BOBP-IGO Participated in the International Conference on Security and Prosperity in the Bay of Bengal 

 

The Director, BOBP-IGO participated in the International Conference on Security and Prosperity in the Bay of Bengal held in Kochi, India from 29 November to 01 December 2022. The Conference was organized by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi, and supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, New Delhi. Diplomats, Government officials, academicians, experts, and international media personalities from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Bhutan, and Germany attended. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Krishnan said that the region's fishery is dominated by a large but impoverished artisanal sector. According to him, marine fisheries in BoB generate between 9 and 10 billion dollars in revenue annually and a significant part of it comes from the artisanal sector. Moreover, the revenue generated by the artisanal sector boosts the local economy and contributes to nutritional security. Therefore, discussions about the blue economy should now center on how to protect the interests of small-scale farmers and fishers as well as how to guarantee women's economic freedom. Conflicts over space and dwindling fish stocks should be taken into account.

 

Press coverage of the event can be found at https://yespost.in/social-inclusion-crucial-in-blue.../.

NFDB AND BOBP Signed MoA for the Evaluation of the FIDF Scheme

 

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), India, and the BOBP-IGO signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 1st December 2022 to evaluate the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF). The FIDF Scheme launched in 2018-19 by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India envisages an investment of about USD 950 million over 5 years to create inland and marine fisheries infrastructure facilities and augment the fish production to achieve the target of 15 million tonnes by 2020 set under the Blue Revolution. Besides, the FIDF aims to achieve a sustainable growth of 8-9 percent, in a move to augment the country’s fish production to the level of about 20 million tonnes by 2022-23. The NFDB is the nodal implementing agency for FIDF Scheme. The evaluation along with the examination of the performance of the scheme will provide design inputs on ensuring inclusiveness and alignment with the SDGs and India's blue economy policies. Mr. S. Reddy, Executive Director (Tech), NFDB, and Dr. P. Krishnan, Director, BOBP-IGO signed the MoA in presence of the Dr (Smt.) C. Suvarna, IFS, Chief Executive, NFDB, and senior officers from the NFDB and the BOBP-IGO.

BOBP Participates in Fourth ASEAN-India Workshop on Blue Economy

 

The 4th ASEAN- India Workshop on Blue Economy is organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India (MEA) in collaboration with the Republic of Indonesia and regional think tanks (RIS, ASEAN, NMF, and ERIA) at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi during 15-16 Dec 2022.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Krishnan, Director, BOBP highlighted the key concerns of sustainable fisheries management and flagged key research themes. He highlighted the need for strong collaboration among the research and academic community in the region to facilitate evidence-based fisheries management.

 

Senior officials from India and Indonesia and representatives from SEA countries and prominent regional think tanks attended the workshop.