Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of Hasibur Rahman Vs State of Assam & Others dated 19/04/2024. The state of Assam vide Notification, January 20, 2024 has published a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for restricting import/stock/sale of fish imported from other than self sufficient states by road/river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ankur Sharma Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 13/04/2023. The matter related to dumping of waste from Patipukur fish market, Kolkata into nearby municipal vets and adjoining public roads. The waste included huge …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its Own Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/09/2022. The Green Tribunal directed Municipal Corporation Howrah to file report on Howrah Wholesale Fish market Howrah Municipal Corporation was directed by the …
Over the last decade, Egypt’s aquaculture sector has expanded rapidly, which has contributed substantially to per capita fish supply, and the growth of domestic fish markets and employment across the aquaculture value chain. Despite the growing importance of aquaculture sector in Egyptian labour force, only a few studies have explored …
The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services and social protection schemes. It …
The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the world’s greatest challenges: feeding a population set to rise to 9.6 billion people by 2050. This issue of The State of World …
The Odisha government has unveiled its draft fisheries policy, aimed at bridging the gap between the demand and supply of fish for domestic consumption, encouraging public private partnership (PPP) investment in fisheries sector and tapping the untapped potential of aquaculture to ensure food and nutritional security. Other objectives of the …
The fisheries sector in Jharkhand has been witnessing a phenomenal growth after Jharkhand became a separate state bifurcating Bihar in 2000. When in 2001-02, the production of fish in the state had been only 14,000 metric tones. In 2010-11, eighty government fish firms produced 71,886 metric tones. The fish seed …
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has entered into an agreement with the Malaysia-based international body INFOFISH for the development and marketing of freshwater fish in India. Post-harvest technology and value addition have not yet received much attention in the domestic freshwater aquaculture sector. The effort to transfer technology …
Indian aquaculture farms are upbeat about the rising prospects of farmed shrimps in the overseas market. Both the black tiger and vannamei varieties from India have been going at a premium in the foreign market, particularly in Southeast Asia. A shortage of shrimps in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and …
The FAO-ILO Good practice guide for addressing child labour in fisheries and aquaculture: policy and practice aims at improving the understanding of the nature and scope, causes and contributing factors, and consequences of child labour in fisheries and aquaculture by providing information and an analysis of current issues. Their objective …
Inspite of the immense potential for developing fisheries, the State has not made any major progress in the Fisheries sector, due to various constraints, fund allocation being one of them. Therefore, it has been decided to give a thrust to the sector by launching a “Meghalaya State Aquaculture Mission”, to …
KENDRAPARA: Fisherwomen in the coastal districts of Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur toil hard to make the ends meet. Scores of them make their way to the fish markets in Chapali, Marsaghai, Kujang , Erasama, Paradip and other areas with a common agenda, dispose of the day’s catch. With what could only …
THE West has restarted the practice of spending money on ornamental fish as the developed economies are slowly recovering from global slowdown. This, in turn, has given a fillip to the ornamental fish industry in the Northeast, which contributes 85% of ornamental fish exports from India. The diversified Indian aquatic …
The High Court has quashed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) order dated November 28, 2008, granting fishing rights to Dr Amedkar Labour Co-operative Society Limited for two years at Ulsoor Lake. Hearing a petition by Thippasandra-based Bangalore Fish Produce and Processing and Marketing Society, Justice Nagamohan Das quashed the …
KENDRAPARA: The delicious mud crab has disappeared from menu in coastal Kendrapara district and other areas due to rampant catching of baby crabs by fishermen and other reasons. Reports said the population of mud crab is declining year after year. A few years back, fish markets in Kendrapara and its …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Fisheries Minister S. Sarma said here on Wednesday that the proposed Indo-ASEAN free trade agreement would hit the fisheries sector in the State. In an article released for publication, the Minister said that 117 fish products were understood to have found place in the import list from South …
After the roaring success of its Cochin edition last year, the Indian Fishing Expo will be held in Mangalore this year from July 17 to 19, informed Co-ordinator of the expo K J Varghese. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, he said that the expo will be held at …
KENDRAPARA: Fate of large number of shrimp farmers and seafood exporters hangs in balance due to slipshod attitude of the Fisheries Department, alleged Gorachand Mohanty, president of Orissa chapter of Sea Food Exporters
George Joseph / Kochi April 20, 2009, 22:06 IST With seafood importing countries led by Japan and the European Union (EU) tightening quality checks on shrimp imports from India, two Indian marine products exporting bodies
