aquaculture

Discover how the Pathak family transformed their lives and community through innovative pearl farming and sustainable practices in Narayanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Independent research scientist Dr Ajai Kumar Sonkar is being awarded the Padma Shri this year for his discovery of black pearls, which has gained him international recognition.

Learning how to raise Guppies from Youtube, Graphic designer Yarangjang Imchen from Dimapur, Nagaland, now runs a thriving aquaculture business

Nishanth Reddy from Andhra Pradesh employed Biofloc technology for shrimp cultivation which converts excreta into feed to get 30 times more yield.

Mavarum Mallikarjun Reddy from Telangana practices integrated farming on his ancestral land to cultivate paddy, vegetables, and medicinal plants

Nitil Bhardwaj from Bihar quit his job to return to his village and started the Bhardwaj Pearl Farm and Training Centre to help traditional farmers grow pearls, for which he has also tied up with the fisheries department

“If we had more people like him, we would have already achieved our target to become self-sufficient in fish production,” says East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe.

Seth moved on to start AquAgri, one of the first companies in the country to get into commercial seaweed cultivation.

From delivering fresh chemical-free greens to resorts and even at the doorsteps of customers in South Delhi and Gurugram, Red Otter Farms is one of India’s earliest and fastest-growing aquaponic farms.

It all began two years ago when the Pallipuram Service Co-operative Bank (PSCB) decided to launch a pilot aquaponics project with the sole objective of helping farmers grow chemical-free food.