Role of aquatic resources in food and nutrition

1. ROLE OF AQUATIC
RESOURCES IN FOOD
AND NUTRITION
Presented by- Jyoti Saroj
Department- Fisheries Resource Management
College of Fisheries, Veraval, Gujarat

2. INTRODUCTION
Aquatic 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.

3. GLOBALAQUACULTURE: 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.

5. Share of Global Aquaculture in Fish
Production, 1997 and Forecast For
2020
Capture
69%
Aqua-
culture
31%
Capture
32%
Aqua-
culture
68%
Fish production 1997 Increase in fish production,
2020

6. AQUATIC RESOURCES
Rivers and perennial streams
Perennial ponds, marshes and oxbows
Rice fields, seasonal ponds and seasonal
streams

7. AQUATIC RESOURCES

8. 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.

9. AQUATIC PRODUCTS

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.“

17. 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.

18. 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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