UN body in favour of Indian advisories for fisheries sector

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NEW DELHI: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recommended Indian advisories, prepared by ICAR institutes at Kochi and Barrackpore for fisheries sector during Covid-19 situation, as voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries under Asia-Regional initiatives for the benefit of fisheries sector across the globe.
Indian advisories – issued by ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi and ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore – have enlisted dos and donts for fishing and fish handling for both marine and inland fisheries for safety of workers and preventing the spread of Covid-19.
In India, livelihood of 16 million people depend on fisheries.
The CIFT has prepared advisories for the benefit of the fishermen, fishing boat owners, fishing harbour, fish market and seafood processing plants in 10 different regional languages, besides English and Hindi, while the CIFRI has prepared advisories for the stakeholders involved in fishing activities in rivers, estuaries, reservoirs and wetlands.
Referring to those Indian advisories and other best practices from other countries, the FAO noted that the small-scale fishers, fish workers and their communities are currently facing the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic which is affecting the entire value chain and the livelihoods depending on it.
“At the same time, there may be promising practices and opportunities that may contribute to the prosperous futurRead More – Source

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