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Swinburne Sarawak and Borneo Eco Fish partner on ministry-funded tilapia farming research

Swinburne University of Technology's Sarawak Campus is leading a research project with Borneo Eco Fish Sdn Bhd, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, to support small-scale tilapia farmers in Batang Ai.

Photo: Matthew A. Lockhart / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters: Small-scale tilapia farmers in Batang Ai are the intended beneficiaries of the Swinburne Sarawak and Borneo Eco Fish research partnership.

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus said it has partnered with the company Borneo Eco Fish Sdn Bhd on a research project.

According to the university, the project is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education.

The university said the project aims to support small-scale tilapia farmers in Batang Ai, with Swinburne Sarawak leading the research.

Editor’s view

Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

Small-scale tilapia farmers in Batang Ai are the group the Swinburne Sarawak and Borneo Eco Fish project is designed to support, under funding from the Ministry of Higher Education.

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