DFM Working Paper – Dried Fish Consumption in Kerala: Patterns, Trends, and Preferences in the Indian Context

Fresh and dried marine fish are deeply ingrained in the culture and traditions of Kerala, a coastal state in southern India. The state’s proximity to the Arabian Sea, along with

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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

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Two major new papers by DFM co-investigators on fish and nutrition

Ben Belton and Shakuntala Thilsted are co-authors on two major new papers that assess the contexts that shape how fish and aquatic products influence nutritional and economic outcomes for producers

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Two new DFM publications – July-August 2023

DFM is delighted to announce important new publications on the co-production of knowledge and just transitions in West Bengal’s dried fish sector and on the place of fish in nutrition

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Recent DFM Publications

We would like to highlight five recent articles published by members of Dried Fish Matters. Implications of utilization shifts of marine fish in India: a macro‑level empirical analysis is a collaboration

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Dried Fish: The Journal Article

We are very excited to announce the publication of “Dried fish at the intersection of food science, economy, and culture: A global survey” in the journal Fish and Fisheries. This major

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Institutional Context of Marine Fisheries in Gujarat

Tara Nair and Himani Baxi have co-authored a review of the policy environment related to marine fisheries in Gujarat. This report focuses on the broader philosophy that guides Gujarat’s approach

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Key locations of dried fish processing and trade in Bangladesh

The latest Working Paper from Dried Fish Matters identifies key locations of the dried fish economy in Bangladesh. The DFM Bangladesh team, consisting of researchers from Bangladesh Agricultural University and

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Dried fish in West Bengal, India

The first Scoping Report by the DFM West Bengal team explores the role of dried fish in two coastal districts, South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur. The history of dried

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Dried Fish Consumption in Myanmar

DFM and NAG have published results of the first ever dedicated large-scale survey of dried fish consumption habits in Myanmar. This study reveals numerous important insights into role and significance

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