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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India's fish, foodgrain production scene bright

India's fish, foodgrain production scene bright

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published Published on Apr 18, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 18, 2012
-The Times of India

The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) is upbeat about fish and foodgrain production during the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) period. While the current fish production - marine and inland is about 12 million tonnes and foodgrain production touched 250 million tonnes in last fiscal, ICAR's projection for fish production in 2017, when 12th FYP ends is 15-16 million tonnes. Foodgrain production target of the nation in 2020 is 280 million tonnes.

Attributing the positive projection in fisheries production to resilient fishing practices, S Ayyappan, secretary of the department of agricultural research and education (DARE) and director general of ICAR, said India is poised to reach foodgrain production target slated for 2020.

The country in 2010-11 had produced 245 million tonnes of foodgrain and this has gone up by 5 million tonnes in last fiscal.

Inaugurating a laboratory-cum-office building of Mangalore research centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute here on Friday, Ayyappan said Karnataka with 1.7-3.6 lakh tonnes, accounts for nearly 10% of the total fish production in India. "The challenge now is to ensure that Indian fishermen earn more for their catch. Through National Agriculture Improvement Project, tuna sold here for Rs 40 per kg was sold for $15 in Japan," he said.

On the agricultural front, Ayyappan said, "The future is exciting for farmers with ICAR striving to make agriculture rewarding for practitioners involved. The Krishi Vigyan Kendras through demonstrations on best agricultural practices has been able to make a marked contribution in increasing the production of pulses. Research is also focused on making agricultural implements more women-friendly acknowledging their primacy in such operations."

Agricultural universities across India will now be able to take on board progressive farmers as teaching faculty. "A traditional Indian farmer has nearly 40-50 skill sets with him. They can be equally good teachers on par with teaching faculty in agricultural varsities. With inputs in business skills and packaging skills, these farmers can become effective teaching models," he said.

The other thrust area for 12th FYP is student-ready scheme. Under this, students of around 11 branches of agriculture will be given training in skills, knowledge, attitude, innovation and confidence. "The thrust of this scheme is to give hands on experience on working in rural areas," he said adding ICAR has come up with more than 300 experiential learning models for agri-graduates. Agricultural-incubators too would be part of this scheme, he added.

The Times of India, 14 April, 2012, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-14/mangalore/31341680_1_foodgrain-production-fish-production-icar


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