Pisciculture (fishery) is one of a good option to double the income of farmers, said the Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat while addressing a programme organised on the occasion of World Fishery Day at Madho Singh Bhandari Kisan Bhawan here on Tuesday. He said that there is no problem of marketing and capital in this business.
Rawat rued the fact that due to lack of awareness the state is not able to achieve desired level of production in fisheries. He highlighted importance of knowledge of proper technique in increasing commercial production of fishes.
Stressing on the need of integrated agriculture Rawat said that if farmers add duck rearing along with fish production the income can be augmented. The fishes would get safety from wild animals and feed from the ducks, he explained.
Rawat said that refresher courses for training of pisciculture should be conducted. He felicitated farmers doing commendable work in the field of fish culture on the occasion. The fish breeders were handed over motorbikes equipped with insulated vans, mobile fish outlets and iceboxes by the organisers.
Speaking on the occasion State minister Rekha Arya said that the pisciculture apart from being a good business for farmers is good of health also.
She said that the people of the mountainous areas are generally not very interested in pisciculture which should be removed. Arya said the fish culture is a business involving less capital and has high profit.
The secretary Pisciculture R Meenakshi Sundaram and Director Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Centre (USERC) Durgesh Pant were also present on the occasion.