mpeda to hold global tilapia summit on dec 2014
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Published:December3,201413:02IST|Updated:December3,201413:02ISTVIJAYAWADA,December3,2014
MPEDAtoholdGlobalTilapiaSummitonDec.18RAJULAPUDISRINIVAS
TheHinduMPEDAofficialscheckingaTilapiafishusinganinstrumentatManikondainKrishnadistrict.Photo:V.Raju
TheHinduRajivGandhiCentreforAquacultureCoordinatorJaideepKumar(Left)monitoringtheprocessatthehatcheryattheTilapiaprojectatManikondainKrishnadistrict.Photo:V.Raju
Expertstospeakonlatesttrendsinaquaculture
TheRajivGandhiCentreforAquaculture(RGCA),theresearchanddevelopmentwingoftheMarineProductsExportDevelopmentAuthority(MPEDA),willorganisetheIndiaTilapiaSummit2014(ITS2014)hereonDecember18.
TheconferenceonTilapiafishfarmingwillbeheldatGatewayHotelinthecity.ITS2014willprovideaplatformtoaquaculturescientists,farmers,tilapiaexperts,industrypractitioners,stakeholders,processors,fieldstaffandofficialsofMPEDAandotherdepartmentstoharvestGeneticallyImprovedFarmTilapia(GIFT),saidMPEDADeputyDirector(Aquaculture)S.Kandan.
GIFT,consideredasacommonmansfish,isapopularseafoodcommoditywithgooddemandintheinternationalmarket.TheMinistryofAgriculturerecentlygaveapprovalforresponsibleaquacultureofTilapiainIndia,Dr.Kandanadded.
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RGCACoordinatorJaideepKumarsaidleadingTilapiascientistsfromacrosstheglobewilldiscussthelatesttrendsinmodernaquacultureproductionsystemsandtradingofTilapiaatthegloballevel.
WorldFoodPrizewinnerandformerAssistantDirectorGeneralofWorldFishCentreM.VijayaGupta,AsianInstituteofTechnology
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Director(AquaCentre)RamBhujel,aquaculturescientistsLindCurtisandRuelEguia,UrnerchiefmarketanalystAngelRubioandIsraelInstituteofTechnologytechnicianOryLahavwilladdressthedelegates,Mr.Jaideepsaid.
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