Improving aquaculture feed in Bangladesh - feed ingredients to farmer profit to safe consumption. Presented by Dr. Mike Phillips at the 'Aquaculture feeds workshop', held on the 4th of April, 2013, at the BRAC Center, Dhaka Bangladesh.

1. Improving
aquaculture feed
in Bangladesh -
feed ingredients to
farmer profit to
safe consumption
Study Background

2. FtF Aqua is working
in 20 Districts with
4 hubs
KHULNA
JESSORE
BARISAL
FARIDPUR

3. Background
• Aquaculture (fish) production
growing
• Intensification of fish farming
systems and use of feed
• Fish feed production has now
reached > 1 million tonnes/yr
• What are the major
opportunities, constraints and
how to support sustainable
growth?

5. Feed study objectives
• To identify the current status and
future trends in use of
aquaculture feeds
• To identify key bottlenecks for
industry development
• To identify solutions for
sustainable growth of the
aquaculture feed sector
– Farm level
– Feed industry
– Government

6. Feed study approach
• Feeds study started in August
2012
• Major activities
– Review and consult
– Develop methods
– Consultations across the
“value chain”
– All stakeholders
– Analyse and draft report
• Workshop – 4th April 2013

7. An integrated value-chain approach. . .
.. to understand all aspects of feed production and use
Consumers
Value chain analysis and key interventions

8. Wide ranging analysis and stakeholders
• Economics (profits, costs and
• Farmers
benefits)
• Traders
• Social (employment, gender,
• Processors
equity)
• Ingredient producers
• Environment (life cycle analysis)
• Public and private

9. Key research questions?
• Which tools and indicators can be used for analyzing
aquaculture feed sector?
• What is present and future use and demand for
aquaculture feeds?
• What are the options for producing more and/or better
feed to meet future demand?

10. Key research questions?
• What are current feeding practices? What
improvements can be made to reduce farm level feed
wastage and improve profitability?
• What are the value chains for feeds and role of different
actors and how can these be improved.
• What are the research and development priorities for
aquaculture feed in the short (1 year), medium (2-3
years) and long term (3-5 years).

11. Feeds workshop purpose
• Review the major study findings
• Stakeholder feedback on key challenges and
opportunities for aquaculture feed development
• Identify follow up interventions

12. Thankyou