Social Entrepreneurship In Aquaculture

The List Of The Recommendations Of The PAF 3rdcongress On Social Entrepreneurship In Aquaculture Was Unanimously Adopted As The Mumbai Declaration To Promote Social Entrepreneurship Which Is As Follows: The Delegates, Comprising Of Researchers, Social Entrepreneurs, Practitioners And Promoters, Private Companies, Non-Governmental Organizations, Government Agencies And Other Participants, After Having Deliberated Over A Period Of Three Days Agreed That The Identification, Integration, And Promotion Of Social Entrepreneurship In Government Policy And Programmes For Aquaculture Are Essential For The Growth Of The Sector In A Sustainable Manner And Call Upon State/Central Governments To Take Concrete Further Steps To Establish, Accelerate And Strengthen Such Entrepreneurship For The Benefit Of All The Stakeholders. Governments Need To Create An Enabling Environment In The Construction Of Infrastructure Essential For Ensuring Ready Access To Physical Resources, Particularly Marginal Land For Aquaculture, Availability Of Quality Water, Seed, Feed, Breed, And Mechanism For Rigorous Quality Control, Healthy Product 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 The Private Industries To Become Environmental Centric And Social Centric, While Making Sizable Profit. All Stakeholders As Well As Students And Researchers Should Be Aware Of The Philosophy And Ethics Of A Successful Social Entrepreneurship And Also Set Up Certain Mechanism To Identify The Starters With Leadership Quality That Includes Passion To Do Social Good And Compassion For Social Equity And Environment. Adequate Institutional Facilities Need To Be Created For Third Party Certification, Traceability And Skill Development And Also To Start An Academic Course For Social Entrepreneurship In Aquaculture And ICAR Should Consider Establishing Such Facilities At ICAR-CIFE, Versova, Mumbai. Adopted On 29th April, 2016 At ICAR-CIFE, Versova, Mumbai.