ROLE OF AQUATIC RESOURCES IN FOOD

AND NUTRITIONPresented by- Jyoti Saroj

Department- Fisheries Resource ManagementCollege of Fisheries, Veraval, Gujarat

INTRODUCTIONAquatic resources play important role in food and nutrition by providing fish and other marine and fresh-water products.

Fish is an excellent source of high quality animal protein that is easily digestible.

Fatty fish, rich source of essential fatty acids, important for normal growth and mental development.

GLOBAL AQUACULTURE: STATUS, ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

•Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world. 

•Global aquaculture production all-time high of 90.4 million tonnes in 2012.

• Including 66.6 million tonnes of food fish and 23.8 million tonnes of aquatic algae.

• China alone produced 43.5 million tonnes of food fish.

Share of Global Aquaculture in Fish Production, 1997 and Forecast For

2020

Capture69%

Aqua-culture

31%

Capture32%

Aqua-culture

68%Fish production 1997 Increase in fish production,

2020

AQUATIC RESOURCES

Rivers and perennial streamsPerennial ponds, marshes and oxbowsRice fields, seasonal ponds and seasonal streams

AQUATIC RESOURCES

AQUATIC PRODUCTS, THEIR NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND CONSUMPTION

• Food fish contributing more than 25% of the total animal protein.

• Per capita fish consumption increased from 14.4 kg in 1990 to 19.2 kg in 2012 in world.

• The International Conference on Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security, held in Kyoto, 1995, recognized that aquatic products contribute to the maintenance of good nutrition.

AQUATIC PRODUCTS

CONTRIBUTION OF FISH TO NUTRITION

• Fish “Rich food for Poor”; cheapest animal protein.

• Fish enhances brain development and learning in children, protects vision and eye health, and offers protection from cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

AQUACULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

•Aquaculture play an important role in national economic development, global food supply and achievement of food security and rural development.

• It provides worldwide employment to millions of people.

ROLE OF AQUACULTURE IN FOOD AND NUTRITION

• In small-scale integrated farming systems can provide high quality animal protein and other nutrients. 

• Commonly provides protein at prices generally affordable to poorer segments of the community.

• More than 500 million people in developing states depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their food and nutrition.

Community & Household variables:Economic, Social, Cultural

Food acquisition: variety & certainty

Frequency Quantity & Quality

Food Behaviour

Nutritional status

Health Condition

Resource Base:Aquatic resources (species & quantity, seasons)

HEALTH, NUTRITION AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY

AND NUTRITION

•Community-centred approaches encourage self-reliance and self-help.

•Making a significant contribution to sustainable development at local and national levels.

A FRAMEWORK FOR INCREASING CONTRIBUTION OF AQUACULTURE FOR

FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION• Integration of aquaculture into national development.

•Stakeholder participation in decision making in aquaculture.

• Information, awareness raising and capacity building.

CAPACITY BUILDING

capacity building is defined as the "process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-changing world.“

CONCLUSION• Aquaculture has shown resilience to various economic crises in

the last decade.• Available information indicate, contribution of aquaculture to

food security, nutrition and employment opportunities is on the increase.

• Long term sustainability of aquaculture- economic, social & environmental and contribution to food security depends on commitment of governments and good governance.

REFERENCES• Eric, M.; Yhoung, J.; Richard, F. and Smith, S. 2003. The role and nutritional value of

aquatic resources in the livelihoods of rural people.

• Aquaculture development trends: perspectives for food security. Background document for the International conference on sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security, Kyoto, Japan, 1995.

• FAO. 2003. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014. FAO, Rome. 223pp.

Website-• www.fao.org.in•  

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