- About
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Research
- Overview
- Synthesizing existing data and producing new data
- Partnering to realize the benefits of aquatic foods in sustainable development
- Integrating aquatic food systems in water and land foodscapes
- Delivering gains from genetic improvements in farmed fish through public-private partnerships
- Developing national scaling strategies for aquatic food systems
- Where We Work
- News & Events
- Partners
- Results


Aquatic Foods
The CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods aims to build the resilience of aquatic food systems and unlock their full potential by scaling research and innovations. It forms part of CGIAR’s new Research Portfolio, delivering science and innovation to transform food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis.
Highlights
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FishBase: An increasingly valuable resource
A new database supports the generation and use of robust and coherent data on aquatic food systems to support evidence-based policymaking and investments. -
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Protecting livelihoods through sustainable utilization of the Kafue river basin
WorldFish and IWMI will implement AquaPlans in the Kafue Flats to improve the management of aquatic food systems in multifunctional landscapes.
Featured News & Events
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In the Spotlight: Neetha Shenoy
WorldFish10.02.23-
Gender equality
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Neetha Shenoy is an aquaculture specialist at WorldFish in India, working on the CGIAR research…
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Breathing new life into FishBase and SeaLifeBase
WorldFish16.01.23-
Big data
There’s a website that’s a bit like a time machine – old-school text, no dynamic…
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COP27 can help the world achieve blue prosperity
WorldFish05.11.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Health
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Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The transition to a green economy may be fundamental to the survival of people and…
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Research Activities
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Synthesizing existing data and producing new data
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Partnering to realize the benefits of aquatic foods in sustainable development
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Integrating aquatic food systems in water and land foodscapes
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Delivering gains from genetic improvements in farmed fish
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Developing national scaling strategies for aquatic food systems
Where We Work
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Ghana
- India
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Zambia
Partners
The CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods has a wide array of demand, innovation, and scaling partners that help us identify and shape research demand, provide expertise in research methods (ranging from gender to genomic analysis) and enable us to reach marginalized groups in particular. Learn more about our partners.