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Women Fish Farmers in Timor-Leste Build More Resilient Livelihoods

When heavy rains hit parts of Timor-Leste’s Aileu municipality, farmers like Angela Mesquita and Maria Gusmão spend long hours monitoring fish ponds to prevent floodwaters from washing fish away.

Maria Gusmão, a fish farmer from Liurai village in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste, helps manage feeding, water quality, harvesting and sales from her family’s ponds.

When heavy rains hit parts of Timor-Leste’s Aileu municipality, farmers like Angela Mesquita and Maria Gusmão spend long hours monitoring fish ponds to prevent floodwaters from washing fish away. During the dry season, the challenge shifts to maintaining enough water in the ponds for fish survival.

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