Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa

Fish contribute to Africa's food and nutrition security, but future directions for the fish sector remain uncertain. Using a structural foresight modeling approach, this paper examines past, present, and future trends of fish supply and demand in Africa to highlight challenges and prospects of the f...

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Autores principales: Chan, Chin Yee, Tran, Nhuong, Pethiyagoda, Shanali, Crissman, Charles C., Sulser, Timothy B., Phillips, Michael J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145627
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author Chan, Chin Yee
Tran, Nhuong
Pethiyagoda, Shanali
Crissman, Charles C.
Sulser, Timothy B.
Phillips, Michael J.
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Phillips, Michael J.
Sulser, Timothy B.
Tran, Nhuong
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description Fish contribute to Africa's food and nutrition security, but future directions for the fish sector remain uncertain. Using a structural foresight modeling approach, this paper examines past, present, and future trends of fish supply and demand in Africa to highlight challenges and prospects of the fish sector's contribution to food security in the continent. If historical trends are maintained, growth of aquaculture and fisheries would be slow, resulting in declining per capita fish consumption. Alternative scenarios highlight the potential importance of African aquaculture development in addressing food security. Policies to promote sustainable aquaculture, reduce post-harvest losses, and facilitate fish trade are indispensable. Fish deserves more attention in food and nutrition policies due to its prominence in the African food basket.
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spelling CGSpace1456272025-02-24T06:47:00Z Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa Chan, Chin Yee Tran, Nhuong Pethiyagoda, Shanali Crissman, Charles C. Sulser, Timothy B. Phillips, Michael J. resource management models technological changes economic development policies commodities malnutrition aquaculture nutrition trade food supply food security fisheries commodity markets prices Fish contribute to Africa's food and nutrition security, but future directions for the fish sector remain uncertain. Using a structural foresight modeling approach, this paper examines past, present, and future trends of fish supply and demand in Africa to highlight challenges and prospects of the fish sector's contribution to food security in the continent. If historical trends are maintained, growth of aquaculture and fisheries would be slow, resulting in declining per capita fish consumption. Alternative scenarios highlight the potential importance of African aquaculture development in addressing food security. Policies to promote sustainable aquaculture, reduce post-harvest losses, and facilitate fish trade are indispensable. Fish deserves more attention in food and nutrition policies due to its prominence in the African food basket. 2019-03 2024-06-21T09:04:46Z 2024-06-21T09:04:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145627 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100441 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100489 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4428 Open Access Elsevier Chan, Chin Yee; Tran, Nhuong; Pethiyagoda, Shanali; Crissman, Charles C.; Sulser, Timothy B.; and Phillips, Michael J. 2019. Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa. Global Food Security 20(March 2019): 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.12.002
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models
technological changes
economic development
policies
commodities
malnutrition
aquaculture
nutrition
trade
food supply
food security
fisheries
commodity markets
prices
Chan, Chin Yee
Tran, Nhuong
Pethiyagoda, Shanali
Crissman, Charles C.
Sulser, Timothy B.
Phillips, Michael J.
Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title_full Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title_fullStr Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title_short Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
title_sort prospects and challenges of fish for food security in africa
topic resource management
models
technological changes
economic development
policies
commodities
malnutrition
aquaculture
nutrition
trade
food supply
food security
fisheries
commodity markets
prices
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145627
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