The program on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) aims to change the way the CGIAR engages with aquatic agricultural systems and the poor and vulnerable communities who depend upon them. To do so the program has focused on three primary lines of work in its first six months: (i) preparing for...

The present report was prepared for the Water and Food Challenge Program project ôOptimizing the management of a cascade of reservoirs at the catchment levelö (MK3). It constitutes the baseline assessment of fish and fisheries in the Sesan River Basin. The objective of the MK3 project is...

The overall objective of the project was to enhance fish production from seasonally flooding areas and irrigation systems using a collective approach to fish culture. The project sought to examine the institutions necessary to support community-approaches to fish culture in a range of social,...

Media release on World Wetlands day by Director General of WorldFish Center and Executive Director of the UNEP.

Global food production has increased greatly in recent years and rural livelihoods are much improved in many regions. Yet, despite this clear progress rural poverty and food insecurity remain deeply entrenched in many areas, especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In response the...

A report of the Center's activities during the year.

Stephen Hall's viewpoint on fishery and poverty in BBC's viewpoint column.

A report that present some of the highlights of the 26th year for the WorldFish Center.