A skill development program was organized for 52 farmers of Sundarbans at ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore during 17-19 August 2018 on “Canal Fisheries Development for Income Generation of Fishers”. The program is sponsored by National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, Govt. of India under CSS Blue Revolution Scheme. The training was organized based on the need of farmers as Sundarbans has vast canal resources, which has tremendous potential for the fisheries development. The fishers were trained on various aspects of canal fisheries which include fish culture practices, suitable species selection, water and soil quality management, importance of natural fish food organisms etc. Hands on training on water and soil quality analysis and exposure visit to canals of Sundarbans were also arranged for the trainees at Namkhana area of Sundarbans. Dr. B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI interacted with the trainees and asked to promote canal fisheries in Sundarbans area for the sustainable utilization of canal resources. The training programme was coordinated by Dr. Archana Sinha, Dr. Aparna Roy, Dr. P.K. Parida, Mr. Mitesh H. Ramteke, Mr. Tasso Tayung and Mr. Pranab Gogoi.
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