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Support to Seaweed Cultivation, Processing and Marketing through Assessment and Capacity Development - TCP/BGD/3704

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Seaweed farming is a profitable industry in many countries in Southeast Asia, including Japan, Malaysia and China, and it is growing in Sri Lanka and India as well Bangladesh has a great deal of potential for seaweed culture, thanks to its 480 km of coastline, sandy and muddy beaches, estuaries and mangrove swamps, all of which are ideal habitats for seaweed cultivation In addition, the country boasts 133 different species of seaweed, and eight of these are highly marketable Despite having an ideal environment, the country has lagged significantly behind other countries in the region in terms of seaweed production.

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