CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - FISH

Overview: FP1-1 - Fish breeds and genetics

FP1-3 - FP1-2


Leader John Benzie, WorldFish - WF
Coleader: Matthew Gray Hamilton, WorldFish - WF

Team members: 30
Partner organizations: 8

Budget 2025
USD : 0

Activities/Products:  4


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Innovations

WorldFish legal agreement with private sector opens the path to investments and future growth of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) based aquaculture industry in Nigeria

Reporting year: 2021

The adoption of improved aquaculture management practices and technologies contributes to improved nutrition for over 350,000 fish and non-fish farming households in the northwest of Bangladesh

Reporting year: 2021

The adoption of improved aquaculture management practices and technologies boosts fish production generating income through employment for over 200,000 people across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Reporting year: 2021

More than 261,201 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices

Reporting year: 2021

The Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) gains further government support opening the path to a favorable environment of scaling for impact for tilapia farmers in India

Reporting year: 2021

The genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) promoted by the Government of Odisha (India) in collaboration with Worldfish now being adopted by farmers

Reporting year: 2021

WorldFish researchers contribute to the development of the 2020-2030 strategy for the dissemination and scaling for the genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) in India

Reporting year: 2021

WorldFish and national partners contribute to high level policy discussions towards a more favorable environment for the dissemination of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) across India

Reporting year: 2021

The Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) has been disseminated to nearly 6,000 farmers in India thanks to the Satellite Breeding Program, established in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Aquaculture (RGCA)

Reporting year: 2020

Policies for development and management of aquatic genetic resources in Africa and Asia strengthened by FISH genetics research

Reporting year: 2020

More than 111,470 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices

Reporting year: 2020

USD 7.92 Million grant by the World Bank allocated to promote the aquaculture development in the State of Odisha, India, based on FISH research and technical inputs

Reporting year: 2020

Catalyzing investments from African Development Bank for aquaculture and fisheries development in Africa as part of the scaling strategy of Fish research

Reporting year: 2019

Support to stakeholders in Kenya to advocate for a specific regulation and standards for fish and fish products to facilitate their market and export

Reporting year: 2019

Proposal to amend the law number 124/1983 on fishing, aquaculture and fisheries organization in Egypt

Reporting year: 2019

National Fish Health Management Strategy of Bangladesh

Reporting year: 2019

Investment approved for the genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) Multiplication Center and Hatchery establishment at Government Fish Farm in Odisha (India)

Reporting year: 2019

More than 12,000 fish producers in Bangladesh adopt improved pond management practices

Reporting year: 2019

Successful establishment of the of GIFT Satellite Breeding Program in India with more than 4,000 grow-out farmers

Reporting year: 2019

Contribution to the development of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Regional Tilapia Genetic improvement programme

Reporting year: 2019

The Government Policy Corrigendum on Grant of Long-term lease of Gram Panchayat Tanks for Pisciculture is a new policy promulgated in Odisha (India) in 2018.

Reporting year: 2018

Standard operating procedure (SOP) for tagging Indian major carps with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags in India

Reporting year: 2020

Genetic markers (SNPs) for identifying improved tilapia strains in Asia

Reporting year: 2020

Malawi Gold Standard Aquaculture Production System

Reporting year: 2020

Protocol for Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) broodstock replacement from within for satellite hatcheries in Myanmar

Reporting year: 2020

DArTseq genetic marker developed for Catla

Reporting year: 2020

Re-creation of generation 17 of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Vietnam

Reporting year: 2020

Generation 8 of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) has been produced in India

Reporting year: 2020

Design of tilapia single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) chip

Reporting year: 2020

Generation 17 of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain regeneration in Penang, Malaysia

Reporting year: 2020

Generation 3 of Rohu Carp

Reporting year: 2020

Fish seed business models for socially inclusive tilapia value chains in Ghana

Reporting year: 2020

DArTseq molecular genetic marker developed for rohu carp (Labeo rohita)

Reporting year: 2019

Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) introduction in Odisha State (India)

Reporting year: 2019

Generation 7 of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) has been produced in India

Reporting year: 2019

Better Management Practices (BMPs), including production of mono sex tilapia and use of probiotics, to enhance tilapia production in Cameroon

Reporting year: 2019

Generation 1 of improved strain of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Reporting year: 2019

Generation 17 GIFT Nile tilapia strain

Reporting year: 2018

DArTseq genetic marker developed for Catla

Reporting year: 2018

Better Management Practices for Carp Intensification by Women Self Help Groups

Reporting year: 2018

Generation 2 of Rohu Carp

Reporting year: 2018

Design of tilapia single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) chip

Reporting year: 2018

GIFT Tilapia introduction in Odisha State India

Reporting year: 2018

Tools to assist farmers with low or no numeracy skills to manage their aquaculture pond

Reporting year: 2018

Generation 15 of the Abbassa Nile Tilapia strain

Reporting year: 2018
  Activities/Products
    
Code Activity/Product Name Leader Co-leader Total Outputs Output types View
FP1-1.001 Faster-growing and resilient tilapia and carp strains Matthew Gray Hamilton Trong Quoc Trinh 12
FP1-1.002 New productivity and resilience traits identified and incorporated into fish breeding programs John Benzie Trong Quoc Trinh 7
FP1-1.003 Knowledge on genomic tools and methods to accelerate genetic gain and incorporate new traits in fish breeding programs John Benzie Matthew Gray Hamilton 5
FP1-1.004 Knowledge on end-user preferences of poor men and women for improved fish John Benzie Cynthia McDougall 4
  Projects
    
Acronym Project Title Year Section Leader Center Budget Start Date End Date View
  Outcomes and Impact
    
Code Outcomes and Impact Type Indicators View
001 Fish farm households have access to and are using faster-growing and resilient tilapia and carp strains development outcome 1
002 Poor men, women and youth have new livelihood opportunities from growing aquaculture sector including associated value chain and enterprise development development outcome 1
003 Fish farming households increased fish yields development outcome 1
004 Government, private sector, NGOs and donors investing in improved tilapia and carp breeding programs research outcome 0
005 Fish breeding programs influenced by preferences of poor men and women end users research outcome 0
006 Researchers and business sector using genomic tools to accelerate genetic gains research outcome 0
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