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A training-cum-awareness programme on ‘Use of aquafeed for enhancing fish production’ was organized by ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati in collaboration with Rubber Board, Zonal Office, Guwahati at Darranggiri, Goalpara district, Assam on 10.05.19 under TSP of the Institute. The programme was organized under the overall guidance and assistance of Dr. B.K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore; Dr. B.K. Bhattacharjya, Head, ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati and Dr. P.K. Parida, Coordinator, TSP programme, ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore and Shri Simanku Borah, Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati. The main objective of the programme was to create awareness among rubber growers who are having small ponds that can be utilized for additional income generation through scientific fish rearing.
The training-cum-awareness programme was inaugurated by Shri S. Selvaraj, Additional Rubber Production Commissioner, Rubber Board, Zonal Office, Guwahati, who explained the background of the programme. Additional income generation for rubber growers is need of the hour and for this purpose, Rubber Board has collaborated with ICAR-CIFRI in organizing training programmes on fisheries and aquaculture in the past also, he added. He urged the participants to take utmost benefit in terms of technical knowledge from fisheries scientists of ICAR-CIFRI. Dr. Sona Yengkokpam, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati while welcoming the participants (25 no.) explained various integrated farming systems that can be practiced by farmers including pisciculture for additional income generation. Under the tribal sub-plan programme of ICAR-CIFRI, the Guwahati Centre of ICAR-CIFRI has organized many training and awareness programmes in the past also for the benefit of tribal farmers, she added. Dr. Dipesh Debnath, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati discussed pond preparation, stocking of fish seed, feeding and health management tips with the farmers and urged them to take fish culture seriously so as to accrue benefits from the system. Fish culture has been proven as the most economic farming practice among the agricultural farming systems, he added, if better management practices are followed. Mrs. Ansamma George, ADO; Mr. Rajib Basumatary, FO; Hemant Dutta, FA and Palendra, K. are the other officials of Rubber Board who assisted in organizing the programme successfully.
On the occasion of the training-cum-awareness programme on ‘Use of aquafeed for enhancing fish production’, ICAR-CIFRI has distributed nutritionally balanced floating fish feeds (25 bags of 35 kg each) to the participants for creating awareness about feeding fish for maximizing profit from the system.
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