ICAR-CIFRI conducts Wetland fishers' training on pen aqua-culture
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 21 2019:
An on-field training programme on 'Pen aqua-culture technology in flood plain wetlands of Manipur' was conducted by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata in collaboration with Directorate of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Manipur, at Sendra, Loktak, Bishnupur district on February 19.The purpose of the training programme was to train fishers on various aspect of pen aqua-culture technology that has immense potential for improving income and livelihoods of thousands of wetland fishers residing around Loktak.
A total of 50 fishers participated in the training programme.
It is worth mentioning that Manipur has 30,171 hectares of natural lakes and flood plain wetlands that are largely un-exploited and have high potential for increasing fish production through enclosure culture technologies.
ICAR-CIFRI, as knowledge partner and Department of Fisheries, Manipur, as implementing partner, are making collaborative efforts for sustainable utilization of inland fisheries resources in the State.
A team of scientists from ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore and Guwahati, comprising of Dr BK Das, Director, Dr AK Das, Principal Scientist and i/c Training-Extension Cell, Dr Sona Yengkokpam and Dr Dipesh Debnath, scientists, in presence of Khamsing Ahum, Additional Director and Shyamananda Singh, District Fishery Officer - Bishnupur, Department of Fisheries, Manipur, discussed in detail about pen aqua-culture technology with the fishers.
The programme was attended by Kumar Singh, president and Sanayaima, secretary of Net Fishing Cooperative Society, Takmu and Surachandra Singh, a National Fish Farmer Awardee from Manipur.
Dr BK Das, while addressing the participants, said that his Institute is ready to provide technical know-how on enclosure fish culture technologies for the benefit of wetland fishers of Manipur.
In the valedictory session, Dr Sona Yengkokpam, after distributing certificates thanked the Director ICAR-CIFRI, Dr BK Das, Dr AK Das, Dr D Debnath, sponsoring agency NMHS-Almora, Principal Investigator of the project Dr BK Bhattacharjya, Director of Fisheries Bidyarani Ayekpam, Additional Director Khamsing Ahum, District Fishery Officer (and Nodal Officer - NMHS project in Manipur), other fisheries officials, media and the valuable fisher participants for interacting, sharing and making the training a meaningful one.