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General information
| Innovation ID | 669 |
| Version ID | 522 |
| Innovation Title | Fish powder for new livelihood opportunities for women in Timor-Leste |
| Innovation description | The fish based powder is made of fish, moringa leaves, dried shrimp, roasted sesame seeds, onion powder, salt, pepper, sugar, oil and cooked chili. The idea to make fish-based powder came from the women themselves. WorldFish has been doing research with the community for many years . Having previously received training on making fish-based powder, the women decided to build on these existing skills. Doing so enables them to improve their livelihoods. |
| Reporting Staff | Hampus Eriksson (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | Women groups in different villages in Timor-Leste are making recipes with the nutritious powder and have started selling the products to different markets. Talking with the Ministry of Health about getting the fish powder into feeding programs at primary schools and in hospitals were initiated. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | No contributors |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | WorldFish-CGIAR Center/Program (Center) |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP2-Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries |
| Cluster | FP2-1-Resilient coastal fisheries |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Timor-Leste |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased livelihood opportunities |
| Other Sub-IDO | |
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Evidences
| Evidences | Duarte A, Hunnam K and Eriksson H. January 2021. Cooking fish and seafood in Timor-Leste: recipes and stories of traditions and livelihoods [https://aciar.gov.au/publication/cooking-fish-and-seafood-timor-leste] Forbes, 22 Novemeber 2020. How Does This Fisheries Researcher Help In East Timor ? A Cookbook [https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwight/2020/11/22/how-does-this-fisheries-researcher-help-in-east-timor--a-cookbook/?sh=5832e9d952e2] Hampus Eriksson. (29/2/2020). SIDA Enhancing livelihoods while governing marine resources in Pacific Island countries Annual report January to December 2019. [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4653] "Hampus Eriksson. (9/8/2019). Ingredients for success. URL: https://worldfish.exposure.co/ingredients-for-success"FICH News, 05 February 2020.Emerging scientist: Agustinha Duarte [https://fish.cgiar.org/news-and-updates/news/emerging-scientist-agustinha-duarte] |
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