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INFISH – 2009
The National Fisheries
Development Board (NFDB), organized the First Indian Fish Festival –
INFISH 2009 from 11th to 13th July 2009, at
People’s Plaza, Necklace
Road, Hyderabad,
to showcase the production and processing technologies in fisheries and
to promote ornamental fisheries, domestic fish markets and fish
consumption. This was a maiden attempt by the Board in organizing such a
mega event.
Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon’ble
Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution, Government of India inaugurated the three day festival on
11 July ’09 in the august presence of Prof. K V Thomas, Hon’ble Union
Minister of State for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution; Shri K. Pardhasaradhi, Hon’ble Minister for Animal
Husbandary, Dairying and Fisheries, Andhra Pradesh; Shri Vadde Vasanth
Kumar Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development, AP; Shri M Krishna Rao Hon’ble Minister for
Rural Development, Tourisum & Fisheries, State of Pondicherry; Sri K.
Bapi Raju, Member of the Parliament; Sri.K. Sambasiva Rao, Member of the
Parliament; Dr.PriyadarshiDash, I.A.S, Special Chief Secretary,
DAHDD&F, AP; Shri.Tarun Sridhar, I.A.S., Joint Secretary(Fisheries)
Government of India; Shri Neerabh
K. Prasad, I.A.S., Commissioner of Fisheries, AP; Dr.Ayyappan Deputy
Director General(Fisheries), ICAR, New Delhi and Dr.P.Krishnaiah, I.A.S,
Chief Executive, NFDB, facilitated the inaugural function. It was
befitting the occasion that Hon’ble minister for Agriculture also laid the
foundation
stone of the new NFDB office complex at Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad
on this day, an hour before this function.
Shri Sharad Pawar, the Union
Minister while speaking on the occasion mentioned that the main objective
of this festival is to bring all fish farmers, fishers, aquaculture
professionals, feed manufacturers, R & D institutions, traders
involved in fisheries and consumers under one platform to bring awareness
on the latest developments in production technologies, domestic marketing
of fish and fishery products, export of ornamental fish and creating
awareness among people on fish as healthy food. The Hon’ble minister and
other dignitaries released the NFDB’s Souvenir, the first News Letter and
the final report of the NCAP study on the present status on fish
marketing and markets in India.
The event witnessed exhibition
of fish culture technologies, processing technologies, exquisite presentation
of fish and shellfish food preparations and mesmerizing display of colorful
ornamental fishes. A total of 124 exhibitors participated in the festival. The
exhibitors were categorized into Executive stalls, Food Courts and
Ornamental stalls.
Technical sessions
Technical seminar was
inaugurated by Dr. S. Ayyappan, Deputy Director General (Fisheries), ICAR.
Renowned scientists, academicians, entrepreneurs and farmers came
together between 11th and 13th July ‘09 to present
and discuss on various technologies and emerging issues related to fish
production and marketing. A total of 24 presentations were made by
renowned personalities in the field of aquaculture and marketing.
Recipe Competition
Fish Recipe competition was held especially
for the women to create more innovation in preparing varieties of fish
dishes and to cultivate the habit of eating more fish. Total 60
partitions took part in the competition held on 12th July,
2009 at INFISH 2009 ground
Entertainment
A folk spectacle like Tappetagullu dance and Jalari nurityam
was performed by the traditional artists hailing from the north coastal
districts of Andhra Pradesh. The spectacle attracted and impressed
unprecedented crowds who came to witness the INFISH 2009.
Valedictory
INFISH ‘09 festival concluded
on 13th July 09. Shri K. Pardhasaradhi, Hon’ble Minister for
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Andhra Pradesh was the Chief
Guest for the function. Justice A.K. Rajan, Chairman, CAA, Government. of
India
Chennai presided over the function. Dr.PriyadarshiDash,I.A.S, Special
Chief Secretary, DAHDD&F, AP; Shri Neerabh K. Prasad, I.A.S., Commissioner
of Fisheries, AP; Dr.V.V. Sugunan,ADG, ICAR, NewDelhi and
Dr.P.Krishnaiah, I.A.S, Chief Executive
NFDB were guest of honour. Dr. C. Vasudevappa, Senior Executive Director,
NFDB, welcomed the gathering and Shri Ram Gopal, Additional Director, State
Fisheries Department of Andhra Pradesh delivered the vote of thanks. Justice
A.K. Rajan, Shri K. Pardhasaradhi, and Shri Malladi Krishna Rao, Minister
for Rural Development, Tourisum & Fisheries, State of Pondicherry distributed
the prizes to the winners in the recipe competition and best stalls.
Exhibitors
Executive Exhibitors
A total of 64
stalls were established. The stalls had participation from several
R&D institutions, Government of India Organizations, States
Directorate of Fisheries, Universities, Feed Companies, Seed Producers,
Exporters and other Aquaculture Allied Sectors. The recent advances in
fish and shellfish production technology, processing technology and
allied aquaculture products were exhibited.
Food Courts
The festival
presented an opportunity for visitors to experience the different
varieties of fish food and also opportunity to learn cooking methods and
techniques. The totals of 28 stalls were established for Food Courts to
provide wide variety of Scrumptious items of Fish and shell fish. The
event had participants from difference states including Self Help Groups
(SHGs).
