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Florence Malama has joined the FishFirst! Zambia Team

Florence Malama has joined the FishFirst! Zambia team and will be working in-country to implement surveys at Lake Kariba.

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Meet the Asia Regional Coordinator: Md. Gulam Hussain

"I strongly wish that all people in a society should know and be aware about eating more fish, which have enough nutrition benefit to keep their health well and boost up the body immunity to fight against all type of diseases, including novel coronavirus we are currently experiencing as a pandemic."

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Fish Innovation Lab Awards Additional Project in Kenya

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Fish Innovation Lab) at Mississippi State University (MSU) has awarded approximately $500,000 to a new project aimed at helping solve hunger and improve ecosystems in coastal Kenya.

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New Covid-19 Private Sector Engagement & Partnership Fund

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Aquaculture Opens Doors and Improves Livelihoods for Youth in Bangladesh

Rajob Ali started working as a farm manager at his father’s small-scale rice farm and now owns an aquaculture farm in Fulpur upazila under Mymensingh district of Bangladesh.

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The Aquaculture Postharvest Value Chain in Nigeria

The project enhanced understanding of postharvest aquaculture value chain, postharvest losses along aquaculture value chains, characteristics of aquaculture production systems in Nigeria, aquaculture contributions to rural livelihoods and household incomes, the role of women in aquaculture, and the way forward for the aquaculture postharvest sector in Nigeria.

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Gender Mainstreaming in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors: The Fish Innovation Lab’s Framework

The Fish Innovation Lab supports applied fisheries and aquaculture research in five Feed the Future countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia. A common thread in all projects is to promote technology adoption and positive behavior change that improve nutrition of vulnerable groups and sustain fish stocks for future generations.

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Postdoctoral Associate Position at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Postdoctoral Researcher will help develop a nationally and internationally recognized and extramurally funded multidisciplinary research program focusing on animal cell culture optimization with an emphasis on seafood.

Image Alternative Text: Dr. Basant Gomma, left, a graduate student in MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, works alongside CVM Professor Dr. Mark Lawrence in February to observe fish while conducting research for the MSU-led Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. The USAID-funded initiative aims to improve nutrition, food security and livelihoods in developing countries by supporting the sustainable development of aquatic habitats and fisheries. Lawrence serves as director of the Fish Innovation Lab. (Photo by Beth Wynn)

MSU continues international leadership in aquaculture, world’s fastest-growing food production sector

As aquaculture and fisheries play an increasingly important role in addressing global food security, Mississippi State University is continuing to build its reputation as an international leader in the field.

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New Interactive Guidebook for Capacity Development in Agriculture Innovation

Fish Innovation Lab researchers and staff contributed to a new interactive guidebook for practitioners of agriculture for development. Published by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, this guidebook brings together tools and resources to help practitioners design and implement capacity development activities with an innovation systems approach in mind.