Skill development programme for SC fish farmers launched
The Hindu
A five-day State-level skill development training programme for the Scheduled Caste (SC) fish farmers/fishermen/rural youth and other SC fisheries stakeholders started with a field visit to the hatche
A five-day State-level skill development training programme for the Scheduled Caste (SC) fish farmers/fishermen/rural youth and other SC fisheries stakeholders started with a field visit to the hatchery unit at the Fisheries Research Station (FRS) in Palair of Kusumanchi mandal on Monday. The FRS is hosting the free training programme being jointly organised by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and P V Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU), Hyderabad, under the SC Sub-Plan of the Central government. As many as 30 participants from various parts of the State, mostly hailing from the erstwhile composite Khammam district visited the hatchery unit at the FRS on the inaugural day of the training programme. The programme is aimed at enabling the participants gain first-hand knowledge of infrastructure facilities required for fish hatcheries, hatchery production of Indian major carps, cage and pen aquaculture besides the best management practices, said Senior Scientist and Head, FRS, G Vidyasagar Reddy.More Related News