Rapid growth in Bangladesh’s aquaculture production has lowered fish prices, increased protein consumption, and reduced poverty. What has driven this transformation? On October 27, 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Dhaka time, IFPRI launched the new book, The Making of a Blue Revolution: Enablers, Impacts, and the Path Ahead for Aquaculture in Dhaka. Read more & Livestream […]
Bangladesh’s Blue Revolution Opens Up New Avenue for Developing Countries
It is well recognized that Bangladesh has been vigorously executing large scale development projects to maintain its phenomenal growth rate of 8.2%. What is less known is that its small-scale sector has not been neglected and that this sector is also pulling itself by the bootstraps to be a major player in the country’s economic […]
Fish Revolution in Bangladesh
Scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, India, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Bangladesh, led by now IFPRI's Director of South Asia Dr. Shahidur Rashid, conducted research on fish farming in Bangladesh, which is the first of its kind. The study, which began in 2014 and continued until 2018, showed that three decades ago, fish […]
Bangladesh experiences fish farming revolution
Bangladesh is experiencing a quiet revolution in its domestic fish farming market, reveals a recent study by the Inter-national Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).Debunking the traditional view that fish farming in Bangladesh is mainly a subsistence occupation, the study shows that the market for farmed fish has grown by a massive 25 times over the […]
Bangladesh marks revolutionary growth in aquaculture
Bangladesh is experiencing a quiet revolution in its domestic fish farming sector, with significant gains among all the players in the industry, according to a latest study of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Debunking the traditional view that fish farming in Bangladesh is mainly subsistence oriented, the study shows that the market for […]