Topics: Breeding

Journal Article

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) reveal sibship among founders of a Bangladeshi Rohu (Labeo rohita) breeding population

Journal Article

Sibship assignment to the founders of a Bangladeshi Catla catla breeding population

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.

Journal Article

Breeding for robustness: Investigating the genotype-by-environment interaction and micro-environmental sensitivity of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Small-scale aquaculture improves the lives of farmers in Myanmar

In Myanmar, the fast-growing aquaculture sector has huge potential to improve the lives of rural households, which make up 70 percent of the population and depend largely on low-yielding agriculture for their livelihoods (FAO 2015). Research by the Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund ( LIFT )...