There had been a quantum jump in fish production in Chhattisgarh which now stands higher than the national average, officials claimed. The fish production was 2,975 kilo per hectare in 2013-14, while the national average is 2,650 kilo per hectare, they stated.
Chhattisgarh is one of the States in the country which has a college exclusively offering courses in Fisheries and Allied Sciences. The college is located in Kawardha town of Kabirdham district.
Incidentally, with growing focus even on imparting Agricultural education, there are now a total of 31 Government and private Agriculture colleges in the Chhattisgarh in which 1700 students are pursuing their studies. A total of 1,704 students are enrolled in the 31 colleges. In the year 2003-04 there were a total of 20 colleges offering courses in the streams of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-Engineering in the State.
A total of 11 colleges were started during the last ten years . In the year 2003-04 there were 13 agriculture colleges, four horticulture colleges and 3 Agro-Engineering colleges in the Government and private sectors.
A total of 8 Agriculture Colleges, 2 Horticulture Colleges and one Agro-Engineering College were started by the State after 2013-2014. There are about 730 candidates in the private Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-engineering colleges in the State. A total of 30 students are from handicapped category and as many from Special Backward Classes category.