Dried fish biscuits and energy bars for Bangladesh

Two research teams in Bangladesh, from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), have separately developed Chanacur (popular snacks), Biscuits and energy bars from dried fish. The BAU team use

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Shakuntala Thilsted wins Arrell Global Food Innovation Award!

Congratulations to Shakuntala Thilsted on winning this year’s Arrell Global Food Innovation Award! The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards, worth $100,000 each, recognize global excellence in food innovation and community

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Shakuntala Thilsted, dried fish, and the World Food Prize 2021

The Dried Fish Matters project owes a deep debt to World Food Prize 2021 Laureate and DFM Collaborator Shakuntala H. Thilsted, whose pioneering work on dried fish and food &

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Derek Johnson and DFM in The Manitoban

The latest issue University of Manitoba student newspaper The Manitoban features an interview with DFM Project Director Derek Johnson, who comments on the importance of small/dried fish and how DFM has managed

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DFM Newsletter: December 2020

Please follow the link below to download a copy of our most recent newsletter. This edition includes information on the following topics: Status of field research DFM Students Reports and

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In the news: Dried fish added to Odisha Supplementary Nutrition Program

The government of Odisha State, India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with WorldFish for a pilot program that will include dried fish in a supplementary nutrition program for

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DFM Newsletter

Reports on our recent webinars, dried fish industry of Malvan, Karnataka research, and more! Please follow the link below to download a copy of our most recent newsletter. This edition

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Dried Fish Matters

Across South and Southeast Asia, dried fish plays a vital role in nutrition, livelihoods, and social and cultural life, particularly among some of the region’s most vulnerable communities. Despite its

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Researching Communication: Alexia Pigeault’s Master’s Study of the DFM Partnership

Alexia Pigeault, student in the International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources joint European Master’s program (IMBRSea), recently completed her thesis on communication in the Dried Fish Matters project

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Response to COVID-19: Safeguarding Nutrition and Livelihoods

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies, livelihoods, and food supply chains across the world, the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project drew attention to the critical role of dried fish in

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