Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) on Tuesday announced it signed a cooperation agreement with the Universidad Tecnológica Del Mar De Tamaulipas Bicentenario (UTMarT) based at La Pesca, Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, México.
The UTMarT currently offers Technical, Bachelor and Graduate programs in aquaculture and is building a new center in Tampico. The goal of the agreement is to jointly develop food security and personnel training in the International Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer for Aquaculture (CIITTA), which will be AwF’s first Aquaculture Learning Center (ALC).
“AwF is very keen to build a strong relationship with UTMarT and be involved in capacity building, engaging in projects and working with students and establishing a firm base within Mexico. There are 130 million people in Mexico, and of those approximately 30-35 million people are considered to be in extreme poverty,” said Roy Palmer, AwF executive director. “We hope to make a difference in assisting with the growth of aquaculture to assist the alleviation of both poverty and hunger and we see this new partnership as a major step in this direction.”
“This agreement will bring many benefits to the UTMarT and its students in the long term. We anticipate short interchange programs, visiting professors, joint research and projects, participation in international training programs and exchange of experience between different members and specialists of AwF around the world. This agreement fulfills the university’s goals of social awareness and extension which are part of its mission,” said Dr. Guadalupe Acosta Villarreal, chancellor of UTMarT.
The UTMarT currently offers Technical, Bachelor and Graduate programs in aquaculture and is building a new center in Tampico. The goal of the agreement is to jointly develop food security and personnel training in the International Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer for Aquaculture (CIITTA), which will be AwF’s first Aquaculture Learning Center (ALC).
“AwF is very keen to build a strong relationship with UTMarT and be involved in capacity building, engaging in projects and working with students and establishing a firm base within Mexico. There are 130 million people in Mexico, and of those approximately 30-35 million people are considered to be in extreme poverty,” said Roy Palmer, AwF executive director. “We hope to make a difference in assisting with the growth of aquaculture to assist the alleviation of both poverty and hunger and we see this new partnership as a major step in this direction.”
“This agreement will bring many benefits to the UTMarT and its students in the long term. We anticipate short interchange programs, visiting professors, joint research and projects, participation in international training programs and exchange of experience between different members and specialists of AwF around the world. This agreement fulfills the university’s goals of social awareness and extension which are part of its mission,” said Dr. Guadalupe Acosta Villarreal, chancellor of UTMarT.
