Fish Innovation Lab

Strengthening System Resilience for Aquaculture Biosecurity in Nigeria

By Joanna Springer and Alaina Dismukes Aquaculture is an important source of food and nutrition security in low-income countries and has a low carbon footprint. In addition, aquaculture, which contributes to the livelihoods of 800 million people worldwide, is generally resilient to many of the climate stresses and weather-related events that increasingly threaten our food production. However, changes in …

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INTEGRATING DIGITAL LEARNING TOOLS FOR LONG DISTANCE TEAM TRAINING DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS

The above image is from the inception training held in Ibadan in February 2021. In attendance are the enumerators, masters students, and research partners. (Pictured above are Faroyin Omolola, Marvel Adedeji, Oyebade Timilehin, Olufisoye Ojo, Oyesola Adedamilola Mary, Kunle Osinubi, and Selim Alarape.) The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions came into full force just as …

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Survey Examines Fish Health to Improve Aquaculture Biosecurity in Nigeria

By Alaina Dismukes As a part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish, a team of researchers from WorldFish, the University of Ibadan, and Mississippi State University conducted a fish epidemiological and health economic survey on catfish and tilapia farms, using the online epidemiology and health economics tool developed jointly by WorldFish and …

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