Public Private Partnerships In Aquaculture

The Delegates Including Researchers, Private Companies, Non-Governmental Organizations, Government Agencies And Other Participants After Having Deliberated Over A Period Of Three Days Agreed That The Integration, And Promotion Of Public Private Partnership Mechanisms In Government Policy And Programmes For Aquaculture And Culture- Based Fisheries Is Essential For The Growth Of The Sector And Calls On State/ Central Governments To Take Concrete Further Steps To Establish, Accelerate And Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships For The Benefits Of All The Stake Holders. Governments Need To Create An Enabling Environment Including Necessary Incentives To Encourage The FDI, Entry Of Financial Companies, Insurance Firms, And Partnerships Between Private Companies, The Government And Communities In The Construction Of Infrastructure Essential For Ensuring Ready Access To Physical Resources Particularly Marginal Land For Aquacultures, Availability Of Quality Water, Seed, Feed, Breed, And Mechanism For Rigorous Quality Control, Healthy Products Development, Trading And Marketing Without Impairing The Quality Of Fish And Fish Products. Governments Should Promote And Propagate The Development Of A Deeper Understanding Among Practitioners Of Public-Private Partnerships In The Sector As Well As Students And Researchers About The Philosophy And Ethics Of A Transparent PPP Through Exposure To National And International Best Practices In Aquaculture And Other Food Production Systems. Adopted On Monday, 11th February 2013 At Barrackpore, Kolkata.

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