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 Prof. M.C.Nandeesha is currently serving as Special Officer of Tamilnadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India. He has 28 years of experience in aquaculture teaching, research and development in India, Cambodia and Bangladesh. He worked for over six years as Professor of Aquaculture at the College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, located in the state of Tripura, India. He also worked for another decade at the College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences in Karnataka, India. He has spent nearly a decade at the grass-roots level on aquaculture projects supported by OXFAM in Cambodia and CARE in Bangladesh. He has worked with organizations like EU, FAO, World Bank, and NACA on short-term assignments and has traveled widely to different parts of the world. |
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Prof. Nandeesha has a Ph.D. in Aquaculture Nutrition with several papers published in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His contributions to the field of fish nutrition, fish reproduction, developing aquaculture technologies for small farmers, promoting farmer-led innovations in aquaculture, mainstreaming gender in aquaculture, and efforts in improving fisheries education systems are recognized and appreciated through a number of national and international awards. Some of the recent recognitions include: 2008 – “Sahameitrrei Award” of the Government of Cambodia in recognition of his contributions to human resource development and developing sustainable small-scale aquaculture programs; 2007 – Gold Medal Award of Asian Fisheries Society in recognition of his contribution to the Society and mainstreaming of gender in fisheries; 2008 – Prof. H.P.C.Shetty Award of the Indian Branch of Asian Fisheries Society for the best contributions made in aquaculture. |
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