M.C. Nandeesha Photo Competition Entries and Winners

FIRST PRIZEWomen’s participation in fish harvesting (From aquaculture pond Tripura, India)
Vikash Kumar, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), Barrackpore, Kolkata, 700120, India

SECOND PRIZE: Equal contributor: Catching fish using gill net from a river in Indian Sundarban
Ranjan Manna, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata –700120 India

THIRD PRIZE: Women in Assam fishing for food security
Deepjyoti Baruah, ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal-263136, Nainital, Uttarakhand

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Mending Lives Together: at a fishing harbour in West Bengal, India, where men and women were found sharing responsibilities in mending fishing nets.
Pradip Kumar Mahato, Kochi, Kerala

Male entrepreneurs from Meghalaya learning from women entrepreneurs in Jharkhand, India
Tabrez Nasar, Institute of Livelihood Research and Training

More than equality, striving for a livelihood
Renju Ravi, National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training (NIFPHATT), Foreshore Road, Ernakulam, Kerala