Bangladesh

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Genetically Improved Rohu Carp is now in the Hands of Bangladeshi Farmers

Read about how the "Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic Improvement" project is helping Bangladeshi fish farmers through their genetically improved rohu carp.

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Integrated Rice-Prawn/Shrimp-Vegetable Farming System

In this video, Bangladesh farmers describe their successes using an integrated farming system to produce rice, shrimp/prawns, and vegetables.

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Women's Employment in the Aquaculture Value Chain

This video, produced by the Machine Learning for Better Aquaculture project, highlights women’s increasing participation in fish and vegetable markets in Bangladesh.

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Youth Employment in Aquaculture Value Chain (Wholesale Market)

This video features youth working in a wholesale market, an example of increasing employment opportunities for young people in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh.

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Economic assessment of freshwater carp polyculture in Bangladesh: Profit sensitivity, economies of scale and liquidity

The "Genome sequencing and development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from Rohu in Bangladesh" team's peer-reviewed journal article was accepted and appears in Aquaculture. Read the full publication to find out more about the…

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Threatened Fish Genetic Resources and Biological Diversity of the Hakaluki Haor Wetland in Bangladesh

Best Wetland Management Practices (BWMPs) should be continued, enhanced, and readopted by the Government of Bangladesh to restore threatened natural ecosystem habitat and conserve fish biological diversity in the Hakaluki Haor wetland.

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Quick Start Results, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps

In its first and second year, the Fish Innovation Lab funded five “Quick Start” activities. These were short (12-15 month) activities designed to kick-start the Fish Innovation Lab’s research-for-development activities on the ground.This document…

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Addressing Food Safety in Aquaculture Systems in Developing Countries

Globally over 600 million people, 1 in 10, suffers from foodborne diseases each year, and 420,000 people died in 2010. Practicing safe food preparation and storage strategies can help prevent this.

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MSU-based Fish Innovation Lab awards $1.15 million in new grants, addresses global food security through improved aquaculture and fisheries

Building on the Fish Innovation Lab’s existing portfolio of 13 research-for-development projects worldwide, the newly awarded $1.15 million supports six projects spanning aquaculture and fisheries activities along the fish value chain in Bangladesh…

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Results and Findings from Genome Sequencing Team

The Genome Sequencing team has released an executive summary of findings and results. The study sequenced the rohu genome and identified DNA variations that can be correlated with measured physical traits (such as growth rate) to accelerate and…