Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos, Emeritus Professor from Ghent University, Belgium, Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Technical Team Leader of Artemia4Bangladesh Project, and Dr. Binoy Kumar, Interim Country Representative of World Fish Bangladesh, highlighted various aspects of Artemia farming, climate-smart aquaculture technologies and future prospects of Artemia in Bangladesh.
In addition, a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Benoy Kumar Barman was held with seven panelists – Hubert Blom of the European Union; Mr. Shahidul Alam Chowdhury, SHAB; Md. Abdul Rauf, Principal Scientific Officer of DOF; Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Principal Scientific Officer; Rafikul Islam Sardar, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, BAU, Mymensingh; Dr. A.S. Mijanur Rahman, WorldFish; Dr. A.S. Patrick Sorgeloos, Ghent University.
Panelists provided important insights on what can be done to sustain the success of this climate smart innovation, further research, and marketing strategy.