Global Food Policy Report Hybrid Global Launch Event May 29, 2024 - 9:30 to 11:00am EDT Register Despite significant progress in addressing hunger, malnutrition remains a major challenge in all regions of the world. Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, as […]
Developing guidelines for introduction and management of exotic fish species and strains, and code of practice for aquaculture establishments in Ghana
Aquaculture is major source of livelihood and employment for many Ghanaian households (Ragasa et al., 2022). Fig 1 below indicates that Ghana has experienced significant growth in aquaculture production over the last decade. Main factors accounting for this growth include introduction of improved ‘Akosombo strain’ of Nile tilapia, government interventions within the sector such as, […]
Tiseed Project Dissemination Workshop
Ghana is West-Africa’s top producer of tilapia. Growth in Ghana’s aquaculture sector is being driven mainly by large-scale cage tilapia farming in Lake Volta. Tilapia contributes over 77% of cultured fish production, the second being African catfish at 22%. Unfortunately, participation of, women, and youth in this rapidly growing value chain is very limited. About […]
Africa Discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report Climate Change and Food Systems
Global Food Policy Report IFPRI Africa Regional Office June 1, 2022 - 12:30 to 2:00pm GMT Information Register IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation. It sets forth a broad range of policy options for […]
Accelerating aquaculture development in Ghana through sustainable Nile tilapia seed production and dissemination (TiSeed)
The 3-year program titled “Accelerating aquaculture development in Ghana through sustainable Nile Tilapia seed production and dissemination,” (TiSeed in short) launched on February 2019 to address issues in the tilapia seed and extension system to improve productivity and profitability of tilapia cage and pond farming in Ghana, with particular focus on women and youth small-scale […]
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