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The Union government is considering granting agriculture status to the seafood industry, including aquaculture. This old demand of the seafood industry is expected to be fulfilled soon, according to sources. The proposal is now under consideration of the ministry of agriculture. The seafood sector has an industry status and is under the control of the . . . → Read More: Seafood industry likely to get agriculture status As drought ravages northern Kenya and the rest of the country’s food security is threatened by the escalating cost of living, two scientists are burning the midnight oil, transforming agriculture. At the Sagana-based National Aquaculture Research Development Training Centre, the talk all day long is fish, fish and nothing but fish. PhD holders from different . . . → Read More: Why fish farming is key to food security On making local rice disease free: North-eastern states grow a particular variety of rice (sticky Japanese type). It was prone to a disease called rice blast. CAU developed a blast resistant variety and released it four around four years back. Recently, it distributed the variety for cultivation to farmers. The university produced a stock of . . . → Read More: ‘Agriculture in the region needs diversification’ Mangalore, Aug.8: To regulate the use of drugs, antibiotics and chemicals in aquaculture, the Union Agriculture Ministry is planning to introduce pharmacology and toxicology courses in fisheries education, according to Dr K.M. Shankar, Dean of the Mangalore-based College of Fisheries. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, he said the aquaculture sector has been witnessing an . . . → Read More: Fisheries education to have pharmacology, toxicology courses Report by OrissaDiary.com correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Maa Sarala Swayam Sahayak Gosthi, Khatkhatia in Boudh has found a new way of improving their income i.e., fish farming. The group has taken lease of a Panchayet tank ‘Nayamunda’ measuring 3.5 ha and started practicing composite carp culture. Recently the group has harvested 1500 kg fish (Catla, Rohu, Mrigala . . . → Read More: Orissa: Kantamal Women Adopt Scientific Fish Farming In a move that can rattle Sharad Pawar, food minister KV Thomas has suggested that the agriculture ministry be broken up to create a new independent ministry for fishing and dairy as it has huge growth potential. As head of the agriculture ministry, Pawar is in-charge of the departments of agriculture and cooperation and animal . . . → Read More: ‘Create a new ministry for dairy, fisheries’ |
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