Bangladesh

Image Alternative Text: Photo of Hossam Abdelhamed (Photo by Paulo Padre, Graphic Designer for FAO)

Crossover Connections: MSU’s FAO Reference Center Supports Capacity Strengthening for Fish Innovation Lab Activity

From November 18–22, a capacity-building workshop in collaboration with Nitte University and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) brought together instructors and attendees, including a College of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and…

Image Alternative Text: Figure 4 shows equilibration and post-thaw motility of sperm of C. idella equilibrated at four different periods.

Use of Cryopreserved Sperm of Grass Carp for Seed Production at the Hatchery Level of Bangladesh

The Cryogenic Sperm Banking team has a peer-reviewed journal article in Aquaculture Research. Learn more about the team's research examining suitable conditions of sperm cryopreservation protocols and how they evaluated the effectiveness of…

Image Alternative Text: A woman in Zambia demonstrates how to dry fish. (Photo by Agness Chileya)

USAID-Funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish at MSU Launches Startup and Scaling Activities

Mississippi State University’s reach extends beyond state and U.S. borders with global impact in education and research. The Fish Innovation Lab announced a $600,000 portfolio of six new one-year activities called Startup and Scaling Activities,…

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Introducing the Fish Innovation Lab Startup and Scaling Activities

Check out the Fish Innovation Lab's six, new 1-year activities. These Startup and Scaling Activities will work in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia to increase food security in Asia and Africa through nutritious aquatic foods.

Image Alternative Text: Men in Bangladesh catch carp that were raised from cryopreserved sperm in a net.

Scaling Fish Innovation Lab Approaches Brings Better Broodstocks to Bangladesh

Although the Fish Innovation Lab’s Cryogenic Sperm Banking activity ended in 2023, the research team continued to actively engage in scaling their research efforts in the local context. They are now supporting the government and private hatcheries…

Image Alternative Text: Fig. 1 shows the trend of the market price of major carp from January 2005 to December 2021.

How Price and Non-Price Factors Influence the Market Price of Major Carp: Findings From the Dynamic ARDL Approach

The Strategies for an Inclusive Aquaculture Value Chain in Bangladesh activity has a new peer-reviewed journal article in Aquaculture. Read the abstract here and go to the full journal article to learn more about the factors impacting the market…

Image Alternative Text: Fig. 4 shows the average output dimension scores for salmon (n = 4), tilapia (n = 6), carp (n = 9), shrimp (n = 12), mollusk (n = 9), catfish (n = 4), and seaweed (n = 2).

Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Aquaculture: The Aquaculture Performance Indicators

In this peer-reviewed journal article featured in Nature, the authors—one of whom is a Fish Innovation Lab Asia Regional Coordinator, Madan Dey—identify high-performing aquaculture typologies and species and highlight opportunities to improve…

Image Alternative Text: Taken during a research site visit in December 2022, the research team identified food safety issues at wet markets in Bangladesh in order to come up with an intervention strategy to improve food safety and hygiene practices. The photo shows both packaged and unpacked fish in a local fish market to show the need for better food safety measures in local markets. (Photo by Mohammad Aminul Islam.)

Safe Food for a Healthy Future

Ensuring food safety is not just about preventing illness, rather it is about securing a healthier, smarter, and more prosperous future for the nation. Read Mohammad Aminul Islam and Mohammed Badrul Amin's Agrilinks blog post to learn more about…

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Fish Innovation Lab Resilience Brief: Highlights of Program Achievements and Recommendations

The Fish Innovation Lab has strengthened the resilience of key aspects of aquaculture and fishery systems in countries spanning Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria, to name a few. In the process, researchers, implementers, and communities have…

Image Alternative Text: Harvesting Fish Innovation Lab carp brooders. Photo by M. Gulam Hussain

Cryogenic Sperm Banking Team's Executive Summary

Cryogenic sperm banking can be used to assist the government and private hatcheries to develop brood banks by protecting and providing quality germplasm of Indian major carps and exotic carps. Read the research team's executive summary to learn more…