Rice-fish production systems in Bangladesh

Alexandra Pounds

David Little speaks with Alexandra Pounds about the impacts of climate change on rice-fish fingerling production in Bangladesh. Alex’s research focuses on livelihood and health outcomes of aquaculture.

In this episode, Professor Dave Little speaks with researcher Alexandra Pounds about her work studying the evolution of decentralised rice-fish fingerling production in North West Bangladesh; its importance for income generation, nutrition and community health, and how this is being affected by climate change.

Feeding fish in rice field ditch, Bangladesh. Photo by WorldFish, 2008

A video about this work is also available on YouTube.