Progress report for
Aquaconnect - A mobile app based market place to provide access to Aqua farmers to marine resources and markets
Achievement at a glance
Invitations for Aqua Culture Sustainability Fellowship have been called.The fellowship is designed for candidates around the world who are keen on creating social and technical impact for Aqua Farming in India. It lasts for a duration of one year wherein the fellows will work closely with the Aqua Farmers in various regions across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (South India) in collaboration with the research analyst On-ground and with the leadership team at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The fellowship offers a chance to connect to the interdependent stakeholders involved in Aquaculture ranging from the Farmers, the Hatcheries, the Input Manufacturers and the Exporters, wherein each play a major role in maintaining and enhancing the eco-system of the sector itself. Working on-ground with the farmers would help gain an insight of the grass-root level nuances of the sector.
It provides an opportunity to understand the problems that ail this sector and hence learn and make contributions to overcome them and encourage the adoption of ecologically and environmentally sustainable practices
Challenges faced in implementation
The response for the applications called for January batch has been a bit feeble. Making ourselves visible to global candidates has been a bit difficult.Beneficiaries
The fellowship offers a chance to global candidates to understand the process and working of the aquaculture ecosystem very closely. Working on-ground with the farmers would help gain an insight of the grass-root level nuances of the sector helping for the mutual development of the candidates, the farmer and the ecosystem as a whole. Financial assistance of 20,000 INR per month will also be provided along with food, accommodation and travel allowances for the candidates.\\\\r\\\\nThe fellowship would give an insight into further career prospects including entrepreneurship, offers a perspective on fields of study such as marine biology, aquatic science and also a chance to become an Aqua farmer themselves.