Forum focus on ‘health, wealth and happiness’
THE World Aquaculture Society, which is meeting for a five-day conference in New Orleans at the beginning of this month, is already looking ahead to its next gathering, in India in June.
The WAS-APC (Asian Pacific Chapter) is hosting the Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2019 (APA19) conference and exhibition in Chennai.
The first plenary speaker will be Theng Dar Teng, Singapore’s ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, and a well-known public figure in the region, with experience of the Japanese aquaculture, hi tech farming and food tech sectors.
His presentation will introduce the conference theme - Aquaculture for Health, Wealth and Happiness - depicting global scenarios and the outlook towards 2030.
The second plenary talk will be given by Shri Tarun Shridhar, Secretary (Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries) in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India. He has represented the country at inter- national level over fisheries and aquaculture progress.
And he was instrumental in introducing the L. vannamei shrimp culture to India, making the country a major global producer.
The Annual Conference and Exposition of Asian-Pacific Aquaculture takes place at the Chennai Trade Centre (CTC) from June 19 to 21, 2019.
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