Walmart Foundation Partners With SFP to Fund Shrimp and Tilapia Aquaculture Improvement Projects
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] January 29, 2015
The Walmart Foundation has partnered with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) in order to develop Aquaculture Improvement Projects for shrimp and tilapia farming operations in Indonesia, China, and Thailand.
According to the SFP the projects will provide shrimp farmers in Indonesia and Thailand and tilapia farmers in China with training and knowledge to help them improve their livelihoods and increase collaboration to manage and improve water quality and reduce incidences of disease outbreaks. The Aquaculture Improvement Projects will create a zonal approach to form local management groups for greater sustainability in the fish-farming environment.
“We are proud to support SFP on this project, which combines environmental sustainability with preserving and sustaining important food sources,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, President, Walmart Foundation. “We look for opportunities to bring together projects that improve livelihoods and protect the environment; this grant helps us support the great work of SFP in achieving winning outcomes for the people in the aquaculture industry and the environment.”
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