Fish for Livelihoods: Fish Production Report – Small-scale Aquaculture (SSA) Farmers

Sustainable Aquaculture, N.C. Pan Wai, S.A. Ali and M. Akester

in Monographs from The WorldFish Center

Abstract: Capture fisheries are declining in Myanmar, yet 60% of their animal-sourced food is fish. To meet the growing demand for fish, aquaculture production is increasing. It is essential that Myanmar develops a sustainable aquaculture industry that minimizes potential environmental impacts and ensures aquaculture practices are socially acceptable and economically sound. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Fish for Livelihoods project aims to increase fish production, labor productivity, food availability, and fish consumption especially for women and children from vulnerable households. It will provide opportunities for entrepreneurial activities in small-scale aquaculture systems, and promote social behavioral change messages that direct home production and market purchases towards nutritious-conscious household decisions.

Keywords: Fish; Nutrition; Food security; malnutrition; Partnerships; Small-scale aquaculture; Surveys; pond culture; harvesting; fish consumption; economic aspects; production; Myanmar; South Eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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