Programme on “Development and Management of Pen and Cage culture in Tripura” for Tribal Fishers of Tripura organized

25 - 29 February, 2020, Tripura

The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata organized the Capacity Building Programme on “Development and Management of Pen and Cage culture in Tripura” for the fish farmers of Dumbur reservoir of Tripura from 25^th to 29^th February, 2020. The programme was sponsored by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Tripura.

In his inaugural address, Dr. B.K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI stressed on the urgent need of doubling the fishers’ income by 2022 on the line with the call Hon’ble Prime Minister for doubling farmers’ income. Dr. Das emphasized that with the adoption of the two ICAR-CIFRI’s technologies namely - Pen Culture and Cage Culture in the reservoir will double the fish production and help in augmenting the fishers’ income. He urged the fishers of Tripura for sharing the knowledge with the other fishers of Dumbur Lake as well as the District.

During the occasion, the tribal fishers were trained on the different aspects of cage and pen culture technologies namely - design and construction of pen and cage, environmental consideration for sustainable enclosure culture, feed and feeding management in cage and pen culture, species selection, seed and table fish production in cage and pen. The participants were also exposed to the re-circulatory aquaculture system and ornamental fish hatchery unit of the Institute.

The ICAR-CIFRI commercialized and licensed two technologies namely - “ICAR-CIFRI GI Cage” structure and “ICAR-CIFRI Pen HDPE” in the Year - 2017.

A total of 42 tribal fishers (38 men and 4 women, belonging to Chakma and Tripura Tribes) and 2 Fisheries Officials of Dhalai District of Tripura participated in the programme.

(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata)