Balasore: More than 400 shrimp and fish farmers, state administration, scientists, and industry stakeholders are going to discuss the best resource management practices and production systems in brackishwater aquaculture, offering technological solutions for the development of the sector in the country.
The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Department of Fisheries, Odisha and P2C Communications, a media and communications firm, specializing in agriculture and fisheries sector, will be jointly organizing the Shrimp Farmers Conclave in Balasore on 31st January.
“Farmers are the fulcrum in any farming sector around whom the technology, inputs, services and market revolve. With regions being unique in terms of resources and production systems, region specific aquaculture planning is necessary,” said Dr Kuldeep Kumar Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA, adding that CIBA is committed for promoting scientific aquaculture practices in the country.
“The shrimp farming has undergone a tremendous change over the years with technological interventions. However, it is very important to ensure the financial security of the shrimp farmers. The sessions on insurance and market linkage will help farmers understand the future trends of the shrimp aquaculture,” said Pravash Pradhan, Chief Editor, Aqua Post, sharing his thoughts on the conference.
The Conclave intends to bring together aqua farmers in the region to provide a cross-learning platform for farmer-to-farmer constructive dialogue among farming community, state administration and scientific community.
This would enable to take stock of the present status of brackishwater aquaculture and the way forward for its sustainable development. It is proposed to have technical interactive sessions, discussions, farmers’ presentations of their experiences and innovative approaches.
Shri Gokulananda Mallik, Hon’ble Minister for Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, MSME, Govt. of Odisha has given his consent to be the chief guest of the conclave. Dr. J.K.Jena, DDG (Fy.), ICAR, New Delhi, Dr. B.K. Behera, Chief Executive, NFDB, Hyderabad will be addressing the farmers.
Among other dignitaries, Mr. Md. Sadique Alam, Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Odisha; Dr. P.K. Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar; Dr. S. Kandan, Director, RGCA; Prof. Santosh Kumar Udgata, Dean, College of Fisheries, OUAT; Dr. P. E. Cheran, Society of Aquaculture Professionals; Dr. A. Panigrahi, Principal Scientist & OIC (NGRC), CIBA; Dr. Debasis De, Principal Scientist & Head, KRC, CIBA; Dr. Sanjoy Das, Principal Scientist, KRC, CIBA; Mr Kamalesh Mishra, President, SFEA, Odisha; and Dr. T. Ravishankar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIBA will be deliberating on the development of shrimp farmers.
