Kochi is set to host a 10-day international workshop-cum-training program on ‘Fisheries Management and Aquaculture’ starting December 11. Organized for member countries of the African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO), the event is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, and AARDO, New Delhi.
Rami Mahmoud Abdel Halim Qtaishat, Assistant Secretary General of AARDO, will inaugurate the workshop, with Khushnood Ali, Head of Research Division and Programme Coordinator of AARDO, as the Guest of Honour. A Gopalakrishnan, Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), will preside over the event.
The workshop aims to provide participants from Oman, Egypt, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh with exposure and hands-on experience in various areas, including fisheries management, fish stock estimation, climate change impacts on fisheries and mitigation, responsible fisheries, aquaculture, good aquaculture practices, and fish health.
Suresh, V V R, Head of the Mariculture Division at CMFRI, is coordinating the program. AARDO, established in 1962 with headquarters in New Delhi, is an Inter-Governmental Organization comprising 32 full member countries (18 from Africa and 14 from Asia), along with 2 associate members. The Union Ministry of Rural Development is extending financial and technical support to AARDO for the collective benefit of its member countries.
