Srinagar: SKUAST- K inaugurated the fish festival at Zabarwan Park today in an effort to attract young people to the fishery sector.
The fish festival was officially opened by Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, vice chairperson of the J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board, in the presence of top faculty members and VC SKUAST.
Dr Hina spoke at the event and urged KVIB and SKUAST to work together to help and provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs. This industry has enormous potential, and KVIB will go above and above to support young people in starting their own businesses.
The fish festival, according to VC SKUAST-K Nazir Ahmad, was organised with the intention of attracting young people to this industry. He added that there is a high demand for fish in Kashmir as well. “The major goal of the event is to help in raising revenue of the fish farming community and also lure young educated unemployed towards the fish business which has shown remarkable growth across India,” he said.
