Training women in aquaculture tasks. (Photo: Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture)
Fisheries specialists recommend a greater role for women in aquaculture
INDIA
Tuesday, February 09, 2016, 02:40 (GMT + 9)
Fisheries scientists recommended a greater role for women self-help groups to boost aquaculture production in the country.
The specialists state that women could play a key role in the development of the aquaculture sector through the creation of small-scale entrepreneurship in the cultivation of ornamental fish fry breeding, the culture of live food for fish larvae, fattening crabs, rearing crab seed, shell crafts and pearl culture, among other activities.
These topics were discussed at the conference on Blue Economy being organised by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
P. Jayasankar, Director of Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) emphasized the need for strengthening entrepreneurship initiatives in aquaculture sector to improve the health of blue economy in the country.
"User-friendly equipment developed by CIFA such as FRP portable hatchery and automatic feed dispenser have helped the farmers to become entrepreneurs and self-reliant," he said.
On his part, K K Vijayan, Director of Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), in Chennai, stressed that aquaculture is the better source for ensuring the food security.
Likewise, K Ganesh, Project Manager, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), (MPEDA), the authority to promote exports of marine products, remarked the importance of live feed, which is key for the future of induced breeding of several leading aquaculture species such as crabs, lobsters, grouper, sea bass and pompano, The Hindu informed.
"The only way to revive pokkali (rice) farming in the state is through the practice of integrated fish farming," he noted.
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