Award Winners of different categories for Jinja Fish Fest & Sustainable Fisheries Awards held on 30th June 23 Yalelo Uganda 🐟 NutriFish Uganda NARO_NaFIRRI Giz UGANDA FISH PROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION Joyce Ikwaput Nyeko Katosi Women Development Trust mukasa erisa @kalangalayouthp arena recycling industry #SFAAwards23

*Fisheries Innovations Award Winner Jinja Fish Fest & Sustainable Fisheries Awards was NutriFish Uganda Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 #SFAAwards23

Mak-PESCA Trainings in Aquaculture: Dr G. Bankia training farmers in Arua District on ways of establishing a commercially viable aquaculture enterprise. The trainings are meant to skill farmers in all regions for enhanced aquaculture production in Uganda. MAAIF 🇺🇬 EU in Uganda

We appreciate the EU, MAAIF 🇺🇬 Makerere University for training our people in aquaculture. This will greatly enhance their skills and improve productivity as well as revenue for our people and the Town Council - Ms. Adoch Flora, Assistant Town Clerk, Gulu City. EU in Uganda Dr. Jackson Efitre

NutriFish Uganda #CultiAF project team visited the VC Makerere University to share with him project achievements. The VC gave the team very good advice on how to scale-up project innovations and commercialize the fish-enriched products. IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa ACIAR in Eastern and Southern Africa Makerere University College of Natural Sciences Dr. Jackson Efitre

The power of under utilised small silver fish in the fight against malnutrition. Follow IDRC | CRDI ACIAR NutriFish Uganda

Small 🐟, locally known as Mukene, in 🇺🇬, has translated to significant ripple effects in #FoodSecurity & #nutrition for children under 5⃣ years & nursing mothers', courtesy of ACIAR & IDRC | CRDI's funding. #Read 👉 bit.ly/3PiT9Ax NutriFish Uganda #ACIARImpact

In 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇲🇼 🇲🇿 🇺🇬 🇿🇲& 🇿🇼 ACIAR & IDRC | CRDI supported innovations that: 🦾empowered🚺& ♂️ 📈uptake of #climate-smart agricultural tech 📈human & livestock #nutrition 📈#FoodSecurity & safety standards 🧲public & private sector💸 in #agribusiness bit.ly/46f1H2r

What was a key #CultiAF lesson for ⬆️ #productivity & #resilience in Africa? 🔗with the private sector & financial service providers is essential to ensure beneficiaries can access - AND AFFORD - promoted tech & innovations📲 More in the Synthesis Report: bit.ly/3LJJX7d

What did the #CultiAF program learn about collaborating with the private sector? ⭐️Providing partners with a role from the start encourages ownership & responsibility of project outcomes ⭐️ AND can build in sustainability once the project ends More here bit.ly/3LJJX7d

From the Lab to the world Our student, #DorothyAkoth, who used the species occurrences which we mobilized & published in GBIF @biodiversity.social/@gbif to assess the extinction risk of 110 non-Haplochromis fishes of Uganda has won GBIF's graduate researcher award🦸‍♀️ Story: gbif.org/fr/news/6qTuv5…

#Financing was a key challenge for #CultiAF projects Beneficiaries needed access to credit to afford project tech📳 AND training in business skills to be considered for loans Other key learnings? Follow the🔗bit.ly/3LJJX7d

Le #financement a été un défi majeur pour les projets #CultivAF Les bénéficiaires devaient avoir accès au crédit pour pouvoir se payer les services techniques du projet📳 ET une formation en gestion d'entreprise pour bénéficier d'un prêt bit.ly/45dcNE2

Look at what 10 years of partnership can achieve for policy, private sector, gender, inclusive value chains, food security innovations and financing for equitable, resilient and sustainable food systems! IDRC | CRDI ACIAR Dr Jemimah Njuki WRENmedia Elea Africa Group Ltd

Sunday is #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen Through the #CultiAF program, #ACIAR & Canada's IDRC | CRDI have supported research that has ushered in a new era of hope, progress & #sustainability for #ruralwomen in Africa. Read more bit.ly/46pz0jF

"🫘 are there to fight hunger & boost 💸. Before #CultiAF, we begged teachers to grant us grace periods to look for other ways of clearing school fee balances," narrates Jennifer Nakaya, a #farmer from 🇺🇬 Read👉 bit.ly/3twMqM9 #InternationalDayofRuralWomen #ACIARImpact

The Nutritional Benefits of Eating Mukene “Omena” (Silverfish) 🐟 Mukene, also known as silverfish, is a tiny but mighty source of nutrition. As a doctor, I can't stress enough how adding this to your diet can benefit your health. Thread 🧵

NutriFish Uganda #cultiAF Prioritizing interventions empowering women in food purchase decisions improves food security in gender- and nutrition-sensitive programs. Details here:doi.org/10.1002/wfp2.1… IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa ACIAR in Eastern and Southern Africa Makerere University College of Natural Sciences Dr. Jackson Efitre WRENmedia

I had an opportunity to be part of the discussions on #Gender #Inclusivity and #Scalingimpact at the at the #ACAT2023. The #ACAT platform hosted by AATF Africa promises to scale the impact of #agricultural #technologies in Africa. IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa

Listen in to a 10-year journey focused on 📈 #FoodSecurity, resilience & #genderequity across Africa by funding applied research to develop & 📈 #sustainable, climate-resilient & gender-responsive innovations for smallholder ag. producers. 📹 bit.ly/3MMhSNd #ACIARImpact