Shimla: To increase farmer income from Agri-horticulture and allied activities, Horticulture and Forestry Dr.
Y Parmar in Nauni in Solan Regency has started fish farming in farm ponds at the university.
Recently, the University introduced 3,000 fingerlings from four enhanced strains and fish varieties at the university.
This lip was purchased from the breeding farm of the country’s fisheries area, Nalagarh.
Shares introduced include Hungarian, Mrigal, Jayanti Rohu, and Catla.
While the carp and Mrigal Hungarian are the lower feeder, Jayanti Rohu and Catla each are columns and surface feeders.
Fingerlings have been introduced to promote poly-fish culture.
University of Deputy Chancellor Parvinder Kaushal released his aunt into a water storage pond located on the farm model on his main campus in Nauni.
To study the scope of fish farming at the University, Hamir Chand, assistant director of Fisheries visited the main campus farm.
Before starting a fish culture, some Nath, senior Fisheries Officer, gave two campus training to university scientific and managerial personnel to introduce them to various aspects of scientific fish maintenance.
Exposure visits for fish breeding farms in Nalagarh and Deoli are also conducted.
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Deputy Chancellor Parvinder Kaushal said that the university had taken this initiative to add agri-horticulture, forestry and milk activities.
He said that fisheries are combined with agriculture, horticulture, and dairy activities can lead to a substantial increase in agricultural income.
He said that the main objective was to establish a culture of commercial fish and production demonstration units on the scientific path and conduct research work on improving the maintenance of fish and breeding technology to fill the research gap through new technology interventions.
He said that the university was looking for a model of an integrated agricultural system based on fish culture by including backyard poultry and duck culture in the future.
This will help to expand the genetic base of fish with universities and to provide training to farmers, especially unemployed young people from the country, which will, in turn, go far to increase fish culture areas and increase fish production and productivity and increase.
The socio-economic status of farmers.
In addition, the university will be well equipped to provide training to farmers and also provide practical training to students.
The university has also formulated project proposals on scientific intervention and capacity building to promote fisheries at Himachal Pradesh worth RS 3 Crore which will be submitted to the Government of India through the state government for financial assistance under Pradhan Mantasya Sampada YOJNA.
Himachal Pradesh: Nauni Varsity to start fish farming; Farmers and students benefit
