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Purpose:

The Accelerating Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste activity is helping improve livelihoods and nutrition by increasing production and consumption of fish in Timor-Leste while promoting sustainable fish supply chains.

Location: 

Nationwide

Partner:

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Government of New Zealand, World Fish Timor-Leste

Duration:

August 2021 – November 2022

Cooperative Agreement:

$1,2 Million

Partner Contact:

Jharendu Pant, PhD

Chief of Party

Email: J.Pant@cgiar.org

 

USAID Contact:

Flavia da Silva

Project Management Specialist

Email: usaid-timor-leste-info@usaid.gov 

Summary

USAID’s support for aquaculture will increase fish farmer resilience and livelihoods by scaling freshwater tilapia production. The key activities are to 1) transition subsistence producers to commercial-scale fish production; 2) introduce integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems; 3) link production groups to local supply chains; and 4) develop harvest, post-harvest and distribution protocols and arrangements. With supplemental funding from USAID, partner World Fish will scale-up work currently funded by the Government of New Zealand to strengthen the fish supply chain, create enterprises and jobs, and to improve the nutritious status of consumers. 

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Expected Activities and Outcomes

The overall expected outcome of the activity is enhanced food and nutrition security while improving livelihoods of rural households through development of a sustainable aquaculture value chain. This will be accomplished by the following interventions:

  • Increasing availability of fish by supporting fish hatcheries, feed and grow-out technologies and improved access to technical assistance.
  • Increasing small businesses access to high quality inputs and technology through expanded private sector networks.
  • Increasing accessibility of fish by strengthening the fish supply chain ensuring consistent supply of fresh fish and safe fish products.
  • Increasing consumption of fish by Timorese households with consumer outreach on preparing diverse, nutritious meals.