CIFRI Awards
Darbhanga district belongs to Mithila region which has a historical significance and the district is rich in water resources. This district is endowed with vast aquatic resources in the forms of ponds/tanks, flood plains (wetlands) and several perennial and seasonal rivers.
These water bodies act as a primary source of livelihood to the fishing community as well as the rural populace. A large variety of freshwater fishes are found in Darbhanga district. However, Indian major carps contribute the maximum for their commercial significance. Realizing the importance of inland fishery sector, a 7 days training programme on “Inland Fisheries Management” has been organized at ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore during 29th April to 5th May, 2025 for the fishers of Darbhanga district of Bihar as a part of skill development and capacity building programme with a mission towards doubling the fishers’ income. A total of 30 fishers participated in the programme.
Inaugurating the programme, Dr. B.K. Das, Director ICAR-CIFRI put stress on the skill development of the fishers on various aspects of inland fisheries management ensuring their sustainable livelihood security. He also urged the fishers to explore their available resources for optimum production and productivity by acquiring scientific knowledge and applications. During the training course, farmers have been trained on various aspects of inland fishery management such as, induced breeding, composite fish culture, nursery management, fish disease management, feed management, natural fish food organism, water quality management, ornamental fish culture etc.
Besides, farmers were exposed to field visits included: Halisahar fish seed farm, ornamental fish markets, East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), ICAR-CIFE Kolkata centre, ICAR-CIFA Kalyani fish farm. In addition, the trainees have been given opportunity for hands-on training experience in ornamental hatchery unit and feed mill unit in CIFRI.
The training programme was concluded with feedback session and certificate distribution to the participants. All the participants expressed their satisfaction and also admitted that the training programme has really helped them in up-scaling their knowledge which they can apply in their respective water resources.
The training programme was organized under the leadership of Dr. B.K. Das and coordinated by Dr. Aparna Roy and Dr Ajoy Saha with the technical support of Mr Sujit Choudhury, Mr. Manabendra Roy, Dr Avishek Saha and Mr. Pankaj Kumar.
