The government of the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste is committing to a long-term project growing domestic production of tilapia in collaboration with Malaysian nonprofit WorldFish as it looks to strengthen food security, the latter announced.
The country's prime minister, Taur Matan Ruak, recently met with fish farmers at an event organized under the ongoing 'Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2' (PADTL2) project.
The initiative is funded by New Zealand's ministry of foreign affairs and trade ($3.2 million), as well as the US Agency for International Development ($1.2m). WorldFish is then working in partnership with the Timor-Leste ministry of agriculture to develop the new sector [...]
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