A workshop was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between 2223rd November 2005. A wide range of stakeholders attended from Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia with the main objective being to establish a Platform for Communication and Information Exchange towards the sustainable development of periurban aquaculture in the region. Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Scotland visited the AFGRP offices at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling on 21st February 2005. Along with Anne McGuire, local MP, he discussed the programmes work in fish development, aquatic animal health and socioeconomic research and visited the research facilities of the Institute. He praised the AFGRP for being at the heart of helping those in developing countries improve their livelihoods.

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