The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) represented India in a two-day expert consultation meeting on “Promoting innovations in fisheries value chain for improving human nutrition in South Asia” during November 24-25, which was organised by the SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh, on a virtual mode.
The delegates from member countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated in the expert consultative meeting. The purpose of the meet was two-fold that is, to promote innovations in value chain dynamics for sustainable expansion in fisheries and policy recommendations emerging from consultation for improving human health.
ICAR DDG Dr JK Jena chaired during country paper presentations in one of the technical sessions.
Director ICAR-CIFT, Kochi Dr Ravishankar and Director, ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar Dr Saroj Kumar Swain presented papers.