This blog by USAID Advancing Nutrition and WorldFish describes the success of a USAID-funded nutrition-sensitive aquaculture project implemented by WorldFish, USAID Advancing Nutrition reviewed documents from the project and interviewed WorldFish, USAID, and local partners in Odisha, India to better understand the project’s challenges, successes, and lessons learned. This blog describes the resulting recommendations for other implementing partners on how to build partnerships with governments and complement existing local systems and structures to support program effectiveness and sustainability.