Improving Productivity

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Integrated Rice-Fish Farming: Localization Through Farm Diversification

The practice of farming rice and fish simultaneously aims to improve the productivity, resilience, and biological diversity of the rice field while making optimal use of water and land resources. The Farm Diversification activity implementation was…

Image Alternative Text: Abdul Alim (right) is handing over a bag of WorldFish G3 rohu spawn to a customer.

Genetically-Improved Rohu is Commercially Available and in High Demand in Bangladesh

Abdul Alim, owner of Mukteshary Fish Hatchery in Jashore, Bangladesh, received G3 rohu in 2020, developed them as broodstock, and produced seed in 2022 for the first time thanks to the Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic…

Image Alternative Text: Miniver Kampamba, one of the female fish farmers, is directing the research team to one of her cages that was experiencing fish mortalities.

Fish Disease Investigation Increases Disease Awareness Among Small-Scale Fish Farmers

Miniver Kampamba, a young, female farmer in Zambia, experienced severe fish loss, which she suspected was due to disease. To address these challenges for fish farmers like Kampamba, the Development and Investigation of the Delivery Mode of a…

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Crab Farming for Women in Bangladesh

The crab sector has provided a variety of economic possibilities for the coastal poor and marginalized women who were working as non-waged laborers. Women are involved in crab farming in a variety of ways, but the Covid-19 pandemic negatively…

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Genetically Improved Aquaculture Species in Bangladesh: Advances and Challenges

This chapter from Frontiers in Aquaculture Biotechnology reviews the genetically improved fish in Bangladesh, highlights the advances and challenges, and touches on their impact on aquaculture production in the country. Click the link above to read…

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On-Farm Performance of Genetically-Improved Rohu (Labeo Rohita) in Bangladesh

The "Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic Improvement" activity has a new publication in Frontiers in Aquaculture. Read further to find out more about the activity's results from the on-farm trials of G3 rohu.

Image Alternative Text: Director General of the Department of Fisheries Kh. Mahbubul Haque, sitting at a table with other stakeholders, remarked on the research findings.

Machine Learning Tool Paving the Way to Modernize Aquaculture Statistics in Bangladesh

The Harnessing Machine Learning activity worked with stakeholders in Bangladesh to develop a rigorous approach to survey design and implementation to ensure high quality data and representativeness beyond what is normally collected for the…

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Summer Trainings Move the Needle Toward a More Sustainable Farming System for Nigeria

The Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture as Farm Diversification Strategy activity is moving the needle toward a more sustainable farming system for Nigeria. Through summer trainings and research plots, the team is providing knowledge on how to rice-…

Image Alternative Text: Workers cover crates of shrimp with ice in a Bangladesh market

BAU Researchers Use Machine Learning Technology in Fisheries Survey

The Fish Innovation Lab's Machine Learning for Better Aquaculture activity recently hosted a series of outreach workshops in Bangladesh to share results and findings with stakeholders.

Image Alternative Text: A Sre Ambel River fisher checks his net.

Anchored in Sustainability: Improving Resilience for Cambodian Fishery Communities

The Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience activity is empowering Cambodians with the knowledge to assess changes in their existing fishery to make any needed alterations in the fishing effort. By initiating a Citizen Science program,…