Submitted by A.B. Youngman on Fri, 27/01/2023 - 13:09
Research led by University of Cambridge scientists, including Dr David Willer (Department of Zoology), published in Nature Food, shows that tropical small-scale octopus fisheries offer a sustainable source of food and income to communities that face food insecurity, where the prevalence of undernourishment can exceed 40% and stunting in children under five commonly exceeds 30%.
“Worldwide, nearly half of people’s calories come from just three crops – rice, wheat, and maize - which are high energy, but relatively low in key nutrients. Just a small serving of something very, very micronutrient rich, like octopus, can fill critical nutritional gaps.” Dr David Willer
Click here to read an article about this research published on the University of Cambridge website, and here to read the paper in Nature Food.