The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) on Tuesday observed the National Fish Farmers’ Day at its Kausalyaganga campus here. Way back in 1957 on July10, two scientists Dr KH Alikunhi and Dr Hl Chaudhury invented induced breeding technology.
This is hailed as a landmark achievement in the history of fishery.Today, India is the second largest fish producer in the world with a 5.43-per cent share and the second largest in freshwater fish production, informed CIFA Director Dr P Jayasankar at the function.
Odisha’s Director of Agriculture and Food Production RS Gopalan, was the chief guest and NABARD AGM Bibhu Prasad Kar the guest of honour on the occasion. Seventeen fish farmers from different parts of India were felicitated at the function.Four publications in different languages were released.
The awardee farmers also made brief presentations of their ways of farming fish and shared their stories with the researchers and other farmers who attended the programme.
A scientist-farmer interaction was held which was moderated by CIFA Senior Scientist Dr SC Rath. The function was efficiently co-ordinated by Principal Scientist of Fish Health Management Division, Dr BK Das.