To provide nutrition and income, many villagers and Samity members in the community are involved in fish culture in ponds.The programme is expected to benefit the villagers in a number of ways, including providing them with a source of food, income, and employment. Gono Unnayan Prochesta ’s own 15 ponds covering 4.49 acres of water area are being used for fish cultivation. The fish varieties cultivated this year include Ruhi, Katla, Mrigel, Common Carp, Glass Carp, Silver Carp, Black Carp, and Bata. In this year (2022-2023), fish culture has been promoted through the use of 1 kg of fish spawn, 975,060 fish fry, and 220 kg of fish fingerlings. Indigenous technologies have been used to create a favorable environment for fish culture.
Challenges of pisciculture/ pond fish culture
There are some challenges to implement the pisciculture pond fish culture such as: old and damaged Ponds, lack of Labor, High Feed Costs, Fear of thieves, Lack of modern Fish Kits, insufficient running kits. By addressing these challenges, Pisciculture/Pond Fish Culture can become a more sustainable and profitable business.
