Fisheries

The initiative’s cornerstone is the Training and Capacity Building Programme Calendar prepared by the National Fisheries Development Board in coordination with Indian Council of Agricultural Research fisheries institutes.

The minister said that the government is also pursuing new free trade agreements and working to improve the utilisation of existing FTAs.

Microplastic sampling yielded sobering insights, with concentrations averaging 1.2 particles per cubic meter in surface waters – double the 2020 baseline.

If the Maldivian government delivers as pledged, Olhuvelifushi could become a model island for infrastructure upgrade, climate adaptation and community uplift in the Indian Ocean region.

Indian agriculture is at a turning point, under the double pressure of having to feed a rising population while being internationally competitive.

The transformation is tangible – from better incomes to improved access to markets, credit, and technology. The doubling of production over a decade signals both resilience and ambition, charting India’s course towards becoming a true fisheries powerhouse.

Kurian said in his reply that the integrated aquaparks act as hubs of multifarious fisheries to strengthen the aquaculture value chain by providing end to end infrastructure from seed, feed and farming support to processing, cold chain and market access.

The Union Minister highlighted the Government of India’s steadfast commitment to the growth of Jammu and Kashmir’s livestock and fisheries sectors as engines of rural income and nutritional security.