As part of commemorating the 75^th year of independence of India as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with continuous celebrations and campaigning for 75 weeks focusing on various policy initiatives of Govt. of India envisaging an impact on accelerating India’s growth, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Cochin is launching a national campaign on ‘Fish for health and prosperity’ on 16 July 2022 at its main campus at Kochi.  The campaign will highlight the importance of fish as a nutritious food for a healthy life and provide solution to address malnutrition and ensure food security. Dr. K N Raghavan IRS, Chairman, MPEDA, Cochin will grace the occasion as Chief Guest, Dr. J K Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries Science), ICAR, New Delhi, will preside over the function in presence of Dr. Leela Edwin, Director, ICAR-CIFT. Dr. Shivakumar Magada, Dean, College of Fisheries, Mangalore and Dr. Chadag V Mohan, Principal Scientist, World Fish, Malaysia will be the guest speakers for the technical sessions which will be conducted following the inauguration. As the programme is being conducted in hybrid mode, those who want to participate in the event can join the programme which is being conducted from 10 am to 1pm on Saturday through the ICAR-CIFT YouTube link ( https://youtu.be/clUWOhvmxu0) or the link available on ICAR-CIFT website.

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