Bhubaneswar: Odisha Fisheries Co-operative Federation (FISHFED) Stall is attracting huge footfall in the Matsya-Pranee Samavesh Odisha -2024 held here at Janata Maidan.
The Conclave is organized by the Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development in a big way.
Director Fisheries Md.Sadique Alam visited the FISHFED Stall and held detailed discussion with the senior officials.
Pro-people Mandarin Shri Alam has been always proactive for the development of Fisheries Sector in the State.
State Government has set ‘Road Map’ for Fisheries Sector, which is being implemented in a time bound manner for attaining self-sufficiency in fish seed production.
Director Fisheries Shri Alam pointed out that providing livelihood to Women Self Help Groups (WSHG)s through Mission Shakti is one of the major agenda of FARD Sector.
Deputy Managing Director FISHFED, Pravat Kumar Das received the Director Fisheries Shri Alam and briefed about the activities of the State Level Federation.
Team FISHFED led by Umesh Kumar Mohanty, Managing Director FISHFED is organizing pro-farmers activities across the State.
Department of Fisheries and Animal Resource Development (DoFARD) is supporting FISHFED for promoting the cause of fishermen and organizing Co-operative Societies.
Principal Secretary DoFARD, Suresh Kumar Vashishth has pro-actively supporting the empowerment of fishermen and development of Fisheries Sector.
Funding support for FISHFED is extended by DoFARD and accordingly the Apex Fisher Co-op Society is organizing workshops and empowering the fishermen across the State, said a senior official said.