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Why gender matters when it comes to reducing food loss and waste in fish value chains
27 February 2024
27 February 2024
Women play a critical role throughout the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, accounting for almost half of the total workforce. As they have a particularly strong presence in pre-harvest activities, women have the opportunity to...

Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in the 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE)
31 October 2023
31 October 2023
The 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE) is a follow up to the series of biennial events together diverse stakeholders aimed at addressing the pertinent issue of postharvest loss reduction in the African...

Postharvest losses in the multiday fisheries sector of Sri Lanka
05 September 2023
05 September 2023
This article presents a summary of a comprehensive study conducted in Sri Lanka to assess postharvest losses from harvesting to unloading at fishery harbours in the multiday fisheries sector.

Maximizing the utilization of seafood by-products is key for addressing seafood loss and waste during post-harvest. Increasing the retention and repurposing of by-products however requires a shift in market demand and value for by-products.

One of the major issues prevailing in the fisheries and aquaculture industry in Sri Lanka is the high loss and waste of fish, and it has become necessary to introduce strategies aimed at preventing and...
