Fish farmers' training programme concludes at Pangei
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 16 2011:
The two-day fish farmers' training programme organised by District Fishery Office (DFO), Imphal East came to a close at fishery training hall, Pangei today.
50 kg of lime and 50 kg of mechanised feed were distributed to 84 fish farmers in the closing function.
Speaking at the function, DFO H Biramani informed that similar training programmes would be organised in all nine districts with an objective to enhance fish production in the State.
Maintaining that Manipur has an area of around 56,461 paris for fish farming the DFO encouraged the fish farmers to adopt modern techniques in consultation with the experts of Fishery Department so that the State may export fish instead of importing it from other States.
H Biramani also urged the fish farmers to take part in other training programmes organised the Department.