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United States Announces $29 Million Investment to Extend Two Feed the Future Innovation Labs

USAID announced a five-year extension for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research. These critical investments will increase productivity and raise incomes of small-scale farmers…

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$15 Million to MSU-Led Fish Innovation Lab Extends Global Food Security Pursuits Through Aquatic Systems

Mississippi State University has received a five-year, up to $15 million extension for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish to address global food security challenges through aquatic food systems.

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A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Furthers Research on Catfish Disease Diagnostics for Nigeria

Oluwasanmi Aina and Selim Alarape, from the Aquaculture Biosecurity team, engaged in training at Mississippi State University to equip them with the tools necessary to establish fish virology knowledge in Nigeria.

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UN Environment Programme Picks Renowned MSU Ecologist for Global Advisory Group

Sandra Correa, who leads our Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience team, was invited by the U.N. Environment Programme for membership in its Multidisciplinary Expert Scientific Advisory Group. Read more of the Mississippi State…

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Meet the Human Outcomes Specialist and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist: Gina Rico Mendez

Meet Gina Rico Mendez, the Fish Innovation Lab's Human Outcomes Specialist and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist. "Reliable, sustainable, and affordable access to food has been and continues to be a critical issue to ensure food…

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Building Bridges: Strategies for Productive Engagement with Government and Other Stakeholders

In this Agrilinks blog post, Fish Innovation Lab Asia Specialist Madan Dey reflects on the importance of engaging with government and other stakeholders to achieve long-term development gains for food security, nutrition, and food safety.

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The Fish Innovation Lab Goes to Kenya for Regional Partners Meeting

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish attended the 2023 Feed the Future Innovation Labs Regional Partners Meeting in Kenya. The meeting, which focused on systemic and innovative solutions for climate adaptation, food, and nutrition systems,…

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A Cross-Collaboration to Build the Cryopreservation Industry in Bangladesh

The LSU AgCenter and the Fish Innovation Lab’s Cryogenic Sperm Banking for Carps team came together at the LSU AgCenter facilities in the United States to learn from one another and work to further build the cryopreservation industry in Bangladesh.

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The Fish Innovation Lab's First Ever, In-Person Annual Meeting

Bringing together partners from around the world for the first time, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish held its Annual Meeting in New Orleans from February 27 through March 1. The internal meeting was a way for the teams to not only…

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Meet the Resilience Specialist: Joanna Springer

Meet Joanna Springer, the Fish Innovation Lab's Resilience Specialist. "In my work with the lab, I am always thinking about how activities are fitting into an overall system with many players and actors who have different levels of influence, power…