CGIAR Initiative: Aquatic foods
The CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods aims to build the resilience of aquatic food systems and unlock their full potential for nature, people and climate — by scaling research and innovations.
This Initiative will tackle systemic challenges such as data gaps, power asymmetries, water resource mismanagement, limited research investment and missed opportunities for scaling through agricultural innovation systems.
Working closely with research partners in fisheries and aquaculture, civil society, industry, and governments, the Initiative will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the production of aquatic foods, and enhance ecological and social resilience through development and dissemination of improved fish strains, better management practices, integrated fish-rice production systems, and fish-friendly irrigation systems.
January 2022 to December 2024
Active CGIAR
Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries > Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI)
Institute of Technology of Cambodia (Sala Techno)
Ghana's Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation > Ghana's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) > Ghana's Water Research Institute (WRI)
Ghana's Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) > Ghana's Fisheries Commission
Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) > Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA)
Marie-Charlotte Buisson
Komlavi Akpoti, Sarah Appiah, Mark Dubois, Phay Ko U, Everisto Mapedza, Palal Moet, Winnie Pele, Sanjiv de Silva, Giulia Zane, Sander Zwart
Aquatic Agricultural Systems, Climate change, ecosystems, gender and inclusion, geographic information system (gis), GIS, impact assessment, irrigation, remote sensing, Socioeconomic study of poverty
Resilient Aquatic Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet (RAQFS) (Proj-ID-075)
