India, Sept. 18 -- India's Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has signed a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to strengthen Blue Port infrastructure across the country.
As part of the initiative, the DoF hosted the first in a series of three webinars and physical workshops focused on capacity building and global best practices. The webinar, themed "Foundations of a Blue Port: Generating Value in Fishing Ports," featured addresses from Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, DoF, and Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India.
Dr. Likhi highlighted fishing ports as strategic hubs for economic growth,...