Liberian, Kenyan delegation visits KUFOS

A team of government delegates representing Kenya and Liberia today visited Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) here to understand its various extension activities, including Samagra matsyagramam (integrated fish village) project.
After analysing the operational methods of the outreach activities of KUFOS and their impact on society, the team asked the university authorities to provide them technical assistance in implementing the likewise programmes in their countries, a KUFOS release said here.
The delegates met with the KUFOS team headed by Vice Chancellor B Madhusoodana Kurup and had a discussion exploring possibilities of a tie-up in a way beneficial both to KUFOS and to the foreign countries.

The collaboration could be initiated in knowledge transferring and exchange of scientists and students, proposed Simon Komu from Kenya.
"The projects such as cage culture, pen culture and ornamental fish villages among tribes being initiated by KUFOS are model extension activities beneficial to the improvement of inland fishery resources of India. We also would like to start such types of research oriented outreach models in our country," Kurup said.
McMillon Wilmot from Liberia asked the Vice Chancellor to send the University students and researchers to Liberia and propose an action plan required for the improvement of fisheries in the country after taking stock of the situation there.

Kurup replied that the University would take all necessary steps to ink an MoU for the collaboration, which would be beneficial to the students and the scientists of the University.