Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2017 (APA17) will hold a Malaysian Farmers Day on July 25th, 2017 from 11:10 am to 03:50 pm at the THO A meeting room, Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after the opening ceremony. It is organized by the Department of Fisheries (DOF) and Malaysian Fisheries Society (MFS) in collaborate with the Asian Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS-APC). The session chairs will be Mr. Abdullah Abd Rahim, President from the MFS and Dr. Mazuki Hashim, Senior Director from the DOF. DOF will bring small scale marine and freshwater fish to attend the event.
The organizing committee also invites other farmers to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend this session free of charge as well as other industry professionals. The aim is to bring all the farmers forward for sustainable farming practices and move to market driven aquaculture, which is linked to the theme of the Malaysian Farmers Day “ Transforming Aquaculture towards 2020.”
Key highlights of the presentation on the Malaysian Farmers Day include:
- Introduction on Transformation for Aquaculture in Malaysia towards 2020 by Dr Mazuki Hashim, DOF
- Transforming of Langkawi into Grouper Industry hub in Malaysia by Alexey Dorin, Fishance Berhad, Malaysia
- Harnessing the markets for Malaysian farmed fish & shrimp for the future by Shirlene Antonysamy, INFOFISH, Malaysia
- Managing Pathogens of Diseases in Marine Fish Cultured in Floating Cages and Disease Management Protocols by Dr Leong Tak Seng, Consultant, Malaysia.
- Can aquaculture become the new blue biotechnology of the future? Professor Prof Patrick Sorgeloos, University of Ghent, Belgium
- Tilapia Genetics (TBA).
The sponsored farmers will end the session with a visit to the Fishance booth 131.
