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Fisheries and aquaculture are playing a growing role in global food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. FAO’s SOFIA 2026 report highlights the growing importance of fisheries and aquaculture in global food systems.

With production at record levels and aquaculture driving much of the growth, the report underscores the need to ensure that future progress is sustainable, equitable, and nutrition-sensitive.

At Sight and Life, these insights connect directly to our work with partners through projects such as COMFISH and Native Species Aquaculture for Livelihood, Food Security & Conservation, where we are working to link aquaculture growth with healthier diets, stronger livelihoods, inclusive access, and long-term sustainability.

👉🏽Swipe through for key SOFIA 2026 insights on what this means for the future of fisheries, aquaculture, nutrition, and sustainable food systems.

📍Read the SOFIA 2026 report: https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/da88cb90-9c91-4f70-9331-68fe71c91ddc

📍Learn more about our aquaculture and fisheries work: https://sightandlife.org/our-work/our-projects/native-species-aquaculture-for-livelihood-food-security-conservation

Following the launch of the MMS Market Landscaping and Segmentation Analysis in Nigeria, stakeholders reflected on the role of evidence, financing, policy, and collaboration in supporting sustainable scale-up for pregnant women in Nigeria.

Swipe through for key quotes and reflections from government, development partners, researchers, and programme leads on what it will take to move evidence into action for maternal and child nutrition in Nigeria.

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🇳🇬 Last week in Abuja, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Nigeria, Sight and Life and the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) conducted a validation meeting of findings from the Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation ( ) Market Landscaping and Segmentation Analysis in .

The study, commissioned by Sight and Life with support from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and conducted by dRPC - Dr. Stanley Ukpai, examined the financing, demand, supply, and implementation landscape for MMS across six states: Lagos, Kano, Bauchi, Imo, Niger, and Bayelsa. The study also produced the first state-level readiness segmentation in Nigeria.

The event brought together government representatives, development partners, researchers, and other key stakeholders to review the findings and discuss practical pathways for supporting the scale-up of MMS as part of Nigeria’s broader maternal nutrition and health priorities.

Speaking at the launch, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Anas, Special Adviser to the President on Health, noted that maternal nutrition is central to Nigeria’s health and development agenda because it directly affects the survival, health, and future potential of both mothers and children. She also highlighted that the priority now is how to scale MMS effectively and equitably.