Itanagar: The Kolkata Centre of the Mumbai (Maharashtra) based Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) organised a three day skill development programme on fish breeding and hatchery management in Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh on March 1, 2023.

More than 20 fish farmers participated in the training and received inputs for fish farming such as water testing kits and study materials from the organisers.

CIFE scientist Dr Dilip Kumar Singh apprised the farmers of composite fish culture, integrated fish farming, fish hatchery operation, fish breeding and nursery management, broodstock nutrition, the importance of live food in nursery, water quality, fish health management, etc.

Fishery scientist Jimmy Mize demonstrated how to prepare fish seed and analyse the water quality parameters, and recommended application of agricultural lime to reclaim acidic soil and water in fish pond.

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