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This 3-stage event focused on the contribution of the class of what are commonly known as “small fish” (mainly epipelagic forage fish) to the food and nutrition security of poor and undernourished populations of the developing world. Small fish species are numerous in oceans and freshwater environments, and often make up the less expensive varieties of products in aquatic food marketplaces. They frequently end up on the plates of low-income households. | This 3-stage event focused on the contribution of the class of what are commonly known as “small fish” (mainly epipelagic forage fish) to the food and nutrition security of poor and undernourished populations of the developing world. Small fish species are numerous in oceans and freshwater environments, and often make up the less expensive varieties of products in aquatic food marketplaces. They frequently end up on the plates of low-income households. | ||
| − | [[File:Small Fish Seminar teaser video screenshot.jpg|center | + | [[File:Small Fish Seminar teaser video screenshot.jpg|center|Introductory video for the Small Fish Seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCCUj0BTbBw. The short video features comments from our colleagues Maarten Bavinck, Jeppe Kolding, Joeri Scholtens, Shakuntala Thilsted, Derek Johnson, Benjamin Campion, Holly Hapke, Kyana Dipananda, Amalendu Jyotishi, and Molly Ahern.|alt=|thumb]] |
We take a food system approach to examine the role of the various segments of the small fish value chain in meeting the four dimensions of food and nutrition security – availability, accessibility, quality (utilization) and stability (FAO 2006). We recognize the direct nutritional contributions of small fish, but also the indirect contributions, through employment, that participation in small fish value chains provide. While our ambition is global in scope, the evidence presented derives from a more limited set of country settings in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Four ongoing international research projects on the role of small fish in providing food and nutrition security provide empirical inputs and analyses, as do a set of relevant FAO-led efforts. | We take a food system approach to examine the role of the various segments of the small fish value chain in meeting the four dimensions of food and nutrition security – availability, accessibility, quality (utilization) and stability (FAO 2006). We recognize the direct nutritional contributions of small fish, but also the indirect contributions, through employment, that participation in small fish value chains provide. While our ambition is global in scope, the evidence presented derives from a more limited set of country settings in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Four ongoing international research projects on the role of small fish in providing food and nutrition security provide empirical inputs and analyses, as do a set of relevant FAO-led efforts. | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 7 March 2021
DFM teams and working groups
WG1
WG2
WG3
Karnataka
MARE Conference
Recent reports and other publications
We have implemented a new platform for listing project outputs, including reports and working papers, accessible at http://driedfishmatters.org/publications.html. This online listing is generated daily by a custom script that pulls reference data from DFM-authored publications stored in our Zotero library. Publications are grouped by type, with both the overall groupings and the publications within them listed by order of the most recent update.
We are pleased to announce several recently published research outputs, which are listed below.
Additionally, the following reports and working papers are currently in final editorial review, and will be released in the coming weeks:
- Literature reviews from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Cambodia
- Scoping research report from Cambodia
Zotero
Several of our teams have been collecting local research materials concerning dried fish within the shared Zotero library. We look forward to seeing this online research database grow over the coming weeks and months.
Joining the DFM Zotero Group
Membership in the DFM Zotero group is open to project-affiliated researchers and students. (The library is accessible to non-members as well; however, only group members are able to download publications.) If you are not yet registered as a member of the Dried Fish Matters Zotero group, you can join by taking the following steps.
1. Sign in to Zotero, or create an account if you do not yet have one: https://www.zotero.org/user/login.
2. Visit the description page for our group: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2183860/dried_fish_matters/
3. Click/tap on the red button marked "Join" (located just below the group description, as seen in the screenshot below).
We may already have pre-authorized your membership based on the email address we have on file for you. If you are using a new account or a different email address, you may need to wait for us to approve your group membership manually. Please ensure that your name is included in your Zotero profile, so we can tell who you are.
Getting started with the DFM Zotero library
We have also created an updated reference document to get you started using Zotero, available within the DFM library itself under the title “DFM Help: Zotero web library”. This document addresses many of the features described in the July 9 webinar, providing screenshots to the online (web library) version of Zotero that can be accessed anywhere – including on shared or mobile devices.
Small Fish Seminar
The online seminar “Small, Low-cost Fish: From Bait to Plate” (February 15-16) was organized by Dried Fish Matters, Fish4Food, SmallFishFood, and IKAN-F3 projects.
Small and low-cost fish, like sardines and mackerel, are recognized as being rich in micronutrients. They play an important role in preventing malnutrition of poor and undernourished people in developing countries. In combination with researchers from four ongoing projects in Africa and Asia, FAO is organizing a virtual seminar on the contribution of small, low-cost fish to food security on February 15th and 16th, 2021.
