According to UNDP, it is said that investing in women capabilities and empowering\ud
them to exercise their choice is not only valuable itself but also the surest way to\ud
contribute to the economic growth and development.Given the poverty scenario,\ud
a number of poverty eradication measures have been initiated by the\ud
government for the welfare of the fisher community; due to lack of right skills the\ud
poor are unable to utilize the available benefits.I am sure that the training\ud
programme will help them to increase their capabilities and bring out the best in\ud
them.\ud
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi (CMFRI) is a reputed ICAR\ud
organization which deals with various issues pertaining to fisheries and fisher\ud
folk. CMFRI has wide experience in conducting customized training programme to\ud
the different stakeholder over the years in niche areas of fisheries research and\ud
development. The Socio -Economic Evaluation and technology transfer (SEETT)\ud
Division is essentially involved in research on socioeconomics which consists of both\ud
Fisheries Economics and Fisheries Extension