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Good, healthy food: Thilsted holding prepared fish in a market in Cambodia. Her pond polyculture system has helped millions of people worldwide put nutritious food on their plates, earning her the prestigious award. PETALING JAYA: It’s a fishy story but in the best way possible. A fish farming system that has put nutritious food on the plates of millions just earned its inventor the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate award. Nutrition expert Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a Danish citizen based in Penang, has also become the first woman of Asian heritage to be given the honour. Developing a way to raise nutrient-rich small fish inexpensively, her work has nourished low income families in countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Malawi. ....
World Food Prize granted for research on nutritional importance of seafood By Share Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, the global lead for nutrition and public health at WorldFish, has been named the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her research into developing nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems, including fisheries and aquaculture, and integrated food production from land and water. Sometimes referred to as “the Nobel Prize for food and agriculture,” Thilsted’s research has been praised by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and represents the first time a woman of Asian heritage has been awarded the prize. Her research delved into the nutritional composition of small native fish species that are typically consumed in Bangladesh and Cambodia. ....
Nutrition expert Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted visiting a fish market recently. Her fish farming system has helped millions of people worldwide put nutritious food on their plates, earning her the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate award. PETALING JAYA: It’s literally a fishy story, in the best way possible - imagine a fish farming system that has put nutritious food on the plates of millions, earning the inventor the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate award. Along the way, nutrition expert Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a Danish citizen based in Penang, has also become the first woman of Asian heritage to be given the honour. ....
Highlights CGIAR scientist at WorldFish honored for improving the quality, quantity, and availability of food in the world thanks to her pioneering scientific work on nutrition, fish, and aquatic foods systems. Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was named today the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for her groundbreaking research, critical insights, and landmark innovations in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems, including fisheries and aquaculture. Thilsted is the first woman of Asian heritage to be awarded the World Food Prize. Often referred to as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture, the World Food Prize is the most prominent global award recognizing an individual who has enhanced human development and confronted global hunger through improving the quality, quantity, and availability of food for all. ....