In line with 2025 global nutrition targets The Global Nutrition Report 2020 calls on societal parties to “to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its forms and tackle injustices in food and health systems” (2020:8). It points out that progress towards this end is slow as well as highly unfair, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the problem. Fish is noted as one of the most nutrient-dense foods, for which more public investment is required (ibid.:94). Small fish, particularly when consumed whole, are very rich in micronutrients and aid in the absorption of nutrients from plant-based foods with which they are eaten. Small fish are still a relatively ‘cheap’ food in most countries of the world when compared to other animal-sourced foods, and can be purchased in small quantities, making them more accessible to the poor (ibid.:85). The event was a follow-up on the theme of World Food Day 2020, “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.”
This 3-stage event focused on the contribution of the class of what are commonly known as “small fish” (mainly epipelagic forage fish) to the food and nutrition security of poor and undernourished populations of the developing world. Small fish species are numerous in oceans and freshwater environments, and often make up the less expensive varieties of products in aquatic food marketplaces. They frequently end up on the plates of low-income households.
We take a food system approach to examine the role of the various segments of the small fish value chain in meeting the four dimensions of food and nutrition security – availability, accessibility, quality (utilization) and stability (FAO 2006). We recognize the direct nutritional contributions of small fish, but also the indirect contributions, through employment, that participation in small fish value chains provide. While our ambition is global in scope, the evidence presented derives from a more limited set of country settings in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Four ongoing international research projects on the role of small fish in providing food and nutrition security provide empirical inputs and analyses, as do a set of relevant FAO-led efforts.
Critical inquiry within the DFM project
See: DFM Memo: Critical inquiry within the DFM project
From Alexia Pigeault:
I am currently enrolled in the International Master of Sciences In Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea). IMBRSea is a joint Master program organized by eleven European universities in the field of marine sciences, and supported by the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC). During the fourth semester of the Master Program, all students undertake their thesis work at one of the IMBRSea partners or members of the consortium. It is then possible to look at the thesis research catalogue submitted by IMBRSea coordination or to look at our own thesis topic. After a discussion with Derek Johnson on the possibility of doing my thesis with him, we decided to include me within the DFM project and make the University of Manitoba an official partner of IMBRSea.
For my Master's research that is taking place from January to June 2021, I will assess perceptions of effectiveness of three levels of communication in the DFM project. The three levels of communication include: internal communication within the global project among the partners involved ; external communication to external users ; and communication within partner organizations and the six country project teams. In order to do so, I will be using different methods including a general survey, in-depth interviews, and participant observation in formal and informal meetings.
The study has three broad objectives, and will study the communication within the research teams; between research teams and partners; and to external users (academics, government officials and civil society actors). Firstly, the study will identify the communication structure for the three communication levels mentioned, and the effect on research teams, partners, academics, government officials, and civil society actors. Secondly, the study will examine the experiences and responses of research teams, partners, academics, government officials, and civil society actors towards these levels. Finally, possible recommendations will be made based on the experiences and advices of relevant actors i.e. research teams, partners, academics, government officials, and civil society actors.
Fabiana Li is my official advisor in this study. This is why I won't be sharing any data or sensitive information before redacting it sufficiently and making sure that it is completely anonymized. Interviewees identities will not be disclosed to anyone, and I hope to conduct a sufficient number of interviews from different Research Teams that it will be difficult to attribute the findings to any one individual or Research Team. Moreover, in the different consent forms is explained that there is no expectation to participate, no penalties for declining to participate, and no special rewards for those who “help” by participating.
I welcome any questions, comments or feedbacks related to my research.
Upcoming meetings and events
To add this calendar to your personal calendar application (e.g., Outlook), please import the following iCalendar file: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/dried.fish.matters%40umanitoba.ca/public/basic.ics. New DFM meetings and events will then show up automatically in your schedule.
Video recordings of past DFM meetings and webinars are available on our YouTube playlist.
DFM Communications
Our project communications channels are listed below.
| Dried.Fish.Matters@umanitoba.ca | |
| Website | http://driedfishmatters.org/ |
| https://twitter.com/DriedFishUM | |
| Email list | http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/dried-fish-matters |
| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCszSWej3Z4zI-wx_MWxL2RA |
| Zotero | https://www.zotero.org/groups/2183860/dried_fish_matters/library |
Please mail your photos and information for inclusion in the next newsletter.
Credits
This research is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
