Harnessing aquatic foods research is vital to COVID-19 recovery, sustainable food systems transformation, say agriculture for development experts

The role of aquatic foods in COVID-19 recovery and the sustainable food system transformation demands more attention in global research agendas, said a panel of high-level agriculture for development experts at a virtual dialogue, hosted by WorldFish on 29 July.

With the COVID-19 economic crisis estimated to increase the global number of undernourished by at least 14.4 million to over 80 million as well as adding another 70 million living in extreme poverty, six panelists from research and funding agencies highlighted the potential of aquatic food systems in recovery efforts at the Virtual Dialogue: Building Forward Better with Aquatic Foods… Read the rest