Ismail (left) exchanging documents with Dr Preston after signing an agreement on establishing the Technical Committee on Research Collaboration at the WorldFish Centre in Batu Maung.
ABOUT 35,400 metric tonnes of tilapia worth RM248mil in production value were recorded in Malaysia last year, said Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Ismail Abu Hassan.
He said the department had set the production of tilapia, worth RM7,000 per tonne and RM12,000 per tonne in retail, to reach 130,000 metric tonnes by 2020 to meet the nationwide demand.
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