Presentations

Rico Mendez, G. "Fish Innovation Lab: Driving Local Solutions for Sustainable Aquatic Foods." Presentation, Annual Feed the Future Innovation Labs Council Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 2024. 

Hussain, M.G. "Implementation of Fish Innovation Lab Funded Projects in Asia Region: Role and Impacts on Aquaculture and Fisheries Development in Bangladesh and Cambodia." Presentation, Aquaculture America 2024, San Antonio, Texas, February 2024.

Hussain, M.G. "Sustainable Fisheries and Mariculture: Enhancing Food Security, livelihood and protecting marine ecosystems in Bangladesh." Presentation, Blue Economy of Bangladesh: Integrating Economic Growth and Ocean Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 8, 2024.

Islam, M.A. "Identifying Major Sources of Foodborne Pathogens in Bangladeshi Aquaculture Value Chains Using a Farm-to-Consumer Approach." Presentation, International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting 2024, Long Beach, California, July 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, Briefing of Ambassador Lapenn on the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, March 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, USAID Bangladesh Mission Meeting, January 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, USAID Ghana Mission Meeting, March 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, USAID Kenya Mission Meeting, January 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, USAID Nigeria Mission Meeting, January 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Presentation, USAID Zambia Mission Meeting, January 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Partnering for Impact: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish and Farmer-to-Farmer." Presentation, Farmer-to-Farmer Retreat, Virtual, February 2024.

Lawrence, Mark L., Stephen R. Reichley, Gina Rico Mendez, Masey Smith, Kelly Stewart, and Laura Zseleczky. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Setting the Table for Global Impact." Presentation, Aquaculture America 2024, San Antonio, Texas, February 2024.

Rico Mendez, G. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Translating Knowledge Into Impact for Sustainable Aquatic Foods." Presentation, Twenty-fourth Meeting: The Ocean as a Source of Sustainable Food, United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-24), United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York, June 2024.

Alarape, S. A. "Isolation and Characterization of Klebsiella and Pseudomonas Species From Farmed African Catfish in Nigeria and Their Implications." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Amin, M. B., Islam, M. A., Narrod, C., Parveen, S., Hoque, K. I., Sraboni, A. S., & Uddin, H. "Assessment of Foodborne Pathogens and Hygiene Practices Along the Fish Supply Chains in Bangladesh." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Azmi, A. M. "Standardization of Cryopreservation Protocol of Indian Major Carp, Mrigal (Cirrhinus cirrhosus) and Production of Seeds Using Cryopreserved Sperm in Selected Hatcheries." Thesis presentation, Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, March 2023.

Chum, C., Wang, S., Dahlgren, C., Som, S., Schilling, M.W., Allen, P.J., Neal, J.W., Correa, S., and Dinh, T. "Consumer Preference for Fish Species and Cooking in Cambodia." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Correa, S., Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J., Som, S., and Yon, T.G. "iFISH - A Citizens-Science-Based Community Fisheries Assessment Tool." Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI, August 2023.

Dey, M., Hossain, M., Rahman, M. T., and Khan, M. "How Price and Non-Price Factors Influence the Market Price of Major Carp Fish: An Advanced Time Series Analysis." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Dey, M., Hossain, M., Rahman, M. T., and Khan, M. A. "Export Potentiality of Aquaculture Fish Species: Evidence From Bangladesh." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Dey, M., Rahman, M. T., Das, A., Deb, P., and Khan, M. "Household Fish Consumption Pattern in Bangladesh." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Burtle, G. J. "Can the Diversification of Rice Farming With Fish Support Communities and Countries in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Insights From Nigeria, Lao PDR, and P.R. China." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Fonsah, E. G. "Apparent Digestibility Coefficients of By-Products in Integrated Rice and Fish Farming (Rice Bran and Fish Offal Meal) Fed to the African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) and Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Juveniles." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Fonsah, E. G. "Assessment of Water Utilization, Water Quality Performance, and Nutrient Requirement Under Integrated Rice-Fish Farming." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Fonsah, E. G. "Maximizing the Nutritional Impact of a Farm Diversification (Rice-Fish) Intervention: A Case Study From Nigeria." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Hamilton, M.G., Yeasin, M., Akhter, M.M., and Benzie, J.A.H. "Genetic Improvement of Rohu (Labeo rohita) in Bangladesh." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Hanson, L. A. "Understanding Aquaculture Biosecurity to Improve Catfish Disease Management in Ogun and Delta States, Nigeria." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Howard, D., Read-Wahidi, and M., Ragsdale, K. 2023. "Why is Gender Equity Important in Agricultural Development? Assessing Gender Responsive Research in the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish." Poster Presentation, Mississippi State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State, MS, April 13-14, 2023.

