Chennai, Oct. 23 -- India on Friday moved into the development phase of a separate National Action Plan for inland small-scale fisheries, with a focus on livelihood improvement, enhanced coordination and better management of freshwater resources, while India setting a target of 30 million tonnes in fish production in the next 5 years.
Union Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi on Friday formally launched India's development phase of the National Plan of Action (NPOA) for small-scale inland fisheries, which was being developed under the framework of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO). The initiative is being led by the union Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisa...