Department of Zoology, St. Joseph University hosted a one-day training on “Entrepreneurship Development in Pearl Farming” on March 31.
The aim of the workshop was to teach the students about both the academic and practical sides of pearl farming, such as the identification and anatomy of mussels, water quality parameters, etc. Resource person of the event was Dr. Akalesh Kumar Verma, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam. He shared his knowledge and experience on pearl farming. A total of 130 students, including Ph.D. research scholars, from the Zoology and Biotechnology departments attended the workshop. The programme chaired by H Ilika Yethomi and Haiyong L (M.sc. Zoology, SJU) began with an invocation by Rev. Fr. Anish, PRO.Welcome address was delivered by Dr. S. Jeyaparvathi, professor & Head, Department of Zoology.