Hussain, Gulam. “Aquaculture in Bangladesh: Recent Advancement, Prospects, Challenges and Overall Impacts of Fish Innovation Lab Funded Projects.” Presentation, Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Hussain, M.G. "Best Practices for Carp and Tilapia Brood Stock Management in Bangladesh." Presentation, Global Fisheries Conference, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, November 2023.

Khan, M., Rahman, M. T., DEY, M. M., and Islam, I. "Are Trade Credits a Drain for Gain in the Aquaculture Industry of Bangladesh?" Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Kolbila, R., Ragsdale, K., Mudege, N.M., Read-Wahidi, M.R., Muzungaire, L., and Kakwasha, K. "FishFirst! Zambia: Sensory Panel III Results for Two Novel ComFA+Fish Instant Complementary Porridges and Implications for Scaling Across Zambia and Sub-Saharan Africa." Mississippi Academy of Sciences and Mississippi State University: 2023 Summer Science & Engineering Symposium, Mississippi State University, MS, July 2023.

Lawrence, M., Allen, P. "Fish to feed the world: Advancing sustainable solutions for global food security." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Lawrence, Mark L. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Using Fish to Improve Nutrition in Vulnerable Populations." Online presentation, Making Food Systems Work for Complementary Feeding in Early Childhood, Washington DC, December 2023.

McClanahan, T. R., Kosgei, J. K., Oddenyo, R., Abunge, C., & Kodi, M. A. "Challenges to Rural and Fisheries Planning and Development on the Kenya-Tanzania International Boundary." The 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, July 2023.

Mim, J. M. and Khan, M. "Access to Credit and Trade Credit in Aquaculture Farming of Bangladesh." Thesis presentation, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, March 2023.

Ragsdale, K., Read-Wahidi, M., Mudege, N., Marinda, P., and Kolbila, R. 2023. "Using a Gender Lens to Explore Food Insecurity among Rural Fishers, Processors, and Fish Traders at Zambia’s Lake Kariba: Results from the Household Hunger Scale II." Accepted Oral Presentation, Nutrition 2023 Conference, American Society for Nutrition, Boston, MA, July 22-25, 2023.

Reichley, Stephen R., Mark L. Lawrence, Gina Rico Mendez, Masey Smith, Kelly Stewart, and Laura Zseleczky. "Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Harnessing the Power of Fish for a Resilient Future." Presentation, Aquaculture Africa 2023, Zambia, November 2023.

Sarder, M.R.I., Rahman, M.M., Mariom, Alam, M.J., Razzak, M.A., Hossian, S. and Tiersch, T.R. "Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Catla (Catla catla), Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), and Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and Production of Seeds in Commercial Hatcheries." Aquaculture America 2023 Conference, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., February 2023.

Sawyer, N., Ragsdale, K., Mudege, N., Read-Wahidi, M., Marinda, P., Muzungaile, L. Kakwasha, K., and Kolbila, R. 2023. "Adapting the Household Hunger Scale to Collect Food Insecurity Data at Both the Individual- and Household-Level at Zambia’s Lake Kariba." Poster Presentation, Mississippi State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State, MS, April 13-14, 2023.

Smith, M., Ragsdale, K., Mudege, N.M., Read-Wahidi, M.R., Muzungaire, L., Iannotti, L., Kolbila, R., and Kakwasha, K. "FishFirst! Zambia: Engaging Private Sector Actors in Scaling ComFA+Fish Protein/Micronutrient Blends and Testing Four ComFA+Fish-Fortified Traditional Dishes and Two Instant Complementary Porridges." Poster presentation, Mississippi State University: 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, MS, August 2023.

Smith, M., Ragsdale, K., Mudege, N.M., Read-Wahidi, M.R., Muzungaire, L., Kolbila, R., and Kakwasha, K. "FishFirst! Zambia Sensory Panels I-II: Evaluating Four ComFA+Fish-Fortified Traditional Dishes Among Zambian Mothers and Infants." Mississippi Academy of Sciences and Mississippi State University: 2023 Summer Science & Engineering Symposium, Mississippi State University, MS, July 2023.

Smith, M., Ragsdale, K., Mudege, N., Read-Wahidi, M., Muzungaile, L., Funduluka, P., Muzungaile, T., Kakwasha, K., and Kolbila, R. 2023. "FishFirst! Zambia Nutrition-Related Activities: Encouraging Fish Consumption Among Vulnerable Mother-Infant Dyads at Lake Kariba." Poster Presentation, Mississippi State University 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State, MS, April 13-14, 2023.

Yon, T. "Assessing Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Fish Diversity of Artisanal Fisheries in the Sre Ambel River System." Thesis presentation, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 2023.

