The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has forged a deal with the WorldFish Center to intensify the capacity building program for managers of the Regional Fisheries Research and Development Centers (RFRDC). This agreement will also assist the Department of Agriculture (DA) in strengthening programs being pursued by the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). The WorldFish Center is one of the 15-member centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) with a mission of reducing poverty and hunger through research-for-development initiatives to improve the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector.

Benaning, M. N. (2010, February 5, 2010). WorldFish Center to help strengthen local aquaculture. The Philippine Star, p. 9.