A quiet revolution is happening in the ponds of shrimp farmers in Bangladesh. In 2012, the average commercial shrimp farmer produced around 230 kg per hectare. Now, many farmers produce 280 kg per hectare. Most of Bangladesh’s shrimp is exported to Europe and North America, where regulators and buyers are calling for greater traceability back to the producer. To prove that Bangladeshi shrimp is high quality and safe, the project has established a pilot e-traceability system. We grow shrimps from our own ponds where More than 95% of shrimp and prawn in Bangladesh are produced in extensive polyculture ponds that were formerly used as rice ponds and are locally referred to as ‘Ghers’. The culture of Penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp), locally referred to as ‘Bagda‘, is mostly combined with the culture of other shrimp species that are trapped in the gher when water is taken in. The culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn) takes place in smaller ponds and is mostly combined with the culture of rice and/or freshwater fishes. Here are most of our prawns and shrimps that you can find in the pictures with details.