Enhancement in Farmers’ Income through Scientific Fish Farming – A Case of Farmer FIRST Programme


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Authors

  • H K De ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • M K Das ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • I Sivaraman ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • P K Sahoo ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • P C Das ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • S Sarkar ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • J Debbarma ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002
  • S K Swain ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002

Abstract

Farmer FIRST Programme, an innovative extension approach, focuses on the transfer of advanced technology to the farmers through regular farmers-scientists interface. ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar has implemented this project in 2016. Needbased training, on-farm demonstration and regular follow ups are the key factors which contributed towards the enhancement of knowledge and skills of the beneficiaries. Average productivity of the adopted ponds rose by 66%. The increased production has also contributed to enhanced per capita fish consumption of the farm families.

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Submitted

2021-02-19

Published

2021-04-05

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Vol. 70 No. 12 (2020): FFP (Special Issue)

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How to Cite

De, H. K., Das, M. K., Sivaraman, I., Sahoo, P. K., Das, P. C., Sarkar, S., Debbarma, J., & Swain, S. K. (2021). Enhancement in Farmers’ Income through Scientific Fish Farming – A Case of Farmer FIRST Programme. Indian Farming, 70(12). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/110642