Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)

Completed Research projects during March to December 2005 under Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF) funded by AFGRP-DFID,UK

Issues	Title of Research Projects	Name of Researchers	Collaborative NGOs/Institute
Prawn	Socio-economic and livelihoods of stakeholders at different levels of production, processing and marketing and value chain of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in greater Khulna and Noakhali areas of Bangladesh	Discipline, Khulna University Dr Md. Kawser Ahmed, Dept. of Fisheries. Dhaka University	SHUSHILAN, KhulnaGNAEP Noakhali
Value chain of Aquatic products	Study on marketing of aquatic products in Southeast region of Bangladesh	Dr Serajul Islam, Dept of Agricultural Economics, BAU Dr Nesar Ahmed, Faculty of Fisheries BAU Dr Md. Aktaruzzaman, Dept of Agricultural Economics, BAU	COAST Trust TARA SHUSHILAN
Mud Crab	Marketing and Value Chain Analyses of Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) in the Coastal Communities of Bangladesh	Dr Mohammad Zafar, Institute of marine Sciences, CU Dr Nazmul Ahsan, FMRT Discipline, Khulna University	COAST Trust & Gono Unnayan Shanstha (GUS)
Mollusc	Mollusc marketing system through value chain analysis with special emphasis on livelihood of the poor fishermen.	Dr Mohammed Solaiman, Dept of Marketing, CU Dr Kh. Anisul Huq, FMRT Discipline, Khulna University Dr Ali Reza Faruk, Faculty of Fisheries, BAU Dr M.Ali Reza Hossain Faculty of Fisheries, BAU	CODEC & SHUSHILAN ESTUARY
Women/ Socio economic/ livelihood	Participation of women in production, processing and marketing of freshwater prawn (Golda) & dried fish in two coastal districts of Bangladesh. Approaches toward sustainable livelihood.	Dr Md. Kawser Ahmed, Dept of Fisheries, Dhaka University Dr Mohammed Solaiman, Dept of Marketing, CU	CODEC & GNAEP partner NGOs in Noakhali
Marine Dry Fish	Value chain analysis in the production and marketing of post harvest fishery products (PHFP) in the coastal belt of Bangladesh	Dr Munir Ahmed, TARA & Md. Shamsuddoha, Coast trust Dr Nazrul Islam, Faculty of Fisheries, BAU	TARA-Khulna COAST Trust-Chittagong
GIS in Coastal Aquaculture	Studies on the present status and future potential of Mollusc dry fish and crab in Bangladesh coast: A GIS methodological perspective to improve the livelihood of coastal communities	Dr M.,A. Salam, Faculty of Fisheries, BAU M. Shahadat Hossian, Institute of Marine Sciences, CU Hasnein Bin Tareque, FMRT Discipline, Khulna University KU	SHUSHILAN