Policy draft on "Sustainable Aquaculture – Environmental Impacts and Food Security”

FFPW employee Dr. Koushik Roy, Ph.D. was invited as a contributing young scientist to a 4-day (16.10.2023 to 19.10.2023) policy drafting workshop co-organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC). The event was hosted at IGB Berlin campus. It brought together selected young aquaculture scientists and senior aquatic scientists from Europe and Brazil for an intensive meeting that involved scientific debate, group discussions, writers conclave, open peer-review, and sub-chapters writing. The mission was to formulate a strong policy draft for Central Eastern European and South American policymakers. The focus of the policy brief will be on "Sustainable and circular aquaculture for minimizing environmental impacts and security of future food systems”. Koushik highlighted the Czech efforts of establishing circularity and re-defining sustainable aquaculture from farm-to-fork. He highlighted research advancements made in the realm of aquaculture, including some examples from CENAKVA RP3. Koushik is one of the authors of the policy draft, which is expected to be released soon.

Photo courtesy: Markus Scholz for the Leopoldina.