Category Archives: Middle East

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Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets

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This paper documents learning across WorldFish’s value chain research efforts in Asia and Africa. It has three main objectives: (1) to take stock of WorldFish’s past and ongoing research on value chains; (2) to draw out commonalities and differences between these projects; and (3) to provide a synthesis of some learning that can guide future work. Continue reading →

Animal Breeding / Aquaculture / Egypt / Fish / Genetics / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Middle East / North Africa / Value Chains / WorldFish

Improved tilapia breeding program in Egypt: A year in review

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Since 2002, WorldFish has run a breeding program in Egypt for a faster-growing strain of Nile tilapia, known as the Abbassa improved strain. In 2016, with funding from the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish, WorldFish continued to develop the Abbassa strain by shifting to a winter breeding cycle and preparing to produce the 14th generation. Continue reading →

Aquaculture / Egypt / Fish / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Middle East / North Africa / Research / Value Chains / WorldFish

WorldFish aquaculture project increased profitability of farms in Eypt

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The IEIDEAS project in Egypt resulted in greatly increased profitability for fish farms (equivalent to around USD 16,000 in extra profit generated per farm, USD 27 million total value added by the project). Increased profitability was mainly achieved by cost savings through more efficient feed management rather than increased production. Continue reading →

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Aquatic animal health in the Livestock and Fish program: Year in review

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This blog post highlights how WorldFish and its partners are collaborating to tackle emerging diseases in aquatic animals and developing better management practices to minimize their impact. Continue reading →

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Improving fish health management in Egypt

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WorldFish recently hosted a seminar on “Fish Health Management”, organized in partnership with the feed company Skretting, on 16 December 2014 at WorldFish’s Abbassa Research Center in Sharkia, Egypt. The meeting brought together more than one hundred participants including fish farmers, hatchery owners, aquaculture experts, researchers, consultants and equipment suppliers. Continue reading →

Africa / Aquaculture / Egypt / Fish / Gender / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Middle East / North Africa / Value Chains / Women / WorldFish

Egyptian fish retailers use role-playing to boost their confidence and get their rights

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Women fish retailers in Egypt are often forced to pay unofficial fees for their roadside market stalls. An interactive theatre project has helped boost the confidence and ability of these women to lobby their local government for retail licenses to protect their safety and rights as workers.

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Africa / Aquaculture / Egypt / Fish / Food Safety / Gender / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Middle East / North Africa / Value Chains / Women / WorldFish

Improving the working conditions of women fish retailers in Egypt

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Women fish retailers in rural Egypt operate under difficult conditions that make the job one of last resort. A WorldFish and CARE project is testing approaches that can improve their employment conditions with the aim of maintaining, and potentially expanding, current employment levels and increasing earnings. Continue reading →