What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?

Demand for aquatic foods has increased rapidly due to population growth, rising incomes, and enhanced appreciation for the health benefits of fish. The rapid growth of aquaculture in the past two decades has been the key contributor to meeting the increasing demand for aquatic foods. Aquatic foods...

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Main Authors: Chan, Chin Yee, Tran, Nhuong, Hoong, Yan, Sulser, Timothy B., Aung, Yee Mon
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175523
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Hoong, Yan
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Aung, Yee Mon
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description Demand for aquatic foods has increased rapidly due to population growth, rising incomes, and enhanced appreciation for the health benefits of fish. The rapid growth of aquaculture in the past two decades has been the key contributor to meeting the increasing demand for aquatic foods. Aquatic foods are nutrient-rich, generate low emissions and impacts on land and water, and contribute to the human health, well-being, and livelihoods of rural communities. The latest fish foresight studies provide multifaceted insights into future scenarios of technological progress, climate change, population growth, diet transformation, urbanization, investments, and policy shifts in the fish sector and the potential for fish to provide nutrition-sensitive interventions to combat food insecurity and malnutrition at the global, regional, and national level. Further foresight studies are needed to inform policymaking and develop a deeper understanding of the role aquatic foods can play in addressing the nutritional, social, and environmental food systems challenges while navigating the trade-offs of pursuing these different goals.
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spelling CGSpace1755232025-11-18T21:52:54Z What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems? Chan, Chin Yee Tran, Nhuong Hoong, Yan Sulser, Timothy B. Aung, Yee Mon aquatic food systems aquatic foods food systems diet health aquaculture Demand for aquatic foods has increased rapidly due to population growth, rising incomes, and enhanced appreciation for the health benefits of fish. The rapid growth of aquaculture in the past two decades has been the key contributor to meeting the increasing demand for aquatic foods. Aquatic foods are nutrient-rich, generate low emissions and impacts on land and water, and contribute to the human health, well-being, and livelihoods of rural communities. The latest fish foresight studies provide multifaceted insights into future scenarios of technological progress, climate change, population growth, diet transformation, urbanization, investments, and policy shifts in the fish sector and the potential for fish to provide nutrition-sensitive interventions to combat food insecurity and malnutrition at the global, regional, and national level. Further foresight studies are needed to inform policymaking and develop a deeper understanding of the role aquatic foods can play in addressing the nutritional, social, and environmental food systems challenges while navigating the trade-offs of pursuing these different goals. 2025-07-21 2025-07-07T19:07:45Z 2025-07-07T19:07:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175523 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chan, Chin Yee; Tran, Nhuong; Hoong, Yan; Sulser, Timothy B.; and Aung, Yee Mon. 2025. What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Three: What Do We Know About the Future of Selected Food Commodities? Chapter 29, Pp. 172-176. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175523
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aquatic foods
food systems
diet
health
aquaculture
Chan, Chin Yee
Tran, Nhuong
Hoong, Yan
Sulser, Timothy B.
Aung, Yee Mon
What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?
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title_full What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?
title_fullStr What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?
title_full_unstemmed What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?
title_short What do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems?
title_sort what do we know about the future of aquatic foods in global agrifood systems
topic aquatic food systems
aquatic foods
food systems
diet
health
aquaculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175523
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