Aqua-Centre
SERD, AIT, PO Box 4
Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
ph: 662 524 5222
fax: 662 524 6200
alt: 66817346934
Director
Training groups since 2012:
Click on the names, some of them have their say in short video clips.
Group 1: March 5-17, 2012 (Tilapia)
1. Hoong Yip (WorldFish Center, Malaysia)
2. Helal Uddin (Farm Owner, Bangladesh)
3. Dr Padmawathy Rengen India)
4. Mr Goh Kue Hooi (Co., Malaysia)
5. Mr Yap Tzuen Kiat (Co., Malaysia)
6. Mr KA Saman Kasthurirathna (SriLanka)
7. Samuel Agyei-Danso (Australia)
8. Dr. Abdullah Abd Rahim (Un, Malaysia)
Group 2: March 17 - 30, 2012 (Tilapia)
1. Bjorn (CEO, Marine Farms, Norway)
2. Britin Remond (Govt Staff, Malaysia)
3. Ms Umi (Govt Staff, Malaysia)
4. Salim (Govt. Staff, Oman)
5. Geoff Downing (Farm Owner, Australia)
6. Geoff's wife (Farm Manager, Thailand)
7. Geoff's wife's uncle (Manager, Thailand)
8. Majbal Al-Alwi (Govt Staff, Oman)
9. Khalid Khamis Al-Mukhini (Oman Govt)
Group 3: April 23 - May 5 (Tilapia)
1. Marc (Freelance, Belgium)
2. Grace (Govt. Staff, Kenya)
3. Norman Munala (Govt. Staff, Kenya)
4. David Thierry (Student, France)
5. Mr Njeru Jamlick Mutegi (Govt. Kenya)
6. Mr Njau Stephen Njuku (Govt. Kenya)
7. Adedeji Adenugba (Manager, Nigeria)
Group 4: May 7 - 12 (African Catfish & Pangasius)
1. David Thierry (Student, France)
2. Mr Tan Choon Yau (Cargill Inc.)
3. Mr Yam Lit Foung (Cargill Inc.)
4. Tan Jin Bao (Cargill Inc., Malaysia)
5. Chantana Thuwadaratrakool (Cargill)
6. Anwarul Haque (Quality Breeds, BD)
Group 5: June 18 - 30 (Tilapia)
1. Ahmed Said AL-Sooti (Oman Govt.)
2. Giang Nguyen (Cargill Inc., Vietnam)
3. Prof Mehdi Soltani (Professor, Iran)
4. Dr Ali Taherimirkahed (Researcher, Iran)
5. Md. Rafiqul Islam (Former DoF DG, BD)
6. Md. Mizanur Rhman (Bangladesh)
7. Md. Abu Bakkar Khan (Bangladesh)
8. Mr. Motahar Hossain Sarder (BD)
9. Mr. Abdus Salam (Bangladesh)
10. Md Abu Sufian (BRAC, Bangladesh)
11. Dr Antonio Campos Mendoza (Mexico)
Group 6: Sept 3-12 (Tilapia) - (Hands-on Tilapia breeding and grow-out farming)
A group of 12 participants from Bangladesh alone took part in the hands-on tilapia training and work experience.
Group 7:September 12-18 (Training and Study Tour on Sea bass and Shrimp farming): A group of 11 participants from Bangladesh alone took part in the hands-on tilapia training and experience.
Group 8:September 20-28 (Aquaculture Development Value Chain Analysis):
Group 9: Oct 8 - 20 (Tilapia culture)
- Staniloiu Ion Alaxandru (Malawi)
- Odary Paddington Ndonga (Kenya)
- Felix Muthomi Kithinji (Kenya)
- Mulama Victoria Okoma (Kenya)
- Ondu Charles Joshua Ouma (Kenya)
- Andan Ali (India)
- Dr K. Karal Marx (India)
- Harun Rashid - Bangladesh
- Nazmul Hasan - Bangladesh
Group 10: January 14-26, 2013 (Tilapia culture)
- Mansur Alam - Bangladesh (EON Group)
- Erik Rotsaert - Belgium (Private)
- Damien Legros - Belgium (Private)
- Rajeev Kumar - India (Private)
- Mr Robby Woodruff (USA - intern)
Group 11: March 29 - April 12 (Aquaculture Business Management and Extension)
- U Than Zaw Han - Administrator of General Administrator Department, Twantay Township
- U Myo Thu – Staff Officer, Agriculture Department, Twantay Township
- Dr Aye Thinzar Khine –Staff Officer,Department of livestock and Fishery,Twantay Township
- U Aung Thaung Oo- Staff Officer,Departmanet of Fishery,Twantay Township
- Daw Chaw Chaw Khin Khin - National Adviser (few days)
- Dr Win Myint - National Director
- Daw Ei May Khine - Project Secretory
- U Khin Maung Mya - Field Coordinator
- Daw Su Su Haling - Admin Support Staff
- Daw Nwe Nwe Tun - Field Manager, Aquaculture & Fisheries
Group 12: April 22-May 4, 2013 (Tilapia culture) - few seats are available, pls contact: info@aarm-asialink.info
- Decarme Christian, Private Consultant, Belgium
- Khop Narayan - ED, MDI (NGO), Nepal
- Larabas Maa El Aynine, Private Sector, Morrocco
- Abu Bakar, Khairul Rizal WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia
- Fredy Joseph Shola, Private, Tanzania
- Salah Uddin, Ghulam Din Farm, Pakistan
- Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Tawakhal Hatchery (Private), Pakistan
- Frank D. Lawrence, Private, Nigeria
Group 13: May 27-31, 2013 (Catfish Breeding and Grow-out Farming)
Group 14: June 17 - 29, 2013 (Tilapia culture) - completed.
