Seafood can help ensure that the world’s poorest people get enough nutritious food
Small fish like sardines and anchovies contain many important micronutrients, and in many places they are considered food for the poor. This picture is taken in Ghana, where most of the fish at the fish markets are catched from small boats. Photo: Astrid Elise Hasselberg/ Institute of Marine Research
Seafood can play a key role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030. ”That makes it really important to emphasise the role of seafood and to include it in food strategies”, says research scientist Marian Kjellevold.
Processed fish from Ghana is rich in nutrients
Research scientist Marian Kjellevold (left) og scholar Astrid Elise Hasselberg at a fish market in Ghana. Photo: Institute of Marine Research
At fish markets in Ghana, fish is sold either smoked, salted or sun-dried. A new study has now shown that this fish is rich in many important micronutrients, which came as a surprise to researchers. Published: 24.11.2020 Updated: 22.12.2020 Author: Charlotte Muri
During fieldwork in Ghana in 2018, researchers collected samples of freshwater and saltwater fish from fish markets up and down the country, and now they have published their results.
“These fish are rich in critical micronutrients such as omega-3 and vitamins A and B12”, says the research scientist Marian Kjellevold.