weather events can significantly impact the aquaculture and fisheries industries, the Fish Innovation Lab is working to address climate-related shocks to help build resilience and mitigate risks.

Image Alternative Text: Researchers in a boat: Front row from left to right is Phannara and Phun, and in the back row from left to right is Champapao, Chakriya Chum, and Sreyden, visiting fishermen along the Sre Ambel River to collect fish for nutrition analysis.

Building Capacity: Graduate Student in Cambodia Working on the First Nutritional Database for Fish

The "Increasing Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Resilience of Cambodian Communities" project is helping develop a nutritional database for fish, which will provide the knowledge to help fill in gaps and limitations in fishery communities. Chakriya Chum hopes to combine the management of fishery ecosystems and food science to develop solutions for food insecurity and nutritional needs in Cambodia.

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Working from the Inside Out: How the Fish Innovation Lab Helps Partners Integrate Gender in Their Activities

A four-part series of briefs synthesizes the results of the Gender Responsive Aquaculture/Fisheries Development Assessment, an internal survey to measure gender integration in the Fish Innovation Lab's research portfolio.

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Meet the West Africa Specialist: Karen Kent

Meet Karen Kent, the Fish Innovation Lab's West Africa specialist. "The majority of my professional life has been spent living and working in Africa," she said. "My current interests include small-scale fisheries governance and cross-sectoral linkages between natural resource management and food security, especially for women as primary producers."

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Fish and Complementary Feeding Practices for Young Children: Qualitative Research Findings From Coastal Kenya

The Samaki Salama team has a new publication accepted in PLOS ONE. This study examines barriers to fish consumption during the complementary feeding period in two coastal counties of Kenya with high rates of child malnutrition.

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Turning the Mirror Inward: Gender Integration Among Fish Innovation Lab Research Teams

A new brief highlights findings from the Gender Responsive Aquaculture/Fisheries Development Assessment (GRADA-FIL) related to gender integration within Fish Innovation Lab research teams.