Bangladesh
Kechhki Fish Curry, Recipe from Bangladesh
In addition to being relatively simple to prepare, this dish packs a nutritious punch by utilizing the small fish Kechhki (Corica soborna) as the star ingredient. Small, dried fish are not only a sustainable and affordable option for many areas…
Improving Capacity in Bangladesh to Detect Fecal Pathogens in Aquaculture
The Fish Innovation Lab project on Evaluation of Risk and Mitigation of Aquaculture Fecal Pathogens organized lectures and a hands-on training for eight participants from the Bangladesh Department of Fisheries Quality Control Laboratory and the…
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Aquaculture Value Chains in Bangladesh
In low-income food-deficit countries, fish remains an essential source of animal protein, micronutrients, and omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital for human health. It is, therefore, important that these countries, including Bangladesh, continue to…
Emerging Technologies Improve Aquaculture Data Systems in Bangladesh
Like many low- and medium-income countries, Bangladesh struggles to maintain accurate official statistics on aquaculture production because of the costly and time-intensive nature of data collection as well as the industry’s rapid growth. The Fish…
Cryogenic Sperm Banking for Carps Project Holds Inception Workshop in Bangladesh
On January 4, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Fish Innovation Lab) and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) hosted an inception workshop for their project on Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Indian Major Carps and Exotic Carps for…
Scientists visit carp hatcheries in Bangladesh
“These visits are very important as we need to know the available hatcheries—both private and government—in those areas and also get a clear idea about the breeding and fry-rearing facilities in each of the selected hatcheries,” said Sarder.
2020 Research Results from the Fish Innovation Lab
“Some of our proudest accomplishments this year are the impressive results from our Quick Start projects, results that are informing further research and development with partner institutions, government officials, and other groups in the zones of…
Shrimp Farming and Research in Bangladesh Adapts to COVID-19 Pandemic
“Now I know how to cope and survive in an extreme situation. The demand of shrimp will not decrease, [and] all I have to do is to make sure to transport the harvested shrimp to the processing plant,” said Ripon.
Virtual Trainings Prepare Scientists to Develop Cryogenic Sperm Bank for Carps in Bangladesh
When travel restrictions prevented the in-person training from happening, the researchers pivoted to create a series of six interactive virtual workshops beginning on September 30, 2020, to provide the training and facilitate cooperation between the…
A training workshop for data enumerators on Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in Bangladesh held.
A training workshop through webinar has been inaugurated for data enumerators to implement the field research of the project ‘Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in Bangladesh.’