WFC, WorldFish Center Fish and food security in Africa. WorldFish Center (WFC).
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According to the World Food Summit, malnutrition is still on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa in both absolute and relative terms, while in other regions chronic hunger is receding. Between 15,000 and 20,000 African women die each year due to severe iron-deficiency anemia. According th UNICEF, vitamin A deficiency in children is common across the whole continent, contributing to the deaths of more than half a million African children annually. Fish, as a source of 'rich food for poor people', can play an important role in improving Africa's food security and nutritional status; more than 200 million Africans eat fish regularly. Fresh, but more often smoked,dried, or even as powder, fish is a critical source of dietary protein and micronutrients for many isolated communities in rural areas. Fish also contributes indirectly to national food self-sufficiency through trade and exports.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 500.FIS137 |
| Keywords: | Africa, Fish, Food Security, Poverty, Nutrition, WFS, Children, Sub-Saharan Africa, Income, Fish Processing, Fisheries Trade, Vendors, Employment, Women, Children, AIDS, Health, Fisheries Economy, Exports, Aquaculture, Markets |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2022 03:58 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2022 03:58 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/9155 |
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