ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore in collaboration with Hemnagar Sundarban dreams and Rotary Royal Bhubaneswar, organised two-day stakeholder consultation and ornamental fish farming live demonstration programme at 3 different places of the Hilly region of Darjeeling district, West Bengal from 5th to 6th February 2023 under SCSP and TSP programme.
On 5th February live demonstrations on ornamental fisheries were organised at Sukhiya block where 50 beneficiaries belonging to SC community from 4 villages participated.
Dr B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI said the objective of the programme is to make the rural community economically empowered and Atmanirbhar by making ornamental farming a rural cottage enterprise.
Shri Anjul Chawan, member GTA, appreciated the initiative taken by the ICAR-CIFRI for the development of hill fisheries and extend all the support during the process of execution.
Mr Mustafa, Coordinator, Sundarman Dreams briefed the role of the NGO to support this type of activity to enhance the poor men's livelihood.
Inputs comprising HDPE tank and accessories including ornamental fish, fish feed and medicine were distributed to the individuals. The fisheries experts from GTA and officials were present on this occasion.
Similar programme was organised at Mirik subdivision for 40 beneficiaries from 6 villages belonging to the SC community in the presence of manager Manju Tea Estate and office bearers of Sundarban dreams.
Inputs were distributed to 28 female and 12 male beneficiaries. Training and demonstration were done on individual basis at this spot and few beneficiaries at their backyard.
On 6th February the stakeholder consultation-cum-live demonstration were carried out for the 30 tribal beneficiaries from 6 villages of Shittong Khasmahal. The beneficiaries were sensitised on different aspects of ornamental farming.
Shri. Kripan Sarkar and Shri Rabin Mayur, Ornamental fish exporter and supplier-cum-farmer presented their experiences. 4 types of ornamental fish particularly live bearers e.g. Guppy, Molly, Platy and Swordtail were distributed as a hand-holding to the beneficiaries.
This was the first attempt to provide ornamental fish farming to the beneficiaries in the hilly region for their sustainable economic enterprise to the SC and ST communities.
(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore)
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