Make pangas, tilapia more affordable
Fish scientists urge researchers at Mymensingh conference
The researchers must work together for proper farm management to create favourable market with reasonable prices of pangas and tilapia fishes at home and abroad, said fish scientists at a conference at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus yesterday.
The researchers' aim should be to upgrade aquaculture production, farm management, quality improvement and value chain performance for making the two fish more enjoyable to people, they said at the conference under a project styled “Upgrading Pangas and Tilapia value chains in Bangladesh (BangFish)”.
The researchers are now working for cheaper production of the fishes, especially for the poor people, along with improvement in areas of farm density, productivity, natural resources and ensuring quality of feed and water.
BAU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ali Akbar, Pro-vice Chancellor Prof Dr Jasim Uddin Mandol, Prof Dr MA Sattar Mandal, Prof Dr SA Sabur, director general of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Dr Yahia Mahmud and Prof Dr Niels OG Jorgensen of University of Copenhagen in Denmark, addressed the programme, among others.
Prof Dr Badiuzzaman, country director of BangFish, presided over the event while Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman Khan presented a keynote marking the occasion.