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Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan has called for integrating worth concatenation upgrades and marine sustainability measures into the propulsion for higher food production.
Inaugurating a two-day planetary store connected ‘Upgrading Marine Fisheries Value Chain successful the Bay of Bengal Region,’ co-hosted by the Bay of Bengal Programme - Inter Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), Mr. Kailashnathan said if the income of the sportfishing assemblage has to increase, past it is ne'er going to beryllium capable for them to drawback much fish; the “value” obtained from it indispensable increase.
Developing refrigeration facilities, crystal plants, modern food landing centres, prime certification systems and export infrastructure is indispensable to boost worth summation and guarantee amended terms realisation, helium noted.
It is imperative to germinate sustainable fishery practices arsenic a semipermanent corporate work to support marine ecology, helium added.
The store is supported by Government of Puducherry, the United Nations — Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Development Board and Environmental Defense India Foundation.
“Puducherry is emerging arsenic a starring maritime hub done its coastline, larboard facilities, quality resources and skills,” the Lt. Governor said. “Karaikal, the lone harbour-centric production-processing hub connected India’s East Coast, places Puducherry successful a strategical presumption to go a large export gateway, particularly erstwhile 97 per cent of India’s exports are routed done ports,” Mr. Kailashnathan said.
The Puducherry government, successful collaboration with the Central government, is making broad changes successful the fisheries assemblage done schemes similar Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the Prime Minister’s Fisheries Development Scheme of India.
Development of sportfishing harbours, proviso of information equipment, fishermen’s insurance, GPS facilities, promotion of deep-sea fishing, and fiscal assistance and grooming for women self-help groups are being undertaken connected a continuous basis, helium said. He besides stressed that to vie successful planetary markets, fisheries products indispensable conscionable planetary standards.
Highlighting the spot of assemblage institutions, the Lt. Governor described women food cooperatives successful Puducherry arsenic a exemplary for the country. “Women are astatine the forefront of food drying, processing and making value-added products. They indispensable beryllium supported with training, recognition facilities and selling linkages,” helium said, adding that empowering women would fortify families and nine arsenic a whole.
He called upon experts to taxable an enactment program study to the Puducherry authorities astatine the decision of the workshop.
BOBP Director P. Krishnan said, “Unlike galore regions, Puducherry has a unique, educated and comparatively well-off user basal with a beardown penchant for non-vegetarian food”.
International experts, policymakers, researchers, fisher cooperatives, women self-help groups, exporters and manufacture leaders are attending the workshop, which is expected to illustration a broad upgrading strategy for the marine fisheries worth chain.
