Africa: The 2021 World Food Prize Recognizes That Fish Are Key for Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition

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Africa: The 2021 World Food Prize Recognizes That Fish Are Key for Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition

[The Conversation Africa] Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, close to rivers, lakes or the sea.

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