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Twenty-four local fish farmers of Manipur who produced the highest quantity of fish during the annual Fish Fair-cum-Fish Crop Competition 2022, which is also popularly known as the Ningol Chakouba Fish Fair, to be felicitated.
Manipur University vice chancellor professor N Lokendra exhorted people to explore the spectrum of entrepreneurial opportunities in ornamental fish farming.
As it attempts to fill its fish baskets, the state should take strong steps in conserving the native fish species which are threatened in their natural system.
Fish farmers of Bishnupur district contributed the highest production of fish with 17,709 kg, followed by Imphal West district with 14,218 kg and Thoubal district with 9009 kg during the Emoinu Festival 2023, a release stated.
The first Emoinu Fish Festival 2023 will be held on the day of Emoinu Festival at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal East.
The present Manipur government is formed with public mandate and the works taken up by the government is for the welfare and well-being of the whole people of Manipur, CM Biren said.
Director, Manipur Fisheries said distribution of mobile soil and water testing kits to selected fish farmers of Imphal West, Bishnupur and Kamjong Districts is an initiative for scientific approach towards increasing fish production.
The Manipur Fisheries Minister said the loan beneficiaries were selected after thorough screening by visiting fish farm sites.
IFP Editorial: The Fish farmers JAC said the minister had given an assurance that the fund will be released soon. We hope, the assurance is not a ruse to make them participate in the fish fair and avoid an embarrassment.
If the Manipur chief minister and fisheries are really serious about increasing production in the state, their first priority should be the welfare of the fish farmers.
All registered 254 fish farmers of Bishnupur, Imphal East, Imphal West and Kakching will not join the Ningol Chakouba fish fair if the state government fails to release the fund of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) by November 4.
IFP Editorial: Captive breeding of Meitei Sareng would indeed be a challenge despite the support system announced by the chief minister.
For the first time in Northeast India, testing or monitoring of SARS-COV-2 samples from all the Northeastern states can be done in the facility at Takyelpat, Imphal.
About 35 farmers attended the programme which was conducted with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
Rajen said that such Public Private Partnership (PPP) model is being taken up by the government to encourage unemployed youths of the state.
In June 2020, the Central government had sanctioned a total amount of Rs 129 crore under ICDP’s Manipur Fishery Project to bring development in the fisheries cooperative sectors of four districts of Manipur.
Each fish farmers will get Rs 15,000 as a part of the monetary benefits of the Paddy cum Pisciculture scheme
A Fish Fair-cum-Fish Crop Competition 2020 will be held on November 16 on the eve of Ningol Chakouba Festival at Mapal Kangjeibung.
