Explanation – The Blue Transformation Initiative, led by the FAO, focuses on transforming aquatic food systems to address global challenges such as food security, nutrition, poverty, and environmental sustainability. Its objectives include promoting sustainable aquaculture and fisheries, improving value chains, and ensuring equitable livelihoods while minimizing environmental impacts. India is the second-largest producer of aquaculture globally, leading in inland fisheries and ranking sixth in marine fisheries. FAO’s Blue Transformation aligns with the Government of India’s Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. Aquaculture is the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, algae, and other organisms in all types of water environments.

Source: DD News