Kolkata to host India International Seafood Show in February 2023

Kolkata, Aug 16 (KNN) The 23rd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) will be held in Kolkata from February 15-17 next year. The event will be held in city's Biswa Bangala Mela Prangan.

The seafood show will be organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in collaborated with the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI).

Speaking about the event, MPEDA Chairman, K N Raghavan, said the biennial event in the seafood sector will provide an ideal platform for interaction between Indian exporters and overseas importers of India's marine products.

"It will also provide an opportunity to manufacturers and suppliers to display their products and clinch business deals for their processing machinery, packaging systems, processing ingredient dealers, and cold chain systems. In addition, there will be an opening for service providers like the logistics and testing segments," he said.

The seafood event will provide an opportunity for tapping into new areas and showcasing various technologies and products to the global market. It will also highlight the country's commitment toward sustainability in the entire value chain of seafood products such as primary production, processing, and transportation.

The event will witness more than 350 stalls spread over an area of 7,000 sqm, showcasing a wide range of products based on automated and IT-aided technology, and energy-efficient systems for value addition.

New techniques in processing and traceability and value addition to products for export will also be discussed.

SEAI National President Agadeesh Fofandi said the IISS has come up as one of the major seafood shows internationally.

The event will also have technical sessions by national and international experts who will brainstorm on chalking out measures that would give a further boost to seafood exports.  (KNN Bureau)