The rise of aquaculture: The role of fish in global food security

Siwa Msangi () and Miroslav Batka

Chapter 8 in 2014-2015 Global food policy report, 2015, pp 61-72 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Appetite for fish continues to expand around the globe, despite the stagnant levels of capture fish production. What is the role that aquaculture can play in supplying the world with adequate animal protein? What lessons can be drawn from dynamic Asian aquaculture producers that might guide emerging fish farmers in Africa and elsewhere?

Keywords: gender; refugees; exports; infectious diseases; economic development; agricultural policies; agricultural research; volatility; stunting; smallholders; land use; children; hygiene; land rights; conflicts; water use; diet; poverty; rural areas; obesity; climate change; undernutrition; nutrition policies; food policies; land tenure; indicators; sustainability; hunger; food safety; malnutrition; aquaculture; nutrition; markets; trade; epidemics; drought; agricultural development; food security; migration; risk; fisheries; food prices; public expenditure; women; governance; capacity building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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