aquaculture

Two years ago, this sugarcane farmer made a decision that helped turn all his losses into an additional source of income! It was to do pearl farming. Today, his additional annual income is to the tune of Rs 8 lakhs!

Villagers of Jharkhand are becoming richer every day through fish farming. The state which once produced only 14,000 metric tonnes of fish a year is now producing over 1.90 lakh metric tonnes.

Many urban dwellers are unable to take up farming, especially poultry and aquaculture, due to want of space and time. It was to address these issues that the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) at Pookode, under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, created an integrated capsular farming concept titled I-farm.

Sushant Madaan, an organic farming enthusiast from Gurugram has set up a first-of-its-kind aquaponic farm of Northern India.