Growth of Aquaculture in Telangana - AirOxi Tube

Growth of Aquaculture in Telangana

Aquaculture ● Aquaculture refers to commercial farming of seafood such as fish, prawns and crabs. ● The produce is either sold fresh or in processed form in domestic and export market. ● Aqua animals found in India can be divided into two categories: marine animals such as shrimps and crabs and inland fresh water fish including Rohu, Catla, Mrigala, Grass Carp. ● The growth of the aqua industry has spurred the growth of a large number of supporting industries such as manufacturing fish feed and equipment/products for catching and processing fish.

Aquaculture and Allied Industries 1. Ice- Block Manufacturing 2. Fish Feed Manufacturing 3. Fishing Net Manufacturing 4. Aerator Manufacturing

Growth of Aquaculture in India ● India is the second largest country in

the world to produce fish from aquaculture (42.10 lakh tons). ● It contributes around 6.3% in global aquaculture.. ● Looking at the large potential of aquaculture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for Blue Revolution. ● The Ministry has merged all the existing schemes and started a INR 3000 crore umbrella scheme Blue Revolution; Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries.

Challenges for Aquaculture in India 1. Environment & Sustainability.

2. Administration.

3. Investments.

4. Post harvest infrastructure.

Why Telangana?

Telangana ranks third in India in fishing resources with 587,000 hectares of fishable area, but it is ranked eighth in fish production, having produced 220,000 tons of fish in 2016, according to state fisheries ministry.

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Government Support for Aquaculture The State government has extended 100 per cent grant for fish seed distribution to all gram panchayats in the State.

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Logistic support is already being provided to all the District Fisheries Offices to monitor the stocking activity.

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The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has accorded financial assistance to the Telangana State Fisherman Cooperative Societies Ltd (TSFCOF) for development of the fisheries sector in the State with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore

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The State government would soon introduce an Integrated Fisheries Development Scheme, under which there would be 100 mobile fish retail outlets, 50,000 vending units on mopeds, 1,000 vending units in autos, 400 portable fish vending kiosks, 200 hygienic fish transport vehicles and 60 insulated trucks

Facts ● India’s Telangana state has signed an agreement to have the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) study the state’s fish production. ● CIFRI and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will undertake the study in 2018. ● The survey is part of a larger investment into fisheries and aquaculture in Telengana. ● In 2018, Telangana’s government had also allocated INR 10 billion (USD 156 million, EUR 130 million) for integrated fisheries development project, including supplying fish seedlings free of cost. ● As of 10 December, 2017, the state has released 510 million fish fingerlings, as compared to 270 million fish fingerlings released last year. ● It has also released 15 million shrimp larvae into six reservoirs to promote prawn production on a pilot basis.

Farmers opting for Aquaculture â—? Farmers in coastal Andhra Pradesh are turning away from traditional agriculture. â—? And taking to aquaculture like fish to water.

So much so that in the state, the land under fresh water and brackish water aquaculture has seen a fivefold increase to 82,000 hectares in the last three years..

Why Farmers are opting Aquaculture- AP? ● Start up cost per hectare for agriculture is between 12,000/- to 15,000/- annual ● It is labour Intensive ● Profits close to 30,000/- per hectare ● The capital investment is higher at Rs. 50000 but operating costs are lower as lesser labour is required

Example

Challenges for Aquaculture in Andhra

● Andhra Pradesh's 974-km-long coastline and large areas of adjacent flatlands offer a positive geographical package. ● However Little literature on fish farming is available, and what can be got is in English and not the Telugu, the local language. ● Technicians are few and far between, and farmers' methods are mainly based on hearsay. ● Lack of information on techniques could prove costly, especially in the area of disease prevention, as diseases could ruin entire crops.

Positive Signals ● The Andhra Pradesh Shrimp Seed Production, Supply and Research Centre is doubling its seed production capacity to 80 million by pumping in Rs 1.27 crore to meet the state's requirement of 320 million. ● It also plans to launch a new Rs 2.67-crore shrimp project, under which it will set up 12 hatcheries that will supply quality seeds to the farmers. ● World Bank is pitching in, with a Rs 88-crore, five-year developmental project which will start this year. It will promote shrimp cultivation in 3,810 hectares and pisciculture in 15,000 hectares along the state coastline.

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