The Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project is pleased to share a new Master’s thesis by Aklima Akter – DFM Master’s student at the University of Manitoba. Aklima’s thesis focuses on the gender dynamics within the dried fish value chains of Teknaf, Bangladesh. This research highlights the dual role of women as economic contributors and victims […]
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DFM co-applicant, Dr. Emdad Haque, is lead editor of a new book titled “RED ALERT! Non-Communicable Diseases, Dietary Habits and Lifestyle in Bangladesh”. The book offers a profound exploration into Bangladesh’s shifting health dynamics through the lens of the epidemiological transition. This publication stands as a testament to the interdisciplinary approach needed to tackle complex […]
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)’s journal Yemaya recently published a summary of highlights of DFM’s participation in the 8th Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF-8) in Kochi, India, in November 2022. The article, co-authored by Derek Johnson, Nikita Gopal, Kyoko Kusakabe, Tara Nair, and Mirza Taslima Sultana and titled […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]