Zaman, H. and Khan, M. "Impact of COVID-19 on Aquaculture Farming in Bangladesh." Thesis presentation, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, March 2023.

Chisopo, A., Marinda, P., Mudege, N., Read-Wahidi, M., Ragsdale, K., Kolbila, R., & Smith, M. 2022. "Post-harvest fish loss and impacts on smallscale fishery livelihoods in Zambia and adjacent countries: A FishFirst! Zambia literature review." Poster Presentation, 2022 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, MS. April 13, 2022.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Fonsah, E. G. "Economic and Health Benefits of Introducing Fish in Rice Producing Farms of Nigeria." World Aquaculture Singapore 2022, Singapore, December 2022.

Halwart, M., Ajani, E. K., Bart, A., Ajayi, O., Fonsah, E. G. "Lessons From Introduction of Integrated Rice-Fish System in Northern and Southern Regions of Nigeria." World Aquaculture Singapore 2022, Singapore, December 2022.

Iannotti, L.L., Oaks, B.M., Ragsdale, K., and Tolar-Peterson, T. "Role of Fish and Other Aquatic Animal-Source Food in Enhancing Nutrition and Food Security Among Vulnerable Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia." Panel presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2022.

Malama, F., Marinda, P., Mudege, N., Read-Wahidi, M., Ragsdale, K., Kolbila, R., and Issac, A. 2022. "Fish consumption and related nutritional status among women and young children in Zambia and adjacent countries: A FishFirst! Zambia literature review." Poster Presentation, 2022 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, MS, April 13, 2022.

Oaks, B. "Anemia, Food Insecurity, and Oyster Consumption Among Women Shellfishers in Ghana and the Gambia." International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan, December 2022.

Omonona, B. T. "Fish Feed Production Using Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Replacement for Fish Meal." FAO National Workshop on Rice-Fish Farming: A Farm Diversification Strategy, Ibadan, Nigeria, December 2022.

Rahman, M.M., Razzak, M.A., Sarder, M.R.I., Mariom, and Tiersch, T.R. "Development of Cryogenic Sperm Bank of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and Seed Production in Commercial Hatcheries for Brood Banking." World Aquaculture Singapore 2022, Singapore, December 2022.

Sarder, M.R.I., Alam, M.J., Rahman, M.M., Mariom, and Tiersch, T.R. "Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Indian Major Carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita), and Production of Quality Seeds in Commercial Hatcheries." World Aquaculture Singapore 2022, Singapore, December 2022.

Burtle, Gary J. "Feeding Fish in Rice-Fish Systems." University of Ibadan Seminar, Ibadan, Nigeria, August 2021.

Colverson, K., Ragsdale, K., Castellanos, P., Sumner, D., O’Brien, C., Read-Wahidi, M. R., Tufan, H. A., and Marter-Kenyon, J. 2021. "Gender across USAID’s Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Lessons and approaches that cultivate gender-transformative agricultural development." Panel Session, Cultivating Equality Conference 2021: Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems, Virtual.

Fonsah, E. "Revolutionizing Agriculture in Africa." University of Ibadan Seminar, Ibadan, Nigeria, August 2021.

Pechal, J.L. "Applications of Insect-Microbiome Interactions." Invited Seminar (Virtual), Texas A&M University, February 2021.

Ragsdale, K., Read-Wahidi, M. R., Marinda, P., Pincus, L., Torell, E. & Kolbila, R. 2021. "Using the Household Hunger Scale to explore food insecurity among smallscale fishers, processors, and traders at Zambia’s Lake Bangweulu: Fish4Zambia Results." Poster Presentation, 2021 Women and Gender in International Development Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 2021. [Converted to virtual meeting due to Covid-19 pandemic.]

Ragsdale, K., Read-Wahidi, M. R., Marinda, P., Pincus, L., Torell, E., and Kolbila, R. 2021. "Fish4Zambia: Focusing a gender lens on household-level hunger among Lake Bangweulu fisher families." Invited Presentation, SSRC Brown Bag Speaker Series, Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Virtual.

Ajani, E. K., and Omitoyin, B. O. 2020. "The project objectives and implementation arrangement." Presentation, Stakeholder Workshop and Innovation Platform in Kebbi and Ebonyi state, Birnin-Kebbi, and Abakaliki, Nigeria, September 2020.

Alam, M., and Khan, M. 2020. "Economics of Rohu (Labeo rohita) based carp polyculture in Bangladesh and necessity for genetic improvement programs." Presentation, Mississippi State University, MS, March 2020.

Humphries, A. 2020. "Working towards ecosystem health solutions in Kenya." Presentation, University of California, Santa Cruz Coastal Science and Policy Seminar Series, Santa Cruz, CA, February 24, 2020.

