WorldFish 2021 Annual Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into disarray. Our achievements in 2020 are highlighted in this annual report. The unprecedented health and economic crises brought on by the pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns led to an increase in poverty worldwide and precipitated a looming food crisis. Working closely with the public and private sectors, we are developing innovations to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the nutrition, health and incomes of the most vulnerable. In 2021, the flagship CGIAR Research Program on Fisheries Agri-Food Systems (FISH) concluded after four impactful years. FISH created evidence to improve food security, fight poverty, enhance sustainability, increase resilience to climate change and develop a new research base for fish agri-food systems. Spanning 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the program developed more than 150 innovations that will affect the lives of millions of small-scale farmers and fishers in the years to come. We are pleased to present the WorldFish 2021 Annual Report. In the pages that follow, we update you on the progress we have made in implementing our work plan for the year and delivering our organizational mission and vision. We also present key highlights from our country level achievements and the steps we took to expand our global outreach during the past year, despite the enormous COVID-19 related challenges.