Demonstration of Carp Seed Production and Rearing In Remote Area : A Case of a Farmer of Badabishola, Mayurbhanj District, Odisha

Abstract

Availability of good quality and quantity fish seed was the main constraint for aquaculture development of a remote village at Badabishola, Mayurbhanj District, Odisha State. This issue was addressed by the ICAR-CIFA through technology transfer under a project funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. In the village one farmer having brood rearing facility and overhead water supply system, adopted for FRP carp hatchery operation through a cooperative society. With the help of the technology eight carp breeding programmes were undertaken producing 56 lakh spawn (47 lakh rohu, 6 lakh grass carp and 3 lakh common carp spawn) in the year 2011-2012. A portion of spawn was reared for 15-20 days in nursery ponds for fry production, which had produced 5.6, 0.96 and 0.63 lakh fry of rohu, grass carp and common carp respectively. These fry were once again reared for 3-4 months in rearing ponds which had produced fingerlings of 3.15, 0.38 and 0.3 lakhs of rohu, grass carp and common carp respectively. Through these activities the farmer could add Rs. 11,044 from hatchery operation and Rs. 2,55,241 from seed rearing to his annual income in 2011-12.