Aquaex India 2020 from February 6-8th is hosted by Aqua Farming Technologies and Solutions (AFTS) in collaboration with the Society for Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture, Hyderabad (SIFA) with support from the Government of India and Department of Fisheries – Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: February, 01, 2020: The 3rd edition of International Trade and Technology event on Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture will be held from 6th Feb to 8th Feb, at Radha Krishna Convention Center, Peda Amiram, Bhimavaram.
Touted to be South Asia’s largest aqua conclave, with 25000 plus participants confirmation, the three-day event will see leading exhibitors from the Fishery and Aquaculture Industry across the world showcasing their expertise to the visitors.
Aquaex India, will parallelly host Aquaex Knowledge Conclave, a technical seminar to deliberate about technology, innovations, policy issues, processing and marketing pertaining to the sector. Curated by Dr. C. K. Murthy, an avid scientist and former Executive Director at NFDB, Hyderabad, this knowledge sharing conclave will have eminent speakers and leaders of this industry discuss on pertinent issues, topics and growth, allied with Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
Announcing the objective behind Aquaex India 2020, Founder of Aquaex Venu Dantuluri said: “As the appetite for seafood is growing globally, our idea is to create a global platform for Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture by bringing the latest technologies, services, equipment & machinery across the globe for the benefit of Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture sector.”
“Through this expo we want to showcase Andhra Pradesh Fishery’s trade potential and open the doors to thousands of seafood professionals around the globe seeking to grow their businesses with Indian Fisheries Market. AP is known for its 975 km long coastline, recognized as a source of unrivalled fresh seafood and as a historic fishing community, Venu adds.
Explaining the significance of this event and the purpose of this global event V Ramachandra Raju, President, SIFA said “Though the Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture is growing steadily over the years, industry needs support in terms of new technologies, new species, quality inputs, efficient equipment, machinery, better services, quality manpower, and efficient marketing to further increase the fish production and productivity to result in profitability and sustainability. Through this platform, we hope to address and to a large extent help solve these issues.”
Samir Patra, co-founder and the Core Brand Strategist, Aquaex, said “Aquaex India is a world event for fisheries. It is a perfect opportunity for all in fisheries to network, identify clients, and generate new leads. The expo is the only platform of its kind designed to help build partnerships, sales by linking buyers, sellers, and other stakeholders from Fisheries and Aquaculture industries”.
The fisheries sector provides employment, income and livelihood for about 16 million people in the country. The fish production has increased from 0.75 MMT in 1950-51 to about 14 MMT during 2018-19. India’s shrimp production expected to touch 1 Million Metric Tonnes in few years continue to dominate exports to US Markets.
Over the years the focus has shifted from capture fisheries to aquaculture. During the last four decades, aquaculture emerged as the major source for increasing fish production and farmers from Andhra Pradesh have led the way by making it, the single largest state for fisheries production in India.
About Aqua Farming Technologies and Solutions: Aqua Farming Technologies and Solutions is a business growth catalyst that focuses on conducting expositions that are of world-class stature pertaining to the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector. It is successful in amalgamating the business and knowledge facades together to create a platform that is serving the whole aqua fraternity. AFTS played a pivotal role in the mega-success for the last two editions of Aquaex India Trade Show at Hitex, Hyderabad which made the whole aqua industry of South Asia take note of these events.
About SIFA: The Society for Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture (SIFA), Hyderabad, has been established by fisheries professionals, fish farmers, and other stakeholders. SIFA has an advisory board consisting of eminent scientists, proactive technocrats and progressive fish farmers having vast experience in the field of fisheries development.
The Vision of SIFA is to serve as a national platform for all stakeholders of the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector to achieve sustainable production, productivity and profitability using the vast experience of Advisory board members. SIFA in collaboration with AFTS and Central and State Government organization/departments has successfully organized ‘Aquaex India’ – an exhibition and knowledge conclave during 2018 and 2019 for benefit of all stakeholders in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry.
