3rd – 9th November 2023, Nawada
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore organized a 7-day capacity building program on “Inland Fisheries management” for the fish farmers of Nawada District, Bihar during 03-09 November 2023.
Dr. B.K. Das, ICAR-CIFRI interacted with the farmers and encouraged them to develop their knowledge for securing a sustainable livelihood. He urged fishers to use their available resources to maximize outputs and productivity.
The trainees were sensitized with basic knowledge on water quality management, nursery and rearing of pond culture, enclosure culture for livelihood improvement, and induced breeding and hatchery management. The participants were taught on various aspects of fish feed management and Fish disease management. A general overview on climate change and its impact on inland fisheries were covered during the training sessions. The fish farmers were also introduced to the Institute's Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS), ornamental hatchery units, and fish feed mill.
The programme has been oriented to strengthen the practical skills of farmers for fish production enhancement in open waters including ponds and tanks and also through field exposure visits.
The field trip was organized to visit Halisahar fish farm, East Kolkata wetland, ornamental fish market, and ICAR- CIFA, Kalyani Research Centre.
A total of 30 fish farmers and Fisheries Development officer participated in the training programme.
(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore)
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