Basln Lcrel Workshop af Challenge Program Project Sccond Indn4angettc Basin Lcvcl workshop <strong>of</strong> CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food ICPWF) Project "Improved Fisheries Producttvily and Management in tropical Reseri,otrs" uas oryanired on Deccmhcr 17, <strong>2007</strong> at <strong>Central</strong> Inland Fisher~es Research Inst~tute, Barrackpore. Dr S Ayyappan, Dcpug Director Gcneral (Fy), [CAR, New Dclht, Dr. K. K Vaqs, Director CIFN, Barrackpore, Dr \'. V Sugunnn, Assistant Director General (Inland F)). ICAK, New Dellil. ProL H R. Slngh, Former Vice Chancellor. Allahabad University, h~gh <strong>of</strong>fic~als lronl Depanmcnt oi Fishertes, Ciovernments <strong>of</strong> Uttar Pradesh, Llttarakhand, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Madh)a Pradesh. rescwoir lislicrs Ron1 Utl~r Pradesh, C.IFRl sctentlstsandprojcctresearclr slaffpanic~pated !ti the workshop Dr. Vasr explained thc prqect actiiilies and expected output. Dr. Sugunan tiimuoncd dbout he implementation <strong>of</strong>tlie pri>jcct stlice itr inception. Dr Ayyappan suggested the states to scleci Itmltcd number <strong>of</strong> reserkolrs durltlg XI piall fbr o~eraii fishertes dc>rlopnicot. Hc assured full financral suppon from hat~onal F~shcrier 1)evelupment Board and technxal suppon from CIFKI. Barrackpore He wanted that the benefits nfthesc eflirris should reach the poor fisher community The rcpreaentatives from ail thc paniclpatiny states presented the status. problcmr, chalicnyes and suggestions for rescrvotr fisheries development in their states. Elahorale dtscussions were held on I) meeting the fish seed demands for rcsen'oir fisheries enhancemmts; 11) conimunily-hasedlco management in rcserrolr fishcrtes; tii) prospects . . <strong>of</strong>capeand - . pens for raistnr! the fish sccd, IN) tralning needs for overall reservoir development; v) creation <strong>of</strong> reliable data-basc and ita updailun; \I) mechanism for UFDH funding Tor reservoir fisheries enhancenimt, iwi) ensuring Improvement inliarvest & post hrrvcst. value addltlnti andmarkcring. The Comniun~ly Capac~ty Sacnptheninp Uorlshopa UtIderCPprn~ecl a1 Dahnd Rcsrrvo~rnn Aprll7.ii07 nnd at Pahul Rcscwoir on Aopiist I. <strong>2007</strong> Tbc Consenius Hullding Workshopi wcrc heid un July 23, <strong>2007</strong> at Dahod Kcselvolr and on August 22. Oil7 at Paliuj Rescr!,oir. The National Ftsh Farmcri' dn) to ci~mmrmorsta ilrbt succcsr <strong>of</strong>induced brrcd~ng by Ihcrcnowned Sc~cntist Dr. Hiralal Ckoudhuri <strong>of</strong> C'IFRI uas cclcbrilcd h) Cetitral ltila~id Fisherlcs Kcsearch Instltule at Hatrackpore on 10 July. 1107. Hon'blc Fisher~ci miniatrr <strong>of</strong> Assail> Sri Nuijamnl Sarhdr was the ch\ct pucst and l'r<strong>of</strong> C.S Chakrahony, L'ice.~l~anurllor WXUAFS presided over ihr fuiict~on C.I FK I confcrrrd Ftsli Farmer Award to 5 liah farliicra and liihcrnmen <strong>of</strong> Manipur, Jharkhand, Midjs Pradeih. H~niachal Pradesh, Ahsam and Oriss~ for tlie~i outstandlnp contr~butloii~n lishcrierarctor Durlngthc occasion. Sri Nurjanial Sarkar, Honorahlc Minirtcr <strong>of</strong> Fislicr~es, Assam relcascd a special souvcnlr mutlcd 'Kemintrcence' ds pan <strong>of</strong> ClFRl Diamond Juhilce celcbrauon
CIFRI ANNUAL REPORT 200 7- <strong>2008</strong> S ~ Nl~r,ii~nliil I Sarkilr, 1 Ion'hlt. Minislcr oI'I:islicrics. Assam rclcnscs sou\~cnir in thc Niltiotl;~l Fish Farmcr's 1);ly ( 11 !