On June 9, 2025, a consultative workshop titled “From Fishers to Consumers: Seafood Value Chain” was held at the Snehakunja Trust in Honnavara, Karnataka, with support from the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project. The gathering brought together about 45 participants, including fishers from all three coastal districts of Karnataka, fisherwomen, government representatives, NGOs, and academics. […]
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We are pleased to share that Dried Fish Matters research was featured in Divya Bhaskar, one of Gujarat’s most widely read newspapers. The article, published in the Vapi edition on December 13, 2023, highlights the enduring barter system between fishing communities and Adivasi farmers in Umargam taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat, India – an […]
This article authored by Prof. Nazrul Haque and Prof. Amalendu Jyotishi from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru offers a detailed account of Jagiroad, Assam – Asia’s largest dried fish market. It traces the informal systems, regional connections, and trade networks that shape this dried fish trading hub in Northeast India. Jagiroad plays a central role in […]
The final report of the Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh Phase II (ECOFISH II) is now publicly available. Implemented by WorldFish in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and USAID, this five-year project (2019–2024) engaged over 15,000 small-scale fishing households across Bangladesh’s coast. The report documents a wide range of work, from fisheries co-management and […]
We’re pleased to share the latest episode of The TBTI Podcast, titled “Women and Gender Equality Through the Entire Fish Value Chain”, which features insightful contributions from two researchers affiliated with the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project: Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan (University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba) and Nova Montilla Almine (Memorial University of Newfoundland). […]
A new chapter in the book Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines takes a close look at how well Thailand’s laws and policies support small-scale fisheries (SSF) in line with global commitments. The SSF Guidelines, endorsed in 2014 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are the first international instrument dedicated entirely to small-scale fisheries. […]
We’re thrilled to share that Dried Fish Matters researcher Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan has been recognized with three awards in the University of Winnipeg’s 2025 Research in Focus photography competition. His compelling images, drawn from his fieldwork in Valsad – Gujarat, India, bring attention to the social economy and human rights dimensions of the dried […]
We are excited to share that a member of the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) research team was recently honoured at the Magnificent Women’s Award Gala (MWAG), an event held in celebration of International Women’s Day, on March 22, 2025. Organized by the Women’s Centre of the University of Manitoba, the gala recognized the achievements and […]