Faster-Growing Carp for a Food-Secure Future: Reflections from a Workshop in Khulna

Abstract

WorldFish and partners are advancing carp genetics in Bangladesh using a family-based selective breeding approach. G3 rohu, which grows 37% faster than local strains, currently benefits more than 200,000 farmers each year. G5 rohu, expected to grow over 50% faster, is now under field trials. Progress is also being made on other species, with G4 silver carp and G3 catla planned for release in the coming years. These achievements were reviewed at a national workshop in Khulna, Bangladesh, under the CGIAR’s Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods and Scaling for Impact programs, where participants emphasized the importance of long-term collaboration with public and private sectors to sustain and scale impacts.