Wider-scale promotion of Generation-3 rohu (G3 rohu) through supply chain development


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WorldFish through its Carp Genetic Improvement Program (CGIP) developed strain of Rohu named Generation-3 (G-3) Rohu in 2020 with a long research from 2012; collecting wild seeds from the Halda, Jamuna, and Padma rivers at the starting. In 2020 and 2021, WorldFish released the genetically-improved ‘G3’ rohu strain as hatchlings to several hatcheries on a limited scale. The hatcheries have subsequently grown these fish to adulthood and have begun producing seeds for sale to nurseries and farmers. For the expansion of the technology and the G-3 rohu among the six districts in the Sothern West part of Bangladesh such as- Jashore, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Gopalgonj, Narail and Khulna in the name of ‘Wider-scale Promotion of Generation-3 (G-3) Rohu through supply chain development’ READY got the contract with the WorldFish in 2023 under USAID Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity (Aquaculture Activity).

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Md. Hasnal Alam. (30/9/2023). Wider-scale promotion of Generation-3 rohu (G3 rohu) through supply chain development.

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2023

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SDG 2 - Zero hungerSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionSDG 14 - Life below water