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Fish4Thought:
Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture

The CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-food Systems (FISH) explores transformative solutions for improving youth engagement in aquatic food systems.

Thursday, 12 August 2021
16:00 – 17:00 (UTC+8)

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On International Youth Day, WorldFish will be hosting a Fish4Thought event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, donors, and stakeholders in public and private sectors and civil society to launch a new strategic brief by CGIAR’S Research Program on Fish (FISH CRP) on ‘Youth in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture.’

In this virtual learning session, the authors will highlight the brief's key recommendations and outcomes. They will build on the current understanding of youth’s livelihood opportunities and challenges and explore how these conditions can affect youth's meaningful engagement in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture.

The research presentation will be followed by a panel discussion, contributing to the ongoing dialogue on impactful policies, investments, and opportunities to improve youth participation in aquatic food systems. The panel will share insights on moving forward with better data and further research to provide decent and meaningful livelihood outcomes for young people in low-and- middle-income countries.

Opening & Closing Remarks

Shakuntala Thilsted, Global Lead, Nutrition & Public Health, WorldFish & UNFSS, Vice Chair, Action Track 4
Thilsted's pioneering science on nutrition, fish and aquatic food systems saw her awarded the 2021 World Food Prize. Her work on nutrition-sensitive approaches to food systems has improved the food and nutrition security of millions in Asia, Africa and the Pacific.

Introduction to Research

Indika Arulingam, Research Officer, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Arulingam is a researcher working at the intersection of youth, social inclusion and empowerment in aquatic food systems. Recently, she published a high-level report on solutions to transform food systems to be more inclusive of young people.

Likimyelesh Woldegiorgis, Research Officer, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Woldegiorgis is a water and agriculture researcher at IWMI with a regional focus on Ethiopia. Her research centers on a value chain approach to food production and market systems to support the country's food security, accessibility and availability.

Perspectives on Research

Benedict Tan, Programme Coordinator, HATCH Blue
Tan coordinates the accelerator programme at Hatch Blue, a venture capital that seeks and invests in innovative sustainable aquaculture startups. His passion in transforming food security policies first came from his Capstone project on the history of fish farms in Singapore.

Neetha Shenoy, Aquaculture Specialist, WorldFish

Shenoy's research work centers on the food and nutrition security aspect in the state of Odisha. She works with the state's Department of Fisheries and women-led institutions to promote nutrition-sensitive aquaculture and fisheries management to achieve impacts at scale.

Hammed Oni, Co-Founder & Production, Product Development and Managing Director, Frotchery Farms
Oni is an agribusiness and youth development practitioner in Nigeria. In his capacity, he is committed to providing entrepreneurial opportunities to youth groups through his independent, sustainable agribusiness enterprises in Nigeria and the Africa continent.

Akintola Shehu, Associate Professor of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Lagos State University

Shehu is a transdisciplinary scientist, working across the fields of freshwater and coastal fisheries and their relations to economics biology, ecology, governance and management. He is currently working to consolidate Nigeria's fisheries at the Ocean Decade.

Moderator

Deepa Joshi, Gender and Inclusion Lead, International Water Management Institute
Joshi is a feminist and political ecologist. Her research interests lie in connecting environmental discourse and ethnicity, identity, poverty, gender, and class to local capacity building initiatives and advocating for policy-relevant change across developmental institutions.

Follow WorldFish and the hashtag #aquaticfoods to join the virtual dialogue on Twitter.

We look forward to your active participation.

Thank you,
The WorldFish team

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