Group 15: Aug 22 - 18 2013 (Tilapia hatchery and grow-out) - a group from Myanmar & Iran attended.
Group 16: Oct 21 - Nov 2: Tilapia hatchery and grow-out (planned for Pacific Islanders - completed)
Group 17: January 13 - 25, 2014: participants (7) from various countries
Group 18: Jan 23- 25, 2014: Study Tour - Sea bass, prawn, Snake head etc.
Group 19: Feb 20-23, 2014: Study tour to Senior Executives of Quality Aqua Breed, Bangladesh
Group 20: Jun 16-18, 2014 - Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out - 7 participants from Benin, Laos, Singapore, India, Vietnam and Zimbabwe
Group 21: June 28-July 12 - Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out - Pakistani Group of 7 participants from American Soybean Association
Group 22: Aug 25-27, 2014 - Study tour for the participants from San Miguel, Philippines and Malaysia.
Group 23: Sept 7-17, 2014- 22 participants from Bangladesh supported by Innovision, Pangasius Breeding and Aquaculture Tour
Group 24: Sept 24-Aug 4: CRAB Breeding and Fattening: a group of 15 participants from Myanmar received training organized by AIT in collaboration with Raj Mangala University, Training. Participants learned some background about crab breeding / farming and then observe and practice in Trang, Krabi and Ranong.
Group 25: Dec 1-12, 2014: Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out Farming - 5 participants from SPC (Secretariat of Pacific Island Countries), and 3 others from Bangladesh, India/Myanmar
Group 26: Feb 15-21, 2015: 19 participants from RISM Project, Ministry of Agricultural Devt, Nepal
Group 27: Feb 22-28, 2015: 19 participants from RISM Project, Ministry of Agricultural Devt, Nepal.
Group 30: June 1-13, 2015 - 8 participants from Pakistan and 1 from PNG for Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out farming.
Group 28: March 6-19, 2015: 14 participants from Myanmar for Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out farming
Group 29: March 6-April 13: 2 participants from Oman for Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out Farming
Group 30: June 1-13, 2015: Eight persons from Pakistan funded by American Soybean Association / USDA and 1 person from PNG.
Group 31: June 6-16, 2015: 17 participants from Myanmar for Shrimp and sea bass farming.
Group 32: June 16-26, 2015 - 5 persons from Bangladesh Agri. Research Institute (BARI) including Director General (DG).
Group 33: June 22-July 4, 2015 - Tilapia Hatchery and Grow-out, 16 participants from Cameroon, Cote D'Voire, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Nigeria and Sudan
Group 34: July 6-12, 2015 - Catfish, Shrimp and Sea bass - 7 persons.
Vocational Education Training programs Improved and supported by SSNS Project
A group from Pakistan learning tilapia egg harvest funded by SoyPak/USSEC
Participants from Belgium, France, Kenya, and Nigeria for tilapia training
Participants from Europe - Biomin, Austria
Participants from Pakistan and Papua New Guinea
A farmers group from Nepal visiting fish farms in Thailand
Group 35: July 13-19, 2015: Agriculture Value Chain, two groups (28 participants) from High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement (HIMALI) program, Ministry of Agri Devt, Nepal
Group 36: Sept 2015: 7 persons from DoF, SPC, Nigeria, Ghaka, UK etc.
Group 37: Dec 7-20, 2015 - AgLEARN organic farming techniques, 17 leader farmers from Nepal.
Group 38: Jan 11-16, Tilapia training from Bangladesh, India, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda,
Group 39: Feb 1 - 14, 2015: AgLEARN, Organic farming techniques, 10 leader farmers from Bangladesh.
Group 40: March 12-April 14, 2016: Tilapia and catfish training, 18 DoF Officers, Punjab, Pakistan. and 1 from Switzerland.
Group 41: March 7-20, 2016: Four persons from Nepal - training on project and procurement management.
Group 42: June 5-15 - Two persons from Jordan and Nigeria each.
Group 43: June 18-30, 2016 - catfish training - two from Germany and 1 from Nigeria.
Group 44: July 23-Aug 7, 2016: Four persons from Nepal for Pangasius breeding/nursing.
Group 45: Sept 19-30, 2016: Tilapia training - 8 persons frrom East Timor, Uganda, Thailand and Singapore.
