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In the Spotlight: Rahma Adam
Type: Blog
WorldFish researcher Rahma Adam explains how her work can lead to policies that can change existing formal and informal structures. Policies that are more sensitive and attentive to the needs of women and marginalized ...
In the Spotlight: Tasnuva Zaman
Type: Blog
Tasnuva Zaman is WorldFish's senior gender specialist based in Bangladesh. Zaman's research focuses on gender mainstreaming, which calls for an integrated gender perspective at all stages of development, and she works to ...
Partnering with Bank Asia to provide loans to small-scale aquatic food producers in Bangladesh
Type: Blog
WorldFish partnered with Bank Asia to increase the financial literacy among aquatic food producers in Northern Bangladesh. This partnership also saw aquatic food producers obtaining easier access to financing through a ...
In the Spotlight: Sajeda Yasmin
Type: Blog
WorldFish researcher Sajeda Yasmin discusses her efforts to make aquaculture more gender-inclusive in Bangladesh.
Nutrition-sensitive carp mola polyculture through women’s groups: A successful policy intervention by the government of Odisha, India
Type: Blog
In 2018–2019, FARD launched a gender-sensitive flagship program named “Input assistance to Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) for Scientific Fish Farming in Gram Panchayat Tanks.” This program promotes nutrition-sensitive pond ...
Nazmina Begum: an Aqua Entrepreneur, an Inspiration
Type: Blog
Nazmina Begum is one of the nine women in the North-western part of Bangladesh who was awarded as the "Best Aquaculture Farmers" in 2022 under the category of emerging fish farmer.
Improving biosecurity practices of finfish aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Blog
Finfish biosecurity in Bangladesh is a growing concern due to the high demand for fish and the increasing prevalence of diseases in aquaculture.
WorldFish and partners are working with Bangladesh national research ...
Genetically improved rohu carp is now in the hands aof Bangaldeshi farmers
Type: Blog
Most farmers of livestock and crops have long had access to
genetically improved breeds and varieties, but that has not been
the case for carp farmers such as Shafiujjaman Momin from
Bagatipara upazila ...
Reconciling culture, livelihood and conservation through community fishing in Assam
Type: Blog
Community fishing has significant cultural, livelihood and environmental implications for traditional communities in Northeast India with the Rabha community considering it as an activity that fosters camaraderie, togetherness ...
In the spotlight: Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
Type: Blog
WorldFish scientist Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku sits down for a Q&A to discuss his research on scaling and disseminating aquaculture innovations to rural fish farmers.