WorldFish Philippines Office

Globally, one in eight people suffer from chronic hunger. WorldFish, an international nonprofit research organization, harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce poverty and hunger. WorldFish is one of the 15 member organizations of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

WorldFish seeks to improve the livelihoods of poor people who rely on fisheries and aquaculture and to achieve environmentally sustainable and affordable increases in fish supply for poor consumers to increase food and nutrition security.

WorldFish is committed to meeting two key development challenges: 1) improving the livelihoods of those who are especially poor and vulnerable in places where fisheries and aquaculture can make a difference and 2) achieving large scale, environmentally sustainable, increases in supply and access to fish at affordable prices for poor consumers in developing countries.

In Africa, WorldFish aims to increase the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture and improve livelihoods for poor women and men. Specifically, WorldFish conducts research focused on: mariculture development, reducing post-harvest losses, strengthening fishery governance and co-management systems, gender equity and increasing productivity and strengthening resources.