ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow and RUPAAM Inks MoU to Strengthen Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange

23 October 2026, Lucknow

ICAR–National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration and Management (RUPAAM), Lucknow, signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding today at Lok Bhavan, Lucknow, in the august presence of Shri Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy. The MoU was signed and exchanged by Dr Kajal Chakraborty, Director, ICAR-NBFGR, and Dr M. Devaraj, Director General, RUPAAM.

The MoU aims to establish a framework for institutional collaboration to strengthen capacity building, promote knowledge exchange, and enhance the professional competencies of public officials through scientific and administrative cooperation. The partnership will bring together ICAR-NBFGR’s scientific expertise in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic biodiversity conservation with RUPAAM’s institutional mandate for training and capacity development of public officials.

Under the agreement, both institutions will collaborate in designing and conducting joint training programmes, workshops, seminars, and academic activities covering fisheries and aquaculture, fish biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries practices, climate change, and rural development. The collaboration will also focus on capacity building of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and local communities, alongside training-of-trainers programmes.

Other key areas of cooperation include the joint preparation of case studies, documentation of best practices in aquatic biodiversity conservation and rural development, and development of policy briefs to support policy formulation, evaluation, and impact analysis. The institutions will also explore the development of micro-learning modules, enhancement of learning management systems, and organization of exposure visits for state officials.

The partnership is expected to strengthen the integration of scientific knowledge into public administration and policymaking, facilitate the dissemination of research-based information, and promote evidence-based approaches to sustainable fisheries development, aquatic biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihood enhancement.

(Source: ICAR–National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow)