In partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the united Nations (FAO), the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment, South Africa, our faculty (represented by Assoc. Prof. Jan Mráz and Folorunso Ewumi Azeez (MSc.)) was invited to help in developing aquaponics model for a government-own research institute, the Aquaculture Technology Demonstration Centre (ATDC). Our faculty was invited based on our expertise in the field of freshwater aquaculture, specifically aquaponics, and an opportunity for fruitful exchange. In a 6-days workshop/training, we, along with the FAO representative assessed the major aquaponics variables that would determine a successful South African modeled aquaponics considering her climates, market and economy. Along with the trainings, we fostered a likely future collaboration, that would produce prominent research studies and exchange of students.
