Fish is food for the brain
Congo: Harvesting fish in the pond after the
periodical drainage
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Fish is a food of excellent nutritional value, providing high quality protein and a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A and D, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium and iodine. Experts agree that, even in small quantities, fish is an important source of dietary protein. In addition, fatty fish like tuna, mackerel and sardine are the richest source of a type of fat that is vital to normal brain development in foetuses and infants.
- More photos on aquaculture and food security:
- Thailand: Pens for rearing fish
- Peru: Trout breeding is carried out by members of Puno women's cooperative at Lake Titicaca, 3900 m. above sea level
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