Current context: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organizing the 22nd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 in Kochi, Kerala from 7-9 February 2020.
a. Thiruvananthapuram
b. Kochi
c. Kovalam
d. Visakhapatnam
- The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce, is organising the event in association with the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI).
- The theme of this year’s seafood show is “Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Addition”.
- The biennial show is being held in Kochi after 12 years and the 21st edition of IISS was held in Goa in January 2018.
- The IISS provides a single platform for Indian exporters and overseas importers of Indian marine products to interact.
- Also, it will provide an opportunity to display and sale for manufacturers and suppliers of processing machinery, packaging systems, processing ingredient dealers and cold chain systems.
- IISS 2020 will highlight the technological advances and sustainable practices followed in the seafood processing sector in India.
- During 2018-19 India has exported over 14,37,000 tons of marine products worth USD 6.70 billion and is expected to achieve an export turnover of USD 15 billion in the next 5 years.
Question:
Q.1 The 22nd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 is recently held in ____________?a. Thiruvananthapuram
b. Kochi
c. Kovalam
d. Visakhapatnam