Puerto Rico : Funding windfall for tilapia and coral farms

Kvarøy Arctic has pledged to back aquaculture projects Coral Vita in The Bahamas and Tilapia de la Faja in Guatemala as part of the World Central Kitchen’s (WCK) Food Producer Network. WCK is a non-profit organisation that uses the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies in times of crisis and beyond. It provides nutritious meals to communities during natural disasters and other crises, and invests in local food systems through its long-term resilience programmes, which include the Food Producer Network. This programme, originally launched in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, has expanded its network of food producers and regions to include the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands and Guatemala. The programme partners with smallholder farmers, fishers, and small food-related enterprises to promote the development of sustainable food systems that encourage the growing and consumption of locally produced foods. This work is done with the goal of ...