BSS, Rangpur :
Experts at the concluding ceremony of a two-day training workshop here on Thursday afternoon stressed for producing quality fish seed and quality fish feed to enhance fish production in the region as well as the country.
They were addressing the concluding session of the training workshop organised by WorldFish under the USAID- funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) Project at ASOD Training Center on “CSISA-WorldFish invented aquaculture technologies” for fish value chain actors.
Divisional Deputy Director of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) M Rokib Uddin Biswas attended the workshop as the chief guest while District Fisheries Officer M Rawshan Ara Begum was present as special guest.
Extension Agronomist of CSISA-CIMMYT M Anarul Haque and Consultant Dr M Maksud-Ul-Alam Rajon of CSISA-II from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at CSISA-BD Rangpur Hub in Bangladesh addressed as special guests.
Fish Scientist CSISA-BD Project from WorldFish Dr M Nahiduzzaman presented welcome note on “CSISA-WorldFish invented aquaculture technologies: the role of fish value chain actors” in the northern region of Bangladesh.
The objective of the training workshop was to increase capacity of the participating value chain actors on different aspects of aquaculture technologies in order to provide better information on aquaculture to their clients for enhancing fish production.
Dr Nahiduzzaman stressed for effective linkage among all actors including the public institutions and private entrepreneurs for better service delivery to the fish farmers in this region.
Fish is of utmost importance in the life and culture of the people of Bangladesh and this sector widely contributes to both poverty reduction, food security and in meeting nutritional demand of the common people, he said.
He said aquaculture enjoyed an impressive growth rate of over 9 percent in Bangladesh while growth rates of capture fishery rather slow due to a different factors including habitat loss as a result of agricultural intensification, urbanization, environmental degradation, pollution and overexploitation of resources.
In his speech, Mr. Rokib said, “Rangpur division is fish deficit region in terms of fish production from capture and culture fishery. Therefore, all sectors need to be work together to meet fish demand of this region”.
In Bangladesh, fish production from aquaculture has been increased rapidly in recent years due to adoption of various aquaculture technologies, use of inputs (such as quality fish seed, feed and fertilizers) and higher market demand.
The basic requirement for increasing fish production is the availability of high quality fish fingerlings and supply of quality fish feed, he said and urged all concerned departments, development agencies, private entrepreneurs to work together for ensuring quality of the fish production inputs.
He also stressed the necessity for quality technological information which is essential for the farmers to get profit from their investment in the pond aquaculture resources.
The fish value chain actors can be a bridge between farmers and related public institution. Recently, Bangladesh government formulated “Feed and animal feed Act” and “Fish Hatchery Acts”. He said.
He also urged the fish feed dealers and fish hatchery owners to have licenses from concerned authority to maintain quality in their business.
Fish feed manufacturer Fish feed dealer, fish fingerling supplier, fish hatchery owners, fish farmers, officials from Department of Fisheries, WorldFish, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), International livestock Research Institute (ILRI), representatives of partner NGOs and journalists participated.
Experts at the concluding ceremony of a two-day training workshop here on Thursday afternoon stressed for producing quality fish seed and quality fish feed to enhance fish production in the region as well as the country.
They were addressing the concluding session of the training workshop organised by WorldFish under the USAID- funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) Project at ASOD Training Center on “CSISA-WorldFish invented aquaculture technologies” for fish value chain actors.
Divisional Deputy Director of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) M Rokib Uddin Biswas attended the workshop as the chief guest while District Fisheries Officer M Rawshan Ara Begum was present as special guest.
Extension Agronomist of CSISA-CIMMYT M Anarul Haque and Consultant Dr M Maksud-Ul-Alam Rajon of CSISA-II from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at CSISA-BD Rangpur Hub in Bangladesh addressed as special guests.
Fish Scientist CSISA-BD Project from WorldFish Dr M Nahiduzzaman presented welcome note on “CSISA-WorldFish invented aquaculture technologies: the role of fish value chain actors” in the northern region of Bangladesh.
The objective of the training workshop was to increase capacity of the participating value chain actors on different aspects of aquaculture technologies in order to provide better information on aquaculture to their clients for enhancing fish production.
Dr Nahiduzzaman stressed for effective linkage among all actors including the public institutions and private entrepreneurs for better service delivery to the fish farmers in this region.
Fish is of utmost importance in the life and culture of the people of Bangladesh and this sector widely contributes to both poverty reduction, food security and in meeting nutritional demand of the common people, he said.
He said aquaculture enjoyed an impressive growth rate of over 9 percent in Bangladesh while growth rates of capture fishery rather slow due to a different factors including habitat loss as a result of agricultural intensification, urbanization, environmental degradation, pollution and overexploitation of resources.
In his speech, Mr. Rokib said, “Rangpur division is fish deficit region in terms of fish production from capture and culture fishery. Therefore, all sectors need to be work together to meet fish demand of this region”.
In Bangladesh, fish production from aquaculture has been increased rapidly in recent years due to adoption of various aquaculture technologies, use of inputs (such as quality fish seed, feed and fertilizers) and higher market demand.
The basic requirement for increasing fish production is the availability of high quality fish fingerlings and supply of quality fish feed, he said and urged all concerned departments, development agencies, private entrepreneurs to work together for ensuring quality of the fish production inputs.
He also stressed the necessity for quality technological information which is essential for the farmers to get profit from their investment in the pond aquaculture resources.
The fish value chain actors can be a bridge between farmers and related public institution. Recently, Bangladesh government formulated “Feed and animal feed Act” and “Fish Hatchery Acts”. He said.
He also urged the fish feed dealers and fish hatchery owners to have licenses from concerned authority to maintain quality in their business.
Fish feed manufacturer Fish feed dealer, fish fingerling supplier, fish hatchery owners, fish farmers, officials from Department of Fisheries, WorldFish, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), International livestock Research Institute (ILRI), representatives of partner NGOs and journalists participated.
