The Fish in School Meals pilot report

This report documents the design, implementation and evaluation of the Fish in School Meals pilot and provides recommendations for scaling up fish supply to schools in Timor-Leste. The pilot fits within pillar 3 - increased consumption activities of the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Tim...

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Main Authors: Bonis-Profumo, Gianna, Gomes, Silvino, Tilman, Emilio, Pereira, Angelo, De Jesus, Lucas Soares, Duarte, Agustinha, Simões, Noviana, Pires, Natalina, Pereira, Mario, Teoh, Shwu Jiau, Bhujel, Ram C., Klumpyan, Katherine, Bogard, Jessica, Pant, Jharendu
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: WorldFish 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152490
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author Bonis-Profumo, Gianna
Gomes, Silvino
Tilman, Emilio
Pereira, Angelo
De Jesus, Lucas Soares
Duarte, Agustinha
Simões, Noviana
Pires, Natalina
Pereira, Mario
Teoh, Shwu Jiau
Bhujel, Ram C.
Klumpyan, Katherine
Bogard, Jessica
Pant, Jharendu
author_browse Bhujel, Ram C.
Bogard, Jessica
Bonis-Profumo, Gianna
De Jesus, Lucas Soares
Duarte, Agustinha
Gomes, Silvino
Klumpyan, Katherine
Pant, Jharendu
Pereira, Angelo
Pereira, Mario
Pires, Natalina
Simões, Noviana
Teoh, Shwu Jiau
Tilman, Emilio
author_facet Bonis-Profumo, Gianna
Gomes, Silvino
Tilman, Emilio
Pereira, Angelo
De Jesus, Lucas Soares
Duarte, Agustinha
Simões, Noviana
Pires, Natalina
Pereira, Mario
Teoh, Shwu Jiau
Bhujel, Ram C.
Klumpyan, Katherine
Bogard, Jessica
Pant, Jharendu
author_sort Bonis-Profumo, Gianna
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description This report documents the design, implementation and evaluation of the Fish in School Meals pilot and provides recommendations for scaling up fish supply to schools in Timor-Leste. The pilot fits within pillar 3 - increased consumption activities of the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2) project in partnership with key government stakeholders. It aims to establish and test systems to supply fresh tilapia to schools and assess its future scalability while helping to boost fish consumption among school-aged children in rural areas. As part of the national school meal program, Programa Merenda Eskolár (PME), the pilot supplied locally produced and genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) to 10 schools in Ermera municipality. Over 1000 students from five preschools and five primary schools in rural and remote areas received a nutritious fish dish once a week, between July and November 2023. Ermera has some of the highest child malnutrition rates in the country, and it is a land-locked municipality with limited opportunities to access fresh fish. During the pilot, close to 10,000 meals with fish were served and over 2 t of tilapia supplied.
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spelling CGSpace1524902025-12-08T09:54:28Z The Fish in School Meals pilot report Bonis-Profumo, Gianna Gomes, Silvino Tilman, Emilio Pereira, Angelo De Jesus, Lucas Soares Duarte, Agustinha Simões, Noviana Pires, Natalina Pereira, Mario Teoh, Shwu Jiau Bhujel, Ram C. Klumpyan, Katherine Bogard, Jessica Pant, Jharendu aquaculture nutrition school meals fish tilapia production public school food procurement This report documents the design, implementation and evaluation of the Fish in School Meals pilot and provides recommendations for scaling up fish supply to schools in Timor-Leste. The pilot fits within pillar 3 - increased consumption activities of the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2) project in partnership with key government stakeholders. It aims to establish and test systems to supply fresh tilapia to schools and assess its future scalability while helping to boost fish consumption among school-aged children in rural areas. As part of the national school meal program, Programa Merenda Eskolár (PME), the pilot supplied locally produced and genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) to 10 schools in Ermera municipality. Over 1000 students from five preschools and five primary schools in rural and remote areas received a nutritious fish dish once a week, between July and November 2023. Ermera has some of the highest child malnutrition rates in the country, and it is a land-locked municipality with limited opportunities to access fresh fish. During the pilot, close to 10,000 meals with fish were served and over 2 t of tilapia supplied. 2024-09-29 2024-09-30T13:11:24Z 2024-09-30T13:11:24Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152490 en Open Access application/pdf WorldFish Bonis-Profumo G, Gomes S, Tilman E, Pereira A, Soares de Jesus L, A, Faria Simões NDD, Pires NM, Pereira M, Teoh SJ, Bhujel RC, Klumplyan K, Bogard JR and Pant J. 2024. The Fish in School Meals pilot report. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Project report: 2024-19.
spellingShingle aquaculture
nutrition
school meals
fish
tilapia production
public school food procurement
Bonis-Profumo, Gianna
Gomes, Silvino
Tilman, Emilio
Pereira, Angelo
De Jesus, Lucas Soares
Duarte, Agustinha
Simões, Noviana
Pires, Natalina
Pereira, Mario
Teoh, Shwu Jiau
Bhujel, Ram C.
Klumpyan, Katherine
Bogard, Jessica
Pant, Jharendu
The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title_full The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title_fullStr The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title_full_unstemmed The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title_short The Fish in School Meals pilot report
title_sort fish in school meals pilot report
topic aquaculture
nutrition
school meals
fish
tilapia production
public school food procurement
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152490
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