桃花直播-based Fish Innovation Lab awards $1.15 million in new grants, addresses global food security through improved aquaculture and fisheries
Contact: Laura Zseleczky
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish at 桃花直播 State University is announcing $1.15 million in grants, expanding its portfolio of research in addressing global food security challenges through reliable and inclusive provisions of fish.
As part of the U.S. Government鈥檚 Feed the Future program and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Fish Innovation Lab works to reduce poverty and improve nutrition, food security and livelihoods in developing countries by supporting research on sustainable aquaculture and fisheries systems.
鈥淔ish are an essential source of animal protein and income for people in developing countries. These new projects expand the Fish Innovation Lab鈥檚 work to ensure more people can access fish as part of their diet and benefit from livelihoods in aquaculture and fisheries sectors,鈥 said Dr. Mark Lawrence, director of the Fish Innovation Lab and a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor in 桃花直播鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine.
Building on the Fish Innovation Lab鈥檚 existing portfolio of 13 research-for-development projects worldwide, the newly awarded $1.15 million supports six projects spanning aquaculture and fisheries activities along the fish value chain in Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia. The new projects aim to improve market access for aquaculture producers and consumers, boost aquaculture productivity through genetically improved species, investigate the micronutrient impacts of shellfish in diets, develop vaccines for bacterial diseases in farmed fish, produce insects for fish feed in aquaculture, and explore the ecology and market potential of introduced shellfish.
Selected as direct commissioned activities under the Fish Innovation Lab, each project is led by a team of experts from U.S. universities and developing-country research institutions. The projects complement the Fish Innovation Lab鈥檚 current research portfolio, filling gaps by addressing specific areas of need and expanding work in new countries and with new partners. 听听
鈥淭he research program cultivated by the Fish Innovation Lab aims to produce applicable research results, increase the capacity of local partners, and support the adoption of new innovations,鈥 Lawrence said.
桃花直播 State oversees and supports the full research portfolio of the Fish Innovation Lab as the program鈥檚 management entity and is the lead research institution for one of the six new projects.
Recognized as a Center for Knowledge for Aquatic Health by the United Nations鈥 Food and Agriculture Organization, 桃花直播 State is a leader in providing solutions to fight global hunger and improve livelihoods in priority countries. 桃花直播鈥檚 Global Center for Aquatic Food Security works to address challenges facing aquaculture and finds solutions to meeting the world鈥檚 food security needs while ensuring a safe supply of fish.
桃花直播 President Mark E. Keenum is a former Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who has made food security a central focus of his professional life. Currently, he serves as chairman of both the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development.
For more information about the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish, visit or contact the lab at fishlab@cvm.msstate.edu.
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Feed the Future is the U.S. Government鈥檚 global hunger and food security initiative. With a focus on smallholder farmers, particularly women, Feed the Future supports partner countries in developing their agriculture sectors to spur economic growth and trade that increase incomes and reduce hunger, poverty and undernutrition. For more information, visit听.
About the Fish Innovation Lab
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