Cweed Aquasolutions: Empowering Communities Through Nature-based Solutions

20 August 2025 | Adibi M. Nor | 1449 views | Aquatic plants, Environment and Sustainability, Gender, Livelihoods, gender and social issues, Malaysia

Cweed Aquasolutions, a spin-off from Universiti Malaya, works with coastal communities to develop seaweed cultivation through integrated multi-trophic aquaculture. The initiative repurposes abandoned shrimp ponds in Peninsular Malaysia, providing training and technical support for farmers to start seaweed farming. Cweed Aquasolutions also buys back harvested product, creating a sustainable livelihood model that links community development with nature-based aquaculture solutions.

This pitch was presented Adibi M. Nor, CTO of Cweed Aquaculture Solutions AquaInnovate, an immersive networking and coaching event for aquaculture entrepreneurs and startups held in Bangkok from 12-19 May 2025. For more information on the event please visit:

https://aquahub.asia/aquainnovate/

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