Ornamental
A total of 32
stalls were established to display the most enchanting fishes of both
fresh and marine water. Aquarists from different States displayed the
under water fantasies to the visitors.
Live Fish and Shellfish Display
Different
varieties of live fish and shellfish having commercial importance were
displayed namely murrels, red tilipa mullets, milkfish, sea bass,
pangassius spp, carps sps, different varieties of shrimps namely tiger
prawn(P.monodon), white shrimp(L.vannamei), Scampi and crabs(Scylla
serrata). Live model shrimp and fish hatchery were displayed for the
public to understand the process involved in the fish and shrimp seed
production.
Technical
Sessions
Technical Seminar
was inaugurated by Dr. S. Ayyappan, DDG (Fy.), ICAR. Renowned scientists,
academicians, entrepreneurs and farmers came together between 11th
and 13th July to present and discuss on various technologies
and issues related to fish production and marketing. A total of 24
presentations, distributed into four technical sessions, were made by
renowned personalities.
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Session 1. Freshwater Aquaculture: Potentials
and Issues
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Names of
Speakers
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Topic
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Dr. M. Vijay Gupta,
World Food Prize Laureate
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World scenario in fresh water aquaculture
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Dr.P.E.Vijay Anand,
Technical Director Feed, ASA-IM, India
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Feed based Aquaculture
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Dr. C. Mohan Kumar Nair,
Dean, College
of Fisheries, Panangad, Kochi
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Freshwater prawn culture issues & prospects
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Shri. V. Ramachandra Raju
Managing Director, Swapna Sudha Aqua Farms Pvt. Ltd.,
Orissa
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Issues in Carp farming
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Dr. U.K.
Viswanatha Raju,
Chairman, M/s. Ananda Group, Bhimavaram
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Tilapia Farming
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Session 2. Reservoir Fisheries Management &
Ornamental Fish Culture
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Dr. Suryaprakash Rao,
General Manager, M/s. Indepesca International
Ltd.,
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Cage culture in reservoirs- Experiences
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Shri. B.A. Sai Kumar,
M/s. Southern India
Aquatek, Chennai
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Industry Experiences in Ornamental Fisheries
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Dr. Philipose,
Senior Scientist, CMFRI, Karwar
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Breeding and rearing of marine aquarium fishes
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Session 3:- Brackish water Aquaculture &
Mariculture
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Dr. Farshad Shishehchian,
M/s. Novus International Pte Ltd
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Optimize Aquaculture production and
profitability through feed quality and pond management
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Shri. M. Sudarshan Swamy,
Managing Director, M/s Moana Technologies India
Pvt. Ltd., Visakhapatnam
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Minimizing disease through use of SPF Seed
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Shri. N.R. Umesh,
Chief Executive Officer, NaCSA, Kakinada
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Cluster Farming Approach for Revival of Shrimp
Aquaculture
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Dr. D. Ramaraj,
President, SAP, Chennai
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Issues and Prospects of L. vannamei culture
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Shri. Wichiansad
Padoongchai,
M/s. Avanti Feeds Ltd.,
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Feeds for brackishwater Aquaculture &
Mariculture
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Dr. Syda Rao, Director,
CMFRI, Kochi
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Innovations in Open Sea
Cage Culture
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Session 4. Innovations in value addition and
domestic marketing
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Shri. Mohana Sundaram,
General Manager, TNFDC, Chennai
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Domestic
fish marketing- experiences and issues
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Shri. V.K. Shetty,
Managing Director, KFDC,
Karnataka
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Domestic
fish marketing- experiences and issues
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Shri. Josep Raj,
Chairman, M/s. Oceana
Edibles International Ltd., Chennai
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Domestic
fish marketing- experiences and issues
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Shri. V. Balasubramaniam,
M/s. Prawnto, Bangalore
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Domestic
fish marketing- experiences and issues
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Recipe competition
Fish is an excellent source of protein,
minerals and Vitamins. The fish oils are rich in omega -3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids that are known to lower the risk of heart disease, important
for neuro development in infants and young children and several benefits
to the pregnant women.
The NFDB, with an objective of underlining
the importance of fish eating among the public and increase the fish
consumption, organized fish recipe competition on 12 July, 2009 at
People’s plaza Necklace Road,
Hyderabad during the fish
festival “INFISH 2009”.
Recipe
Competition: The recipe competition was organized for the women to
prepare the most interesting recipes without losing nutritive &
medicinal values of fish. Publicity was
made about the competition through print media and electronic media. The competitors were asked to
choose their choice of material for their preparation at the time
of registration. Fish recipe Competition was categorised into (1) Fish/ Prawn
soup (2) Fish and Prawn curry (3) Fish and Prawn snacks. A total of 52
members participated in the recipe competition of which 20 members
participated in curry preparations, 22 members in snacks preparations and
10 members in soup preparations. The
participants were provided with
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Flat form for
cooking
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Fish/ Prawn/ Shrimp material
was provided as per to the choice of participant in the form of ready to
cook.
The recipe competition was inspected and judged by a panel of
experts.
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