A national level apex body of fishery cooperatives-Fishcopfed has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh based Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut.
On behalf of Fishcopfed, Managing Director, B K Mishra signed the MoU with Shobhit University Prof Moni Madaswamy.
The objective of the MoU is to develop appropriate human resources for rural India and strengthen Research- Farmer- Extension Linkage in Fisheries Cooperative Sector by undertaking collaborative initiatives through academic and research programs and Fishery Informatics Network for Digitalized Value Chain.
As soon as MoU was signed between the two organizations, Kumar Shekhar Vijendra, Chancellor of Shobhit University extended the greetings to Fishcopfed through his facebook post.
According to the MoU, “Both the Parties wish to strike jointly to make significant contributions to promote Fisheries Informatics Network for Digitalised Value Chain in Fisheries Marketing, through Training, Research, Consultancy, Documentation, Dissemination, Education and Policy Advocacy. Both the Parties desire to encourage, establish and maintain exchange programs, collaborative training, consultancy, research, documentation, education, policy advocacy and developmental activities in Fisheries Marketing and other related areas, to empower fishery cooperatives, through digital technologies, in the country”.
“Furthermore, both the parties wish to foster understanding between FISHCOPFED and Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology (Deemed to be University) to achieve this common goal. The agreement will remain valid for an unlimited period with the understanding that the appropriate authorities of either party may terminate this MoU with a written notice to the other party, three months before termination”, it further reads.
The agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of both the Institutions.
India has about 22,000 Primary Fisheries Cooperative Societies, 7500 Wholesale Agricultural Produces Markets and about 25000 Rural Markets. The Government initiatives such as eNAM and AGMARKNET Projects have brought in disruptive technologies in the agricultural marketing segment.
To develop appropriate human resources for rural India and to strengthen Research-Farmer-Extension Linkage in Fisheries Cooperative Sector, the University desires to undertake collaborative initiatives through academic and research programs and Fishery Informatics Network for Digitalised Value Chain, with the FISHCOPFED, according to MoU.