Myanmar is a country rich in water resources, and yet few farmers are used to the idea of breeding fish. It means poor rural households are missing out on fish as a source of nutrition as well as income. So an international research organisation, WorldFish, has set up a training program for small-scale fish farming, in the hope of improving livelihoods. Promoting the sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar The project to promote the sustainable growth of aquaculture in Myanmar (MYFC) aims to introduce low cost polyculture systems with small indigenous species of fish to increase incomes, food security and nutrition for the resource-poor, focusing on women and children. WorldFish will work with four government and NGO partners to build technical capacity through the Fisheries Research and Development Network. The project will target four townships in Ayeyarwady Delta and four townships in the central dry zone. By the end of the project, 5,000 households will be directly engaged in fish production and a further 5,000 households will indirectly benefit through access to knowledge, learning and sharing.