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Published:December3,201413:02IST|Updated:December3,201413:02IST
VIJAYAWADA,December3,2014

MPEDAtoholdGlobalTilapiaSummitonDec.18
RAJULAPUDISRINIVAS

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MPEDAofficialscheckingaTilapiafishusinganinstrumentatManikondainKrishnadistrict.Photo:V.Raju

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RajivGandhiCentreforAquacultureCoordinatorJaideepKumar(Left)monitoringtheprocessatthehatcheryattheTilapiaprojectat
ManikondainKrishnadistrict.Photo:V.Raju
Expertstospeakonlatesttrendsinaquaculture
TheRajivGandhiCentreforAquaculture(RGCA),theresearchanddevelopmentwingoftheMarineProductsExportDevelopmentAuthority
(MPEDA),willorganisetheIndiaTilapiaSummit2014(ITS2014)hereonDecember18.
TheconferenceonTilapiafishfarmingwillbeheldatGatewayHotelinthecity.ITS2014willprovideaplatformtoaquaculturescientists,
farmers,tilapiaexperts,industrypractitioners,stakeholders,processors,fieldstaffandofficialsofMPEDAandotherdepartmentstoharvest
GeneticallyImprovedFarmTilapia(GIFT),saidMPEDADeputyDirector(Aquaculture)S.Kandan.
GIFT,consideredasacommonmansfish,isapopularseafoodcommoditywithgooddemandintheinternationalmarket.TheMinistryof
AgriculturerecentlygaveapprovalforresponsibleaquacultureofTilapiainIndia,Dr.Kandanadded.
Internationalspeakers
RGCACoordinatorJaideepKumarsaidleadingTilapiascientistsfromacrosstheglobewilldiscussthelatesttrendsinmodernaquaculture
productionsystemsandtradingofTilapiaatthegloballevel.
WorldFoodPrizewinnerandformerAssistantDirectorGeneralofWorldFishCentreM.VijayaGupta,AsianInstituteofTechnology

Director(AquaCentre)RamBhujel,aquaculturescientistsLindCurtisandRuelEguia,UrnerchiefmarketanalystAngelRubioandIsrael
InstituteofTechnologytechnicianOryLahavwilladdressthedelegates,Mr.Jaideepsaid.
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