Agricultural land to be used for aquaculture

The Meghalaya government plans to utilise a portion of agricultural fields for pisciculture to make the state a fish haven within a period of five years. The project is due to begin in April 2012, “Creating fish ponds would not affect agriculture production. In fact, it would supplement the income of farmers. Moreover, only a small portion of the fields would be utilised,” said commissioner and secretary (fisheries department) KN Kumar. The mission needs to be promoted to bridge the huge gap between demand and supply and the inability to meet nutritional standards of the country in terms of fish consumption. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.