{"id":357,"date":"2024-08-24T07:09:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T07:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poultrytech.test\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2025-03-17T04:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:26:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">FoodTechBangladesh is a five-year programme (September 2022\u2013August 2027) coordinated by Larive International B.V., a consultancy firm from the Netherlands, and LightCastle Partners Ltd., a consultancy firm from Bangladesh. The programme aims to develop the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh through a partnership between private sector companies from both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><br>This collaboration seeks to strengthen ties between the Netherlands and Bangladesh in aquaculture and enhance the commercial positioning of the sector in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightcastlepartners.com\/ftb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-91-1-2048x853.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The goals of FoodTechBangladesh are to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Improve the aquaculture value chain by stimulating collaboration between players along the value chain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Enhance the technical performance of fish and shrimp breeders and farmers through on-site and online training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Connect fish and shrimp breeders and farmers to end markets to reduce post-harvest loss and ensure value for breeders and farmers by minimizing the role of intermediaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Stimulate joint Bangladesh-Netherlands business activities to develop the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Additionally, the partnership focuses on improving the technical performance of fish breeders and farmers in Bangladesh by demonstrating best practices and sharing knowledge. The programme&#8217;s interventions are expected to boost the average production of aquaculture breeders and farms by 10\u201315 times, utilizing advanced technologies, better hatchery and farm management practices, and improved protocols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FoodTechBangladesh is a five-year programme (September 2022\u2013August 2027) coordinated by Larive International B.V., a consultancy firm from the Netherlands, and LightCastle Partners Ltd., a consultancy firm from Bangladesh. The programme aims to develop the aquaculture sector in Bangladesh through a partnership between private sector companies from both countries. 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