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IIFET 2024 Penang

15 pcs.
22.07.2024

Welcome by Eddie Allison, principal scientist at WorldFish and IIFET 2024 Science Committee Chair.

GRÓ-FTP fellow Samuel Bassa (Uganda) and a friend from Salomon Island managing discussions in a workshop.

In the plenary sessions keynote speaches were given on issues such as the economics of food and nutrition ...

... security, gender economics in fisheries and aquaculture, resilience in the blue economy and distributional justice and governance.

Policy roundtable discussion on boosting blue economies through south-south collaboration. From left to right: Moderator Dr. Nitya Rao Swaminathan (University of East Anglia), Yeo Moi Eim (Department of fisheries Malaysia), Davies Mukwabi Makilla (State department for blue economy and fisheries Kenya), Opuama Paul Apoy (Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy Nigeria) and Dr. Domingos da Conceição dos Santos (state secretary for fisheries Timor-Leste).

GRÓ-FTP team get together dinner in a Chinese food market (1/3).

GRÓ-FTP team get together dinner in a Chinese food market (2/3).

GRÓ-FTP team get together dinner in a Chinese food market (3/3).

GRÓ-FTP fellow Friday Jack Njaya (Malawi) presents his research in a seminar on Co-Management & Community Based Management.

Surprise meeting: GRÓ-FTP fellow Mutiat Motolani Salaudeen (Nigeria) and HAFRÓ's Sandra Rybicki (Iceland).

Penang is a vibrant State with its capital, George Town, having the rare distinction of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a true melting pot of cultures with its blend of Eastern and Western influences.

Kapitan Keling Mosque (built in 1803).

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (built in 1833).

Goddess of Mercy Chinese Temple (built in 1800).

City Hall (completed in 1903).

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