National Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop
(Inland Fisheries) on the SSF Guidelines,
Seva Kendra, Kolkata, West Bengal, 22-24 December 2022
The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) were endorsed by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at its Thirty-first Session in June 2014. The implementation of the SSF Guidelines is identified as a significant step for enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to nutrition and food security. As part of the implementation process, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust is organizing a National Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop (Inland Fisheries) in Kolkata from 22 to 24 December 2022. Key fishworker representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha and West Bengal, are expected to attend the workshop.
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PROGRAMME
| Day 1 | |
| Thursday, 22 December 2022
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| 09:00 AM- 09:15 AM | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
| Mr Sebastian Mathew, Executive Trustee, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust, Chennai, India (Video Presentation) | |
| 09:15 AM- 10:00 AM | Keynote Speech: Inland fisheries in India |
| Dr B.K. Das, Director, ICAR- CIFRI, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Video Presentation) | |
| 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM | Session 1: |
| Access rights, tenure and governance in inland fisheries and the SSF Guidelines | |
| Dr VV. Sugunan, Assistant Director-General, ICAR (Retd.) (Video Presentation) | |
| Access Rights to Inland Fisheries Resources: Legal and Institutional Perspective | |
| Dr Ganesh Chandra, Senior scientist, ICAR- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India (Video Presentation) | |
| 11:30 AM- 11:45 AM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11.45 AM- 1. 00 PM | Governance questions in India’s river-floodplain capture fisheries: access, rights, entitlements, and responsibilities |
| Dr Nachiket Kelkar, Programme Lead, Riverine Ecosystems and Livelihoods, Wildlife Conservation Trust, India
Community Rights over Hadagarh Reservoir in Keonjhar, Odisha- Case Study Ms. Puspanjali Satpathy, Independent social worker, Odisha |
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| The West Bengal Sundarban and its Small-Scale Fishing Community—A Quick Discussion | |
| Dr Santanu Chacraverti, President, Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action (DISHA), Kolkata, India | |
| 01:00 PM- 02:00 PM | Lunch |
| 02:00 PM- 03:00 PM | Session 1: Interaction and Group Discussion |
| Moderated by Dr. Ananthan PS, Principal Scientist, Social Sciences Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India | |
| 03:00 PM- 03:15 PM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 03:15 PM- 05:30 PM | Session 1 Activity by Facilitator |
| Dr. Ananthan PS Principal Scientist, Social Sciences Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India
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Day 2 |
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Friday, 23 December 2022 |
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| 09:00 AM- 11:00 AM | Session 2: |
| Fisheries schemes provided by the state governments- case studies of Odisha, Assam, Bihar, and West Bengal | |
| Dr Arun Pandit, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |
| Session 2: (Continued) | |
| Prime Minister’s Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) & Public Expenditure for Inland Fisheries | |
| Dr. Ananthan PS, Principal Scientist, Social Sciences Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India | |
| 11:00 AM- 11:15 AM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11.15 AM-01.00 PM | Session 2: Interaction and Group Discussion |
| Moderated by: Dr. Ananthan PS, Principal Scientist, Social Sciences Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai, India and Mr. Suman Dey, Fisheries Extension Officer, Department of Fisheries, West Bengal, India | |
| 01:00 PM- 02:00 PM | Lunch |
| 02:00 PM -03:00 PM | Session 2 Activity by Facilitators |
| Dr. Ananthan PS, Principal Scientist, Social Sciences Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) and Mr. Suman Dey, Fisheries Extension Officer, Department of Fisheries, West Bengal, India | |
| 03:00 PM- 03:15 PM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 03:15 PM- 04:00 PM | Session 2 Activity by Facilitators (Continued)
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| Day 3 | |
| Saturday, 24 December 2022
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| 09:00 AM- 10:00 AM | Session 3: |
| Inland fisheries and aquaculture policy elements which deserve incorporation in the proposed National Fisheries Policy | |
| Dr Dilip Kumar, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Planning and Policy Adviser, (FAO) (Retired), India | |
| 10:00 AM- 11:15 AM | Session 3: Interaction and Group Discussion |
| Moderated by Mr. Venugopalan. N, Programme Manager, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust, Chennai, India and Mr. Suman Dey, Fisheries Extension Officer, Department of Fisheries, West Bengal, India | |
| 11:15 AM- 11:30 AM | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:30 PM- 01.00 PM | Session 3 Activity by Facilitators |
| Mr Venugopalan. N, Programme Manager, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust, Chennai, India and Mr. Suman Dey, Fisheries Extension Officer, Department of Fisheries, West Bengal, India | |
| 01:00 PM- 02:00 PM | Lunch |
| 02:00 PM- 03:30 PM | Workshop Reflections: Panel Discussion |
| Moderated by Mr. Pradip Chatterjee, National Convener, National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers (NPSSFW) | |
| 03:30 PM- 04:00 PM | Closing remarks |
| Dr Dilip Kumar, Dr Ganesh Chandra, Dr Nachiket Kelkar and Dr Santanu Chacraverti | |
| 04:00 PM- 04:15 PM | Vote of Thanks |
| Mr Venugopalan. N, Programme Manager, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust, Chennai, India | |
Background Resources
ICSF’s Publications
Samudra Report Articles
News articles compilation from South Asia News Alerts (January 2016 to November 2022)
Inland Fisheries Legislations
Other Resources