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Image Alternative Text: The photograph shows vegetable and fish production using the sorjan method by youth Mynul Islam in the Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. Photo Credit: Mohammad Lokman Ali.

From Waste to Wealth: Using Aquaculture Effluent to Boost Agricultural Production in Bangladesh

Using aquaculture waste for agricultural production can reduce the use and cost of water, competition for water, chemical fertilizers as well as the environmental impact of releasing nutrient-rich agricultural water into fresh and saltwater bodies. Read this Agrilinks article written by Md. Gulam Hussain, Mohammad Lokman Ali, and Mark Lawrence.

Image Alternative Text: A Cambodian market. Photo Credit: Sandra Correa.

Well-Managed Aquaculture Ponds Can Help Save Wild Fish in Rural Cambodia

Small fish ponds in Cambodia are being used for Pangasius catfish production to help fish farmers increase their profits and provide a source of protein to families. Check out this article on Agrilinks by Wes Neal, co-principal investigator on the Fish Innovation Lab’s Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience activity and professor at Mississippi State University.

Image Alternative Text: This photo shows the trenches made in the rice-fish field for the fish. It is important to maintain an appropriate water depth and quality to support the well-being of fish throughout their life cycle until they reach harvest size. This is why practitioners often construct a small refuge for the fish within the rice field in the form of a trench or small pond. Photo Credit: Oladeji Kazeem Kareem.

Water Management and Productivity in Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture (Rice-Fish) Systems

In areas with limited water availability, enhancing agricultural productivity is imperative to increase food production, income, and environmental benefits without significantly increasing water usage. Read this Agrilinks article to find out more about how the Farm Diversification activity uses a combined farming approach to save water and increase food production.

Image Alternative Text: dried fish at a Nigerian market

Nourishing Nations Team's Executive Summary

The Nourishing Nations team set out to help fish processors in Delta State, Nigeria, to produce better products for their businesses, using hygienic food handling practices to reduce the risks of food safety issues. Understanding how traditional processing methods in Nigeria impact the nutritional content of fish can help policymakers in prioritizing investments and interventions to ensure the safety of these important food products. Read the team's executive summary to learn more.

Image Alternative Text: a screenshot from an online meeting

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting in Innovation Labs: Insights from the Fish Innovation Lab’s Learning Meetings

The Fish Innovation Lab method of implementation of USAID’s approach for Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting is founded on the commitment to fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration in the realm of aquaculture and fisheries. Learn more about how the Learning Agenda served as a dynamic process of sharing experiences, challenges, and successes among research teams by checking out this blog post.

Image Alternative Text: Installed wetlab at the aquaculture facility at RUA, Cambodia.

Bighead Catfish Culture Team's Executive Summary

In the executive summary from the Bighead Catfish Culture activity, the research team showed their results and recommendations from the Cambodia aquaculture activity. The team established three main aquaculture facilities and provided training to use these new systems thanks the the Fish Innovation Lab.

Image Alternative Text: Fish sampling in Shafiujjaman Momin’s pond for growth measurement.

Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic Improvement Team's Executive Summary

The Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic Improvement team aimed to produce new generations of improved carp in Bangladesh—catla, rohu, and silver carp. Read the team's executive summary to find out how these new generations improved the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh.

Image Alternative Text: Table 1, shown in this picture, provides descriptive statistics of the variables used in this study.

Trade Credits in Farming: A Drain for Gain in the Aquaculture Industry of Bangladesh

The Strategies for an Inclusive Aquaculture Value Chain in Bangladesh activity has a new peer-reviewed journal article in Aquaculture Economics & Management. Read the abstract to learn more about the activity's findings.

Image Alternative Text: Adaptive research plot of a rice-fish field

Aquaculture Diversification Team's Executive Summary

The Aquaculture Diversification team used what they learned from their rice-fish trials to develop a technology guide, enabling more than 100 rice farmers with little or no knowledge of aquaculture to successfully introduce fish into their rice fields. As a result, rice-fish farming clusters are now emerging in rice-growing communities of Kebbi and Ebonyi States. Read the full executive summary here.

Image Alternative Text: a Zambian throwing a crayfish trap in a lake

Population Ecology and Current Distribution Assessment of Invasive Crayfish in Zambia Team's Executive Summary

In the executive summary from the Population Ecology and Current Distribution Assessment of Invasive Crayfish in Zambia activity, the research team examined the population dynamics and continued spread of redclaw crayfish in the Zambezi River basin of Zambia along with the socioeconomic impacts of crayfish on traditional fishing communities. Read to find out more about the study's results and recommendations.