PROSPECTS OF INTEGRATION OF AQUACULTURE WITH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND LAND CROP CULTURE IN TRIPURA STATE
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Authors
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B. K. BISWAS
Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR),
7 Bungalows, Mumbai-400 061.
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P. ACHARYA
Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR),
7 Bungalows, Mumbai-400 061.
Abstract
Tripura is a densely populated small state with meagre water
resources. 47.51% of the population is constituted by socio-economically
backward, illiterate, orthodox, tribals and Scheduled Castes. Some of them
are nomad and a majority of the rest of the populaiton is refugees from
Bangladesh, but almost 100% is fish eater. Settlement of tribals in villages,
provision of nutritious food and employment therefore calls for proper
utilization of every resource they have. The State is poor in water
resources but recently has created 21,636.23 ha of new water area. Tripura
is rich in pig population, besides poultry birds. Paddy is the main crop
cultivated in arable lands. An integration of live stock raising and land
based agriculture with pisciculture practices around mini barrages will
help in solving the problems to a great extent. The paper is an attempt
to outline the prospects of integration of aquaculture with animal
husbandry and land based crop culture in Tripura State.
