Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

incentivized to opt for integrated farming systems.• Adoption of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) needs to be encouragedto produce fish on round the year basis. The economic returns can make itworth the increased investment. Re-circulatory systems should be establishedin saline areas by using low saline ground water for culture of shrimp, sea bass,grey mullet, etc. Developing a cost-effective indigenous version of RAS asagainst importing the complete systems should be a priority in R&D. As RAS iscapital intensive subsidies should be provided to encourage its adoption.• Ornamental fish having good demand in the urban markets and can be aviable livelihood option for rural women and youth. It can be encouraged inclusters around the urban markets. Identification of local species,establishment of backyard breeding and rearing units with subsidy; training ofwomen and small scale entrepreneurs for establishment of aquaria shops; andEstablishing State of the Art Aquaria at Gurgaon, Hisar, Panchkula andSonepat for both Freshwater and Marine fishes with focus on publicawareness and education need consideration.• Structured and customized training programs should be arranged for farmersto develop a trained cadre of fish producers. Training / capacity building ofDoF staff at all levels consisting of initial post induction training as well asregular in service training/refresher courses and training of trainers shouldbecome integral part. .• Aquaculture Research and Training Institute (ARTI) under DoF at Hisar needsto be restructured and adequately staffed in collaboration with CIFE RohtakCentre and Fisheries Faculty at CCSHAU/LLRUVAS.• DoF needs to be restructured into a development and service / extensionoriented agency. Fish farmers should be organized into farmer groups, SHGsor aqua clubs for promoting Best Management Practices having a separatewing for Extension within DoF. Harnessing ICT applications, an integratingspecialized web based mobile advisory services for fish farmers(kisansanchar) needs to be developed jointly by NGOs, DoF, KVKs & CIFE /ICAR institutions for effective technology transfer and effective two way( xvi )