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Carp-mola productivity and fish consumption in small-scale homestead aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Small indigenous species (SIS) of fish such as the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) are rich in nutrients, often containing high levels of zinc, iron, and vitamin A. Despite scientific and government efforts, culture ...
Improving aquaculture feed in Bangladesh: From feed ingredients to farmer profit to safe consumption
Type: Working Paper
Use of manufactured feeds in aquaculture in Bangladesh has grown rapidly over the last five years. More than 1 million tonnes of commercially formulated feeds and 0.3-0.4 million tonnes of farm-made feeds were produced in ...
Payments for hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) conservation in Bangladesh
Type: Book Chapter
Hilsa was once abundantly available in the 100 rivers of Bangladesh. Fishermen used to catch plenty of hilsa which were sold fresh to the local and urban markets. It was a cheap fish and was affordable even to the poor. ...
Effect of dietary protein to energy ratio, stocking density and feeding level on performance of Nile tilapia in pond aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
There is growing interest to understand the dietary P:E requirements for the supplemental feed used in tilapia pond culture where natural food contributes to production. In an on-farm trial, we tested the effect of lowering ...
Portable ponds for communities in need
Type: Journal Article
To address the extreme food insecurity of the poor households in Bangladesh, WorldFish has designed a portable small pond which can hold fish in it and at the same time, provide water for horticulture. Trials began in 2014 ...
Population genomics of an anadromous Hilsa Shad Tenualosa ilisha species across its diverse migratory habitats: Discrimination by fine-scale local adaptation
Type: Journal Article
The migration of anadromous fish in heterogenic environments unceasingly imposes a selective pressure that results in genetic variation for local adaptation. However, discrimination of anadromous fish populations by ...
Annual Plan of Work and Budget (POWB) for 2021 - CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH)
Type: Internal Report
This document provides the Plan of Work and Budget (POWB) for the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) for the year 2021.
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
Type: Working Paper
We tracked the impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Myanmar and Nigeria during 2020. We assessed the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs using a high ...