Link between aquaculture and poverty reduction in Bangladesh
A new report produced by WorldFish and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies has found a link between aquaculture and poverty reduction.
Data gathered over a ten-year period provides important evidence for the need to invest in the sector as a way to alleviate global poverty and hunger.
By analyzing changes in fish consumption in Bangladesh between 2000 and 2010, the report proves conclusively that growth in aquaculture has led to greater fish consumption among the poorest consumers in Bangladesh. While it had previously been consider...