Hussain, M. G. 2020. "Blue Economy development in Bangladesh under the context of SDG 14." Keynote Presentation, 7th Session on Blue Economy Development in Bangladesh under the Context of SDG 14, “Life Below Water,” Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2020.

Marinda, P., Noelle, N., Genschick, S., and Thilsted, S.H. 2020. "The potential contribution of small fish to dietary nutrient adequacy and nutritional status of women of reproductive age and under-five children in Zambia." Poster Presentation, Nutrition-Sensitive Fish Agri-Food Systems Workshop, Lusaka, Zambia, February 24-25, 2020.

Marinda, P., Ragsdale, K., Read-Wahidi, M.R., Kolbila, R., Pincus, L., and Torell, E. 2020. "Fish4Zambia: Research to close fish consumption and nutrition gaps in Zambia’s Lake Bangweulu region." Oral Presentation, Nutrition-Sensitive Fish Agri-Food Systems Workshop, Lusaka, Zambia, February 24, 2020.

Ragsdale, K., Kolbila, R., Marinda, P., Read-Wahidi, M.R., Pincus, L., and Torell, E. 2020. "Fish4Zambia preliminary results: Exploring food insecurity among men and women in Zambia’s Lake Bangweulu region." Accepted Oral Presentation, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, March 17-2, 2020. [conference canceled due to COVID-19]

Ragsdale, K., Marinda, P., Read-Wahidi, M., Pincus, L., Torell, E., and Kolbila, R. 2020. "Fish4Zambia: Exploring food insecurity among fishing value chain actors at Lake Bangweulu." Accepted poster presentation, Fourth International Conference on Global Food Security, Montpellier, France. [conference canceled due to COVID-19]

Wamukota, A. 2020. "Securefish Kenya." Presentation, Wildlife Conservation Society - Annual Fishers Forum, Tiwi Beach, Kenya, January 2020.

Wamukota, A. 2020. "SecureFish Kenya." Presentation, Unlocking a Resilient Blue Economy, Workshop organized by CordIo EA/IUCN, Mombasa, Kenya. March 12, 2020.

Wamukota, A. 2020. "SecureFish Kenya." Presentation, Annual Fishers Forum, Diani, Kenya, January 9, 2020.

Dey, M., Alam, M., Khan, M., & Hossain, M. (December 2019). Economics of Rohu based carp polyculture in Bangladesh: Efficiency, yield gap and nutritional perspectives. Presentation at The Biennial Conference of Fisheries Society of Bangladesh 2019, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Hussain, M. G. (2019, December 26). Aquaculture and fisheries sector in Bangladesh: Overview and government priorities [Paper presentation]. Challenges, Needs and Potentials of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Bangladesh seminar, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Hussain, M. G. (2019, December 27). Potentials of marine fisheries and mariculture under the concept of blue economy development in Bangladesh [Keynote presentation]. Fisheries Society of Bangladesh Biennial Conference, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Hussain, M. G. (2019, December). Aquaculture and fisheries sector in Bangladesh: Overview and government priorities. Presentation at Challenges, Needs and Potentials of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Bangladesh organised by “Genome Sequencing and Development of SNP Markers from Rohu” FIL QuickStart Project in Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Hussain, M. G. (2019, November 2). Sustainable aquaculture and fisheries development in Bangladesh: Country needs and sectoral priorities [Keynote presentation]. Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries Development in Bangladesh: Country Needs and Sectoral Priorities seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Iannotti, L. (2019, May). Of Shores & Savannas: Evolutionary aspects of animal source food nutrition. Presentation at the Aligning the Food System for Improved Nutrition in Animal Source Foods conference, Davis, CA. Slides available at https://nasfc.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk6461/files/inline-files/Lora%20Iannotti.pdf

Khan, M. A. (2019, December 26). Economics of rohu based carp polyculture in Bangladesh: Efficiency, yield gap and nutritional perspectives [Paper presentation]. Challenges, Needs and Potential of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Bangladesh workshop, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Kolbila, R., Ragsdale, K., Marinda, P., Read-Wahidi, M., Pincus, L, & Torell, E. (2019, October). Fish4Zambia: Research to close fish consumption and nutrition gaps in Zambia. Presentation at the 2019 Mississippi State University Graduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State, MS. 

Lawrence, M. (2019, March). Use of essential oils as alternative treatment to control Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in catfish. Presentation at the World Aquaculture Society annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. 

Lawrence, M. (2019, May). Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish: Advancing the fish value chain and human nutrition. Presentation at the WorldFish-USAID Knowledge Sharing Session, Washington, DC.

Lawrence, M. (2019, October 7). Microbial genomics as a tool for vaccine development [seminar]. University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology, Birmingham, AL.