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Fish and fish-based products in Timor-Leste’s School Meal Program: Understanding existing use, challenges, opportunities and research needs

author(s) Bonis-Profumo, Gianna - Hunnam, Kimberly - Duarte, Agustinha - Pinto, Abelita - Simões, Noviana - Martins, Joaquim - Monteira, Melita - Marques, Epifania - Barreto, Celestino - de Sousa, Alda - Soares, Zulmira - Hayashi, Tomomi - Saha, Saikat - Klumpyan, Katherine - Soriano, Anastacio - Pant, Jharendu - Eriksson, Hampus
from CGIAR - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
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regions
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Bonis-Profumo G, Hunnam K, Duarte A, Pinto A, Das Dores Faria Simões N, Martins J, Monteiro M, Deolinda Marques E, da Cunha Barreto C, de Sousa A, Soares Z, Hayashi T, Saha S, Klumpyan K, Soriano A, Pant J and Eriksson H. 2023. Fish and fish-based products in Timor-Leste’s School Meal Program: Understanding existing use, challenges, opportunities and research needs. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Program Brief.
Fish and fish-based products in Timor-Leste’s School Meal Program: Understanding existing use, challenges, opportunities and research needs

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Abstract

Workshop with government agencies and organisations involved in Timor-Leste’s School Meal Program (PME) shared experiences about using fish in the program and identified focal areas for research. There is wide recognition for the role of aquatic foods and that greater inclusion of aquatic foods in the program requires cooperation and collaboration between partners. Not enough fish is produced in Timor-Leste for
domestic supply to meet demand and PME goals. There is a need to build school level capacity for
planning, procurement and meal preparation with aquatic foods.

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