The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia
This study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the associated nutrient intake of households (<i>N</i> = 57) were collected over a six-month period (September 2019–March 2020). One gro...
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| author | Alexander M. Kaminski David C. Little Lucinda Middleton Muleya Syapwaya Mary Lundeba Jacob Johnson Carl Huchzermeyer Shakuntala H. Thilsted |
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| description | This study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the associated nutrient intake of households (<i>N</i> = 57) were collected over a six-month period (September 2019–March 2020). One group of people tested the intervention while another group that practiced monoculture tilapia farming, and a third group that did not practice aquaculture, acted as control groups. A similar quantity of fish was consumed on average; however, the associated nutrient intake differed, based on the quantity and type of species consumed, particularly for those who had access to pelagic small fish from capture fisheries. There was a decrease in fish consumption from December onward due to fisheries management restrictions. The ponds provided access to micronutrient-rich fish during this time. Pond polyculture can act as a complementary source of fish to capture fisheries that are subjected to seasonal controls, as well as to households that farm tilapia. Assessments of how aquatic foods can improve food and nutrition security often separate aquaculture and capture fisheries, failing to account for people who consume fish from diverse sources simultaneously. A nutrition-sensitive approach thus places food and nutrition security, and consumers, at the center of the analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bc69982f35346f2aeccf9cfc28c9d262023-11-23T08:13:59ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582022-05-01119133410.3390/foods11091334The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural ZambiaAlexander M. Kaminski0David C. Little1Lucinda Middleton2Muleya Syapwaya3Mary Lundeba4Jacob Johnson5Carl Huchzermeyer6Shakuntala H. Thilsted7Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UKInstitute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UKWorldFish One CGIAR, Plot 18944 Lubansenshi, Lusaka 10101, ZambiaWorldFish One CGIAR, Plot 18944 Lubansenshi, Lusaka 10101, ZambiaWorldFish One CGIAR, Plot 18944 Lubansenshi, Lusaka 10101, ZambiaDepartment of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, State College, PA 16801, USADeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Kariba Road, Lusaka 10101, ZambiaWorldFish One CGIAR, Jalan Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas 11960, MalaysiaThis study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the associated nutrient intake of households (<i>N</i> = 57) were collected over a six-month period (September 2019–March 2020). One group of people tested the intervention while another group that practiced monoculture tilapia farming, and a third group that did not practice aquaculture, acted as control groups. A similar quantity of fish was consumed on average; however, the associated nutrient intake differed, based on the quantity and type of species consumed, particularly for those who had access to pelagic small fish from capture fisheries. There was a decrease in fish consumption from December onward due to fisheries management restrictions. The ponds provided access to micronutrient-rich fish during this time. Pond polyculture can act as a complementary source of fish to capture fisheries that are subjected to seasonal controls, as well as to households that farm tilapia. Assessments of how aquatic foods can improve food and nutrition security often separate aquaculture and capture fisheries, failing to account for people who consume fish from diverse sources simultaneously. A nutrition-sensitive approach thus places food and nutrition security, and consumers, at the center of the analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/9/1334aquaculturefisheriessmall-scalenutrition-sensitivefood systemspolyculture |
| spellingShingle | Alexander M. Kaminski David C. Little Lucinda Middleton Muleya Syapwaya Mary Lundeba Jacob Johnson Carl Huchzermeyer Shakuntala H. Thilsted The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia Foods aquaculture fisheries small-scale nutrition-sensitive food systems polyculture |
| title | The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia |
| title_full | The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia |
| title_short | The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia |
| title_sort | role of aquaculture and capture fisheries in meeting food and nutrition security testing a nutrition sensitive pond polyculture intervention in rural zambia |
| topic | aquaculture fisheries small-scale nutrition-sensitive food systems polyculture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/9/1334 |
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