Group 46 - Sept 18-Dec 2016: Advanced Aquaculture training fo 16 goverment officers from Punjab, Pakistan
Group 47 - Dec 3-16, 2016 - Tilapia training, 11 from Zambia and 5 from Fiji govt officials.
Group 48 - March 13-25, 2017- Tilapia training 6 persons from Cambodia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore.
Group 49 - March 20-25, 2017 - Advanced aquaculture training, 5 persons from Biomin Col. Ltd., Austria (participants from Austria, Germany, Italy and UK)
Group 50 - May 6-15, 2017, Study tours on Oilseeds and pulses, 15 officers from BARI, Bangladesh.
Group 51 - May 7-13, 2017, 6 persons from Bangladesh for Snakehead breeding and nursing.
Group 52 - May 9-15, 2017, 8 persons from Bangladesh for advanced aquaculture.
Group 53 - May 15 - 20, 2017 Catfish and Pangasius breeding, participants from Ghana, India, Kenya, Singapore and S. Africa.
Group 54 - May 22-June 3, 2017 - Tilapia training - 11 persons from Myanmar.
Group 55 - May 22-June 3 - Snakehead breeding, 3 persons from Bangladesh.
Group 56 - Sep 7-10, Catfish and Pangasius, 6 persons from Angola, India, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Group 57 - Sep 11-22 - Tilapia training, 2 persons from Malaysia.
Group 58 - Nov 13-24, 2017, Tilapia training, 5 from Nepal, 2 from Sudan, 1 each from India and the Philippines.
Group 59 - Feb 19-March 2, 2018 - tilapia training, 11 from PNG/SPC, 1 from Cambodia, 1 from Switzerland, 2 from Uganda, 1 from Bangladesh.
Group 60 - Pangasius Catfish - 2 from India, 2 from Nepal, 1 from Belgium, 1 from Canada/'Thailand.
Group 61 - Study tour, BARI oilseeds, 16 persons.
Group 62 - July 29-Aug 28, 2018 - Snakehead breeding, 3 persons from Pakistan.
Group 63 - Sept 10-21, 2018 - Tilapia training+catfish, 5 persons from Uganda.
Group 64 - Feb 18-Mar 1, 2019 - Tilapia training, 4 from East timor, 3 from Nigeria, 1 from Australia/Colombia.
Group 65 - May 12-24, 2019 - Shellfish training, 6 persons from BFRI, Bangladesh.
Group 66 - May 18-30, 2019 - Seabass training - 2 persons from BFRI, Bangladesh.
Group 67 - Aug 5-16, 2019, Tilapia training, 4 persons from Pakistan and 1 from Mozambique.
Group 68 - Dec 1-10, 2019, Aquaculture exchange visits for 8 participants from Madagascar.
Group 69 - Dec 1 - 14, 2019, Seaweed farming, 8 persons from Madagascar.
Group 70 - Dec 9-20, 2019. Tilapia training, 2 from Fiji/Korea, 1 each from Bangladesh, Chad, Madagascar, Mozambique.
Group 71 - March 2-May 28, 2020 - Aqua-Internship for 10 students from Fisheries College, Udisha Univ of Agriculture and Technology (UOAT), India.
Group 72 - Four Nigerians including three who were stuck in Thailand since March, took part in training on agriculture and aquaculture including rice farming, chicken, goat, cattle and fish and prawn during September 24-October 9, 2020.
Group 73 - Dr Pradeep serving as Regional Sales Coordinator for a German company called Leiber based in Bangkok and Srijaya working with Shiok Meat Company in Singapore cell-based meat from stem cells including that of seafood mainly shrimp, crab and lobster joined the Advanced aquaculture and biotechnology training during October 28-November 8, 2020.
Group 74: - Online training on Tilapia farming organized during December 14-18, 2020.
Group 75: July 13, 2021: Tilapia Hatchery improvement program for SE Asia supported by United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC. An online program - registered about 70 persons.
Group 76: July 14: African catfish hatchery improvement for SE Asia on Tilapia and African catfish supported by United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC. An online program - registered about 70 persons.
Group 77: July 21, 2021: Pangasius hatchery improvement for SE Asia on Tilapia and African catfish supported by United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC. An online program - registered about 70 persons.
Group 78: July 22, 2021: Carp hatchery improvement for SE Asia on Tilapia and African catfish supported by United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC. An online program - registered about 70 persons.
Group 79: October 4-8, 2021. An online training on Tilapia Hatchery Improvement for South East Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and others supported by the United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) - Training on About 90 persons registered.
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Congratulations to Md. Asadul Baqui!
who has received an award from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for making a successful history of cage culture in the country after having training at AIT. The cage culture expanded benefitting about 5,000 families especially Chandpur and Lakhipur areas. Such a hard work and good social contribution can't remain unnoticed and unawarded. Based on his work, a paper was presented during a Tilapia conference in Shanghai, China in 2011 which can be downloaded from:
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Aqua-Centre
SERD, AIT, PO Box 4
Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
ph: 662 524 5222
fax: 662 524 6200
alt: 66817346934
Director