Meeting the food and nutrition needs of the poor: The role of fish and the opportunities and challenges emerging from the rise of aquaculturea

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1067-1084

  Beveridge, M C M ^a   Thilsted, S H ^a   Phillips, M J ^a   Metian, M ^b   Troell, M ^b,c   Hall, S J ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fish farming; Food security; Poverty and hunger

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; FISH; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PISCICULTURE; POVERTY; POVERTY AND HUNGER;

FISH FARMING; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY AND HUNGER;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ASIA; FISHES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POVERTY;

EID: 84884978393     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12187     Document Type: Article

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