Working Together for Responsible & Eco-friendly Shrimp Farming in Bangladesh

2.5 million hectares) in the two coastal regions; the districts of Khulna, Satkhira, Jessore and Bagerhat in the Khulna Division of SW Bangladesh and the districts Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong and Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of the SE Bangladesh. [...] Box 1: Role of the IFIs in the commercial shrimp farming in Bangladesh The commercial shrimp farming in Bangladesh has evolved during the mid and late 1980's through the World Bank and the IMF guided policy initiatives and incentives under the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). [...] 2.5 Technical face of the commercial shrimp farming The technical face of the shrimp includes the establishment of shrimp farm, shrimp processing according to the national rules & regulations, international standards, buyer specifications and the regulatory requirements of the importing country for global markets. [...] The number of the rejected consignments of shrimp from the EU due to detection of the harmful antibiotic 'Nitro Furan' in prawn bodies has led to the annoyance of the EU buyers (Khan, 2006). [...] The livelihood survival of the wetland community is linked with the forest resources of the Sundarbans, aquatic resources of the saline and fresh water wetlands.