Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

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EpilogueThe agriculture in Haryana is at cross-roads on account of several contradictoryscenarios being faced in recent years. Though the State has done exceedingly well incrop and livestock production, it is confronted with serious problems of soildegradation, water resource imbalance, decrease in factor productivity, low returnsto farmers due to high cost of cultivation, besides the looming threat of climatechange and soil and water resource base deterioration. More than 2/3rd groundwater being of poor quality is a major handicap in crop agriculture productivity andsustainability of major cropping systems in the State. Soil salinization and waterlogging due to inadequate drainage in canal irrigated areas having undergroundbrackish aquifers and decreasing land holdings as a result of ever increasingpopulation pressure, coupled with lack of non-farm employment warrant the needfor diversified agriculture while adopting suitable region/location specific farmingsystems.Under the diversified agriculture, horticulture, livestock and fisheries are alternativeoptions which can enhance the income of small holder and marginal farmers onsustainable basis, while also strengthening nutritional security, and helpingemployment generation and gender empowerment. Though fisheries in Haryanahas made notable progress in the recent past, limited and declining water resourcesand the less than favourable dietary preferences for fish, make fisheriesdevelopment a challenging proposition. Fish culture in Haryana has progressedmainly on account of economic benefits it brings by utilizing community ponds withlittle investment. The State has about 47% Unutilized Saline and Waterlogged areashaving potential for Aquaculture.The growth of 11.41 per cent in fish production, and 2.23 per cent in productivitywitnessed during 1997-98 to 2010-11 has slowed down during the XI plan ascompared to X plan period especially in terms of productivity. The present <strong>Report</strong>has outlined a number of policy, technological and developmental measures whichcan boost up fish production to reach 1,45,250 tonnes by 2017 which can go furtherup to 3,50,730 tonnes by 2022 if highly productive species like Pangasianodonhypophthalmus finds greater consumer and grower acceptance and shrimp culturein salt affected areas becomes a commercial success.( 46 )
The State should focus on reviving the capture fisheries through restoration ofbiodiversity. Community based management of these water bodies with necessarypolicy and regulation support would be viable long term option. Diversification andintensification in culture fisheries with Pangasianodon, Scampi, and Indian Magurmay ensure economic viability as well as ecological sustainability of fish culture inHaryana.Awareness has to be created among the public and lessee/farmers to maintain soiland water quality by application of eco-friendly chemicals, probiotics etc.Developing a comprehensive and reliable data base on soil and water profiles fromaquaculture perspective is one of the primary needs to plan the resource usestrategies. Multiple stocking and harvesting, stocking of stunted fingerlings, feedbased culture, introduction of re-circulatory aquaculture systems, and poly-cultureare suggested for enhancing fish production in village ponds.With the availability of technologies for culture of high value candidate species likeTiger Shrimp, White leg shrimp, Sea bass and Scampi, a mission mode approachwith seed, feed, credit and market support shall ensure that potential resources areoptimally utilized for fish culture. Farmers should be encouraged to take up provenaquaculture in their salt affected fields by providing incentives for construction ofponds and inputs and importing training to farmers with sufficient land holding.Further R&D efforts have to be directed towards refinement of technologies for costeffective feed and seed production, and grow-out of Clarias batrachus,Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Mugilcephalus, Lates calcalifer, Tiger shrimp andWhite leg Shrimps.State Government may establish model integrated demonstration units withaquaculture as one of the component along with animal husbandry, poultry,piggery, horticulture, etc. The farmers should be given adequate incentives to optfor integrated farming systems.Other measures suggested for fisheries development in Haryana include adoptionof Re-circulatory aquaculture systems (RAS),particularly in saline areas by using lowsaline ground water for culture of shrimp, sea bass, grey mullet, etc; ornamental fishproduction; establishing State of the Art Aquaria at Gurgaon, Hisar, Panchkula and( 47 )
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DIRECTOR/VICE CHANCELLORCIFE, ICAR
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe are highly grate
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ABBREVIATIONSADOsARTIAUCBFScCCSHAUC
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYHaryana is one of
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Page 21 and 22: 1.0 INTRODUCTIONFisheries and aquac
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