MoU signed to boost black tiger shrimp production

President of Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) Syed Mahmudul Haque and Managing Director of Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture BV Neil Manchester have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in The Hague to transfer knowledge and innovations for boosting black tiger shrimp production in Bangladesh.

The principal destination of black tiger shrimp is the European market, where the Netherlands tops the list both in terms of value (US$ 89.82 million in 2017-18) and volume.

BSFF is a leading organisation in Bangladesh which has been working to promote black tiger shrimp in Bangladesh while Hendrix Genetics is an international research enterprise which has offices and establishments almost across the globe.

Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal thanked the Dutch organisations and academics for their eagerness to work with Bangladesh and hoped that with the application of Dutch philosophy - doing more with less -Bangladesh would be able to bring a revolutionary change in its shrimp sector in terms of quality, quantity and sustainability.

Bangladesh’s famous brand black tiger shrimp is highly sought after item in the European chain stores and restaurants where they call it ‘Free Range Chicken’ from the ponds of Bangladesh given its near organic process of production in Bangladesh, said the Bangladesh Embassy in The Hague on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague organised a seminar on ‘Shrimp Technology: How Bangladesh can be benefitted through Cutting-edge Dutch Technology’ on Wednesday.

More than 40 participants from different academic and research institutes, marketing agencies from the Netherlands as well as a high level visiting delegation from Bangladesh, led by Raisul Alam Mondal, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh, and comprising representatives from the government and business organisation were present.

The objective of the seminar was to promote the shrimp sector of Bangladesh through adopting sustainable aquaculture practices as well as marketing of Bangladeshi shrimp products in the Dutch markets.

Director General, Department of Fisheries of Bangladesh, Abu Sayed Md Rashedul Haque, presented a presentation on “Black Tiger Shrimp of Bangladesh.”

Dutch experts - Roel Bosma from Wageningen University and Research, Marcel Kloesmeijer from Octofrost, Arjen Roem from Skretting and Robbert Blonk from Hendrix Genetics BV - presented their presentations on the potential of mangrove integrated shrimp farming systems, high-tech shrimp cooking and freezing technology, latest developments in shrimp feed nutrition and iv feed management and latest development of shrimp genetics.

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MoU signed to boost black tiger shrimp production

President of Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) Syed Mahmudul Haque and Managing Director of Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture BV Neil Manchester have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in The Hague to transfer knowledge and innovations for boosting black tiger shrimp production in Bangladesh. The principal destination of black tiger shrimp is the European market, where the Netherlands tops the list both in terms of value (US$ 89.82 million in 2017-18) and volume. BSFF is a leading organisation in Bangladesh which has been working to promote black tiger shrimp in Bangladesh while Hendrix Genetics is an international research enterprise which has offices and establishments almost across the globe. Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal thanked the Dutch organisations and academics for their eagerness to work with Bangladesh and hoped that with the application of Dutch philosophy - doing more with less -Bangladesh would be able to bring a revolutionary change in its shrimp sector in terms of quality, quantity and sustainability. Bangladeshs famous brand black tiger shrimp is highly sought after item in the European chain stores and restaurants where they call it Free Range Chicken from the ponds of Bangladesh given its near organic process of production in Bangladesh, said the Bangladesh Embassy in The Hague on Friday. Meanwhile, the Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague organised a seminar on Shrimp Technology: How Bangladesh can be benefitted through Cutting-edge Dutch Technology on Wednesday. More than 40 participants from different academic and research institutes, marketing agencies from the Netherlands as well as a high level visiting delegation from Bangladesh, led by Raisul Alam Mondal, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh, and comprising representatives from the government and business organisation were present. The objective of the seminar was to promote the shrimp sector of Bangladesh through adopting sustainable aquaculture practices as well as marketing of Bangladeshi shrimp products in the Dutch markets. Director General, Department of Fisheries of Bangladesh, Abu Sayed Md Rashedul Haque, presented a presentation on Black Tiger Shrimp of Bangladesh. Dutch experts - Roel Bosma from Wageningen University and Research, Marcel Kloesmeijer from Octofrost, Arjen Roem from Skretting and Robbert Blonk from Hendrix Genetics BV - presented their presentations on the potential of mangrove integrated shrimp farming systems, high-tech shrimp cooking and freezing technology, latest developments in shrimp feed nutrition and iv feed management and latest development of shrimp genetics. BK