PR No.112
Islamabad: June 12, 2021


Fisheries Development Board Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Government of Pakistan has organized a Ten days “Training of Trainer” program in Cage Culture Cluster Development Project under Prime Minister National Agriculture Emergency Program from 10th to 19th June 2021 at conference hall of Fisheries Research Program, NARC, Islamabad. The participant of training includes the public and private sector representatives from Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Dr. Safia Mushtaq Project Director briefed during the inauguration session that this is a first step to develop ‘Master Trainers’ who will impart trainings to 1200 Fish Cage Farmers, Hatchery Operators, Investors in Aquaculture business and Labor force for aquaculture enterprises. The training includes orientation session, curriculum development, course standardization, introduction to modern delivery methods and demonstration at farms etc. Fisheries Development Board has a plan to develop skilled human resource for promotion of cage culture and shrimp farming to increase fish production, economic uplift and poverty elevation.

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