Farming a variety of Indian major carp species in the wetlands of Bihar State is proving to be a profitable alternative to agriculture for many former terrestrial farmers.
Sailesh Chudasama believes that biofloc production – of species including shrimp, tilapia and catfish – can create well-paid jobs and improve food security, both in Ghana and beyond.
Six years after taking up aquaculture Yatendra Kashyap is one of the leading fish farmers in Bihar, with an annual production of around 65 tonnes of carp, generating a turnover of around 9 million rupees (US $120,411).
Coming from a small village from the North of India where girls are expected to marry young and be homemakers, Mukti Vats showed incredible determination and persistence to obtain a PhD and then found Nutrenno, a startup in Bombay that hopes to transform the a…
Following a year of phenomenal growth in 2021, 2022 is set to be another excellent year for many shrimp producing nations, with scope to increase production through intensification and the use of better genetics, according to Gorjan Nikolik.
Despite being susceptible to multiple viral and bacterial diseases, less than 5 percent of farmed tilapia are vaccinated. How can stakeholders work together to improve the industry’s vaccine uptake?
Jyotirmayee Moharana, who hails from Orissa, joined the Aquaconnect* team as a banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sales manager. She now travels to villages in the state’s coastal belt to enable access to formal credit and insurance for shrimp fa…
Shrimp fed diets containing FeedKind, a novel microbial protein produced by Calysta, have been shown to be more resistant to Vibrio parahaemolyticus – the source of early mortality syndrome (EMS).
Chocolate mahseer, the state fish of Nagaland in northeast India, has become endangered due to overexploitation. However, a new aquaculture initiative may help to inspire its resurgence.
As shrimp producers across the globe face more extreme weather events due to climate change, the Alune* farming experts give their advice on how farmers can prepare for the rainy season and keep their ponds healthy.
Yarangjang Imchen claims to be the first ornamental fish and shellfish farmer in the landlocked state of Nagaland in northeast India, operating 40 tanks in his backyard.
27-year-old Nishanth Reddy Kavalreddy has been farming shrimp in India for six years and currently runs a farm divided between extensive and intensive production methods.
Until recently, Assam depended heavily on other Indian states to fulfil its demand for fish. However, it has increased its aquaculture production significantly in the past five years, thanks in part to government incentives.
Although India is the world's second largest aquaculture producer, harvesting 15 million tonnes a year, post-harvest chains are plagued by a lack of transparency and inefficient value chains.
Increasing numbers of people displaced by the construction of a reservoir in India’s Jharkhand State are turning to cage culture of tilapia and pangasius, thanks to government subsidies and reports of good profits.
Both the shrimp and salmon sectors have plenty of reasons to be optimistic, even if high shrimp prices are not likely to be matched by equally high profits, according to Rabobank's Gorjan Nikolik.
