Sri Lanka President inaugurates aquaculture conference in Colombo

July 28, 2011 see the first ever Asia Pacific Regional Ministerial Meeting on Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition and Economic Development. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) have organised the two-day ministerial meeting in association with the Sri Lankan government. 

The meeting was inaugurated by the President of Colombo Mahinda Rajapaksa. His keynote speech said of the commitment of the Asian political leadership. He also spoke of the resources and the need to overcome the challenges faced by fisheries and aquaculture in the region and the need to sustain and expand the regional initiative. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers