Detailed Country Listing of New Fish Innovation Lab Projects

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish has awarded $6.2 million USD to 13 research-for-development projects to address food and nutrition security in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia.


BANGLADESH

Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in Bangladesh

  • Lead PI: Ben Belton, Michigan State University
  • Partnering Institutions: Bangladesh Agricultural University, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Michigan State University, WorldFish
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sectors: Aquaculture, postharvest

Identifying Major Sources of Fecal Pathogens in Bangladeshi Aquaculture Value Chains and the Most Cost-Effective Risk Reduction Strategies

  • Lead PI: Mohammad Aminul Islam, Washington State University
  • Partnering Institutions: Bangladesh Government Department of Fisheries; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh; University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; University of Maryland; Washington State University
  • Areas of Work: Improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sectors: Aquaculture, postharvest

Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Indian Major Carps (Catla Catla, Labeo Rohita and Cirrhinus Cirrhosus) and Exotic Carps (Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix, Hypophthalmichthys Nobilis and Ctenopharyngodon Idella) for Commercial Seed Production and Brood Banking

  • Lead PI: Md. Rafiqul Islam Sarder, Bangladesh Agricultural University
  • Partnering Institutions: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Louisiana State University
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes
  • Sector: Aquaculture

CAMBODIA

Increasing Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Resilience of Cambodian Communities

  • Lead PI: Sandra Correa, Mississippi State University
  • Partnering Institutions: Mississippi State University, Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sector: Fisheries

Development of Bighead Catfish (Clarias Macrocephalus) Culture for Sustainable Aquaculture in Cambodia

  • Lead PI: Lyda Hok, Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition
  • Partnering Institutions: Center​ of Excellence​​ on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition, Kansas State University, WorldFish
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes
  • Sector: Aquaculture

KENYA

Achieving Coral Reef Fishery Sustainability in East African Biodiversity and Climate Refugia Centers

  • Lead PI: Timothy McClanahan, Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Partnering Institutions: Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute, Wildlife Conservation Society, University of Rhode Island
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sector: Fisheries

Samaki Salama: Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in Kenya for Healthy Nutrition and Ecosystems 

  • Lead PI: Lora Iannotti, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Partnering Institutions: Egerton University, Pwani University, University of Rhode Island
  • Areas of Work: Improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sector: Fisheries

NIGERIA

Aquaculture and Rural Communities: Farm Diversification Strategy Through Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Systems and Nutrition-Sensitive Value Chains for Better Nutrition Outcomes

  • Lead PI: Matthias Halwart, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Partnering Institutions: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, University of Ibadan, University of Georgia
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes
  • Sector: Aquaculture

Improving Biosecurity: A Science-Based Approach to Manage Fish Disease Risks and Increase the Socio-Economic Contribution of the Nigerian Catfish and Tilapia Industries

  • Lead PI: Mohan Chadag, WorldFish
  • Partnering Institutions: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mississippi State University, Michigan State University, University of Ibadan, WorldFish
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sector: Aquaculture

No Longer Bugged by Feed Costs: Farming Insects as Sustainable and Scalable Aquaculture Feedstock to Improve Catfish (Claridae) Producers’ and Consumers’ Livelihoods Towards Food Security in Nigeria

  • Lead PI: Jennifer Pechal, Michigan State University
  • Partnering Institutions: Michigan State University, University of Ibadan
  • Area of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier
  • Sector: Aquaculture

Improving Efficiency in the Nigerian Aquaculture Sector by Employing Lean Production Systems

  • Lead PI: Harrison C. Karisa, WorldFish
  • Partnering Institutions: Mississippi State University, University of Ibadan, Washington University in St. Louis, WorldFish
  • Areas of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sectors: Aquaculture, postharvest

Nourishing Nations: Quantifying Fish Consumption for Women of Reproductive Age and Young Children

  • Lead PI: Lauren Pincus, WorldFish
  • Partnering Institutions: Mississippi State University, University of Calabar, WorldFish
  • Area of Work: Improving human outcomes
  • Sector: Postharvest

ZAMBIA

FishFirst! Zambia: Research for Development and Scaling Staple-Fish Products for
Enhanced Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days of Life

  • Lead PI: Kathleen Ragsdale, Mississippi State University
  • Partnering Institutions: Mississippi State University, University of Zambia, WorldFish
  • Area of Work: Advancing the productivity frontier, improving human outcomes, reducing and mitigating risk to fish production systems
  • Sector: Fisheries, postharvest