Topics: Bangladesh

Emerging scientist: Afrina Choudhury

As a global leader in fisheries and aquaculture research, science is at the forefront of our work. In this new series, we profile our emerging scientists, early career research talents who are already making a significant contribution to fisheries and aquaculture knowledge. In this installment, we talk to Afrina Choudhury, a Senior Gender Specialist and recently elected Chair of the Bangladesh National Gender Working Group.

US Ambassador visits Carp Genetic Improvement Program in Bangladesh

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller visited the Carp Genetic Improvement Program to learn about the USAID-funded Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity. WorldFish has been running genetic improvement programs for the major carp species since 2013, as part of a long-term plan to improve fish farmer access to quality seed of the improved species.

Dr. Marian Kjellevold joins FISH Independent Steering Committee

WorldFish has appointed Dr. Marian Kjellevold to the FISH Independent Steering Committee (ISC). She joins a diverse group of scientists, practitioners and representatives from end-user bodies that reports directly to the WorldFish Board of Trustees on the performance of the FISH research program.

Scaling Systems and Partnerships for Accelerating the Adoption of Improved Tilapia Strains by Small-Scale Fish Farmers (SPAITS)

Global demand for seafood continues to rise, driven by population growth, higher incomes, urbanization and increasing preference for seafood protein. As capture fisheries production has reached its limits, the growth of aquaculture is critical for meeting increasing demand for fish. One of the...

Call for proposals: Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity

Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity has launched a second call for proposals. The five-year WorldFish-led, USAID-funded project is looking for innovative business ideas/concepts from private sector companies and organizations that have the potential to transform...

Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity

Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity is a five-year (2018–2023), USD 24.5 million investment by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This is under the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future, and has...

Study tour to Bangladesh fosters knowledge-sharing on rice-fish systems

Rice-fish systems are common in many South and Southeast Asian countries as well as some areas of Africa. The systems are diverse, spanning capture fisheries and aquaculture, with fish and rice growing concurrently in rice fields and canals or, alternatively, fish raised between rice crops. FISH...

Aquaculture for Low Income Consumers (AquaLINC)

Aquaculture for Low Income Consumers (AquaLINC) aims to increase supplies of affordable and nutritious fish for poor consumers. It explores innovative methods to produce smaller tilapias, and test fish-feeding approaches to improve the nutritional quality of fish for consumption. Trials are being...

Carrots and Sticks: Incentives to Conserve Hilsa Fish in Myanmar

The objective of this project is to design a cost-effective, scientifically researched and participatory 'incentive-based' hilsa fishery management mechanism for Myanmar. The project will employ the ecosystem-based approach (EbA) in its information gathering, analysis, decision-making and...