Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov 12: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India and Department of Fisheries, A&N Administration jointly with the support of NFDB, Hyderabad will be organizing an ‘Investors’ Meet’ on ‘Investment opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector of A&N Islands’ on Nov.14, 2024 at Taj Exotica, Swaraj Dweep.
The major focus of Investors’ meet is preparation of Roadmap for utilizing 65,400 MT Tuna resource potential, preparation of plan for launching of commercial Seaweed farming and Cage Culture and judicious utilization of Brackishwater area identified by A&N Administration for Shrimp Farming and Crab fattening.
The A&N Administration in its lead presentation will detail about the status of various developmental activities, recent achievements in the sector, the way forward and facilitations offered by A&N Administration for setting up Fisheries and Aquaculture establishments in the Islands. The Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Cochin will deliver a presentation session on Export Promotion from A&N Islands while Indian Council of Agriculture Research will present the Roadmap for development of Mariculture in the Islands and BoBP-IGO, Chennai will deal with a session on Development of Tuna Fisheries and Value Chain in A&N Islands.
Interactive sessions will be held with the representatives of FICCI, ASSOCHAM, Confederation of India, Seafood Exporters Association of India, Seaweed Association of India and A&N Fisheries Industry.
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