Message by M. Gulam Hussain
Overall editing and formatting by Alaina Dismukes and Laura Zseleczky
M. Gulam Hussain, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish Asia regional coordinator, has signed a contract with Elsevier Publishers to publish his new book titled Tilapia Farming: Breeding Plans, Mass Seed Production, and Aquaculture Technologies. The book will be comprised of 15 chapters, covering modern tilapia breeding, genetics, and farming technologies. These technologies include novel tilapia farming tools, processing, trade and marketing, industry advancement, and future prospects. The estimated publication date of the book is May 1, 2025.
The primary audience of Hussain’s book is tilapia hatchery operators, farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academics from Bangladesh and elsewhere around the world who are interested in developing and implementing tilapia breeding, mass seed production, stock improvement, and various aquaculture technologies. The secondary audience is tilapia harvesting, processing, and value chain actors, trade and marketing agents, and businesses who will benefit from learning the basic concepts of various tilapia-trade-related technologies.
"I would like to give my sincere thanks to my professional friends living abroad and here in Bangladesh who have already provided and has agreed to provide a helping hand with required materials in the form of literature, tables, diagrams, and photos," Hussain said. "I look forward to the book's completion and hope it is beneficial to those in the aquaculture industry."
Published June 29, 2023