This manual is one of the outputs of the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2). PADTL2 project (2020–2024) is co-funded by the MFAT and USAID and is implemented jointly by WorldFish and Timor-Leste’s NDA, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry (MALFF). The guidelines in this document are based on testing and validating market preparation and marketing techniques for GIFT in Timor-Leste through the voluntary participation of all stakeholders, including farmers, local service providers (LSPs) and market operators across Baucau, Bobonaro, Ermera and Lautem.