Monthly Archives: January 2011

More AwF-UA farmer-to-farmer programme trip reports now available

We recently received three more reports from the AwF-UA Farmer-to-Farmer Programme, which are now posted on our Projects page. They are:

• INDIA: AwF-Toleo Foundation Sunderbans Project (Report by AwF-UA Volunteer, October 2010) PDF
• MEXICO: AwF-UA Farmer-to-Farmer Programme (Training Report, September 2010) PDF
• THAILAND: AwF-UA Farmer-to-Farmer Programme (Trip Report by AwF Director and Volunteer, September 2010) PDF

Workshop – Tilapia aquaculture in Haiti – 28 February 2011, New Orleans, USA

AwF is co-sponsoring a workshop on Tilapia Aquaculture in Haiti, which has been organized to explore the current efforts, needs and opportunities for collaboration to alleviate the desperate need for food security and income generation in Haiti.

The Workshop is being held on the 28^th February 2011 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at at the New Orleans Marriott Convention Center. This is the day before the Aquaculture America 2011 conference in New Orleans. Click here for more details.

Other Workshop sponsors include:

• The World Aquaculture Society
• Novus International
• Marine Biological Laboratory Program in Sustainable Aquaculture

Please contact Bill Mebane bmebane@mbl.edu and copy John Hargreaves jhargreaves01@yahoo.com to reserve a seat. Attendence is limited to 45.

We would appreciate your help in disseminating this announcement to others in your network that may be interested in attending, especially those currently working on aquaculture projects in Haiti.

YSI Foundation responds generously to Christmas appeal

The AwF Board of Directors would like to publicly thank the YSI Foundation for its generous contribution of USD 1,000.

In response to our Christmas appeal to Donate a fish pond – give a family food security for life, YSI Foundation president, Susan G. Miller, sent a check for $1,000 “to assist with this excellent program.”

Our sincere thanks for such a wonderful gift and your continued support!