Mississippi State University (MSU) has been granted a $15 million extension over five years by USAID for the “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish”. The program addresses global food security challenges by supporting sustainable aquatic food systems and aims to aid small-scale fishers and their communities.

Mississippi State University (MSU) has been awarded a five-year extension, valued at up to $15 million, for the “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish”. The grant, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is aimed at tackling global food security challenges using aquatic systems. Dina Esposito, from USAID, emphasized the lab’s vital role in aiding small-scale fishers and their communities.

Under this initiative, the Fish Innovation Lab, anchored at MSU’s Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security, aims to enhance nutrition, food security, and livelihoods in key countries like Bangladesh and Kenya by promoting sustainable aquatic food systems. President of MSU, Mark E. Keenum, commended the university’s track record in aquaculture and expressed enthusiasm for the program’s future.

This funding builds upon the lab’s prior five-year, $15 million research endeavor, which centered on progressive aquatic system innovations, including improved fish feed.