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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmer starts using waterlogged wastelands in Punjab as fish farms -Vibhor Mohan

Farmer starts using waterlogged wastelands in Punjab as fish farms -Vibhor Mohan

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published Published on Oct 11, 2014   modified Modified on Oct 11, 2014
-The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Landlocked Punjab has started feeding shrimps to coastal Dubai! A progressive farmer has started using waterlogged wastelands in the state as fish farms, unlocking the possibility of more such farms coming up in select pockets of the state.

In fact, the first consignment of two tonnes of shrimps from a trial farm in Fazilka was sent to Dubai with the help of the Gujarati farmer only last week for Rs 9 lakh. Plans are now afoot to popularize the project with the help of experts from GADVASU University, Ludhiana.

Farmer Sanjeev Nagpal from a waterlogged area of Fazilka pioneered shrimp farming in Punjab and his company is now getting more offers to export stocks to Dubai.

Nagpal says the Vannamei variety of shrimp has been found to be most suitable for the region as it grows in saline water, consumes calcium and makes hard water soft. "We can target more countries for export if the facility of quick storage is made available in the state," he says.

"Till now, shrimp farming has always been associated with coastal regions and achieving the feat in a landlocked place seemed hard to digest when we set out," he adds. "But now there are plans to develop 10 to 15 acres of shrimp farm in every affected village and balance area will become fertile as shrimp farms will use saline ground water and help reduce water-logging. Fazilka, Muktsar and Giddarbaha are suitable for shrimp farming."

Prof Asha Dhawan, dean, college of fisheries, GADVASU University adds, "It is a delicacy in most countries and can prove to be very profitable for farmers who can bear the input cost in terms of shrimp seeds and feed. In case of the trial farm, these were airlifted from hatcheries in Andhra Pradesh. Cluster farming is the way ahead to make such projects economical. Higher returns and readily available overseas markets can be a profitable vocation for farmers dealing with waterlogged areas."

"Brackish water shrimp has been reared successfully in inland salt-affected waterlogged wasteland attaining an average weight of 20 gm in a three-month culture period. The varsity is working on development of low cost larval and grow out 'aqua-feeds' for carps, catfishes, murrels and prawn and shrimps," she says.


The Times of India, 9 October, 2014, http://m.economictimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/farmer-starts-using-waterlogged-wastelands-in-punjab-as-fish-farms/articleshow/44743507.cms


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