Dimapur, Feb. 24 -- The ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, in collaboration with Nagaland University, held an awareness-cum-capacity building programme at the Lumami campus of the university on Tuesday to strengthen sustainable aquaculture practices and promote scientific fisheries development in the North Eastern Hill (NEH) region.

Addressing the programme virtually, Kajal Chakraborty, director, ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow, presented an overview of the bureau's initiatives in the NEH region.

He highlighted fish germplasm conservation, brood bank development, biosecurity measures, and farmer-oriented capacity-building interventions aimed at enhancing regional fisheries productivity.

The inaugural session included the releas...