19/01/2018: Global workshop on nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems

From the 5th - 8th December 2017, the Global workshop on nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world has committed to ending all forms of malnutrition. Reorienting food systems across all actors and levels, towards improving nutrition outcomes (nutrition-sensitive food systems) is central to achieving this goal, as was recognised in the second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Framework for Action and further strengthened by the declaration of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025.

The CGIAR has also committed to improvements in food and nutrition security with specific targets for increasing dietary diversity of women and reducing micronutrient deficiencies up to 2030. Fish is uniquely placed to contribute to this goal, yet has received inadequate attention in debates on nutrition-sensitive food systems.

In the video below, Dr Hamady Diop, Head of Natural Resources Governance Food Security and Nutrition, NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) Agency speaks to the importance of fish as a tool for development in Africa.

A wide range of youtube videos relating to the global workshop on nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems is available on the World Fish youtube channel, HERE.

Visit the global workshop on nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems website, HERE.

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