Two agreements that will promote aquaculture as a means to improve nutrition and reduce poverty were signed in Timor-Leste as part of a celebration of World Food Day on 16 October.

A fish stall at the fish market in Dili, Timor-Leste. Credit: Holly Holmes, 2013/WorldFish

A fish stall at the fish market in Dili, Timor-Leste. Credit: Holly Holmes, 2013/WorldFish

The partnership agreement brings together the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and acknowledges the key role that aquaculture plays in increasing income and access to a nutritious food source.

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