Exposure-cum-training for Odisha departmental officers (Batch-2) on nutrition and feed management in aquaculture pond practices
Exposure-cum-training for Odisha departmental officers (Batch-2) on nutrition and feed management in aquaculture pond practices

26th – 30th September 2024, Mumbai

ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education organised a 5-day special exposure-cum-training for Odisha departmental officers (Batch-2) on nutrition and feed management in aquaculture pond practices from 26th-30th September 2024.

Dr N.P. Sahu, Joint Director, spoke about the present status of aquafeed use in the State of Odisha and suggested the improvement of the farm-made feed for better aquaculture production and preparation of feed by using locally available feed ingredients.

Dr K.N. Mohanta, Head, Fish Nutrition, Biochemistry, and Physiology Division, ICAR-CIFE, delivered lectures on nutrient requirements of commercial food and ornamental fish, cost-effective feed formulations, and feed management in a high-density fish culture like RAS, bifloc, cage, and pen culture in addition to pond fish culture.

Exposure-cum-training for Odisha departmental officers (Batch-2) on nutrition and feed management in aquaculture pond practices  Exposure-cum-training for Odisha departmental officers (Batch-2) on nutrition and feed management in aquaculture pond practices

The Chief Guest for the valedictory session, Dr Ravishankar CN, Director & Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-CIFE, highlighted that feed is the most critical and important input, constituting 60–70% of the recurring cost in aquaculture, and India has a long way to go in feed-based aquaculture to increase fish production per unit area.

A total of 13 practical demonstrations were conducted, including advanced feed production technologies to produce the floating, sinking, and semi-sinking feeds for fish and shrimp; feed testing and quality assurance were demonstrated to the trainees apart from 11 theory classes. A field visit to the Shrimp Culture farm (Pancham Farm) at Palghar (Maharashtra) was also arranged for the trainees.

A total of 20 departmental officers from Odisha participated in the programme.

(Source: ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai)

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