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Dried Fish Matters India at INSEE Conference: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Opportunities 

The 12th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) recently concluded at BML Munjal University, Haryana. Among the standout contributions was made by the Dried Fish Matters India team, whose participation in the conference illuminated the nuanced landscape of the dried fish sector in the country. In a panel discussion titled “Blue […]

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DFM team member Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted on the importance of diversifying staple foods

In an October 23 article in The Telegraph, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted and Ismahane Elouafi argue for a transformative approach to global food production. The authors point to precarious human dependency on just six staple crops that account for 75 percent of the world’s plant-derived energy intake. The war in Ukraine has illustrated the risk of […]

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DFM Working Paper 13 Sheds Light on Karnataka’s Dried Fish Processing Landscape

The recently released Dried Fish Matters (DFM) Working Paper 13, “The Dried Fish Processors of Karnataka,” looks at the dynamics of Karnataka’s dried fish processing industry. The report is rich with figures that summarize the Karnataka Team’s data while reflecting on the implications of their findings about dried fish processing in the state. Led by […]

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The Dynamics of Migration for Myanmar Women in Thailand’s Dried Fish Industry: A Study by Si Thu Lin

Si Thu Lin, a master’s student at the Asian Institute of Technology, recently completed his program under the supervision of Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe with a study on Myanmar women migrant’s work in Thailand’s dried fish industry. In his work with women migrants in Samut Sakhon province of Thailand, Lin explored the challenges and aspirations of […]

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DFM contributes to FAO Technical Paper 694 Small fish for food security and nutrition on the global importance of small fish

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’s (FAO) latest Technical Paper, “Small Fish for Food Security and Nutrition,” spotlights the transformative potential of small fish in nourishing populations worldwide. This comprehensive paper sheds light on the often-overlooked significance of small-scale fisherfolk and the nutritional richness found in small fish species. Traditionally consumed whole, […]

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Dried Fish Matters: The e-book

We have the great pleasure of announcing, on behalf of the editors and authors, publication of the full and final version of the first DFM e-book to coincide with World Fisheries Day 2023! The full book is freely available in two downloadable sizes at https://tbtiglobal.net/dried-fish-matters-e-book/. We would like to express our deep gratitude to TBTI Global and, […]

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Two new presentations of findings from Bangladesh and the Philippines by DFM PhD students

Two recent presentations by DFM-supported students, Md Mahfuzar Rahman and Jessie Varquez, at major conferences illuminated critical facets of the dried fish industry. At the American Anthropological Association (AAA) – Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) Annual Meeting 2023 in Toronto, Canada, Md Mahfuzar Rahman, a PhD Candidate from the University of Manitoba, addressed a key paradox […]

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Gender Analysis of Dried Fish Consumption Among Myanmar Migrants in Mahachai Subdistrict, Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand: A Study by Nang Lun Kham Synt

Migration is a complex journey, encompassing the physical relocation and the transformation of daily habits and dietary preferences. Amidst the intricate web of adjustments that Myanmar migrants navigate upon settling in Thailand, a study by Nang Lun Kham Synt, a DFM-supported Asian Institute Technology (AIT) graduate, sheds light on an unexpected constant in their lives: […]