Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj Singh launched an Online Course Mobile App ‘Matsya Setu’ to spread latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to aqua farmers of India.
- The app has been developed by ICAR-CIFA (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture) with funding support from the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad.
- Objective – To educate the fish farmers in India about the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies.
Key Points
i.The app will spearhead the Technology-led Aquaculture Development in India.
ii.It has species-wise/subject-wise self-learning online course modules which provide explanations on basic concepts, practical demonstrations on breeding, seed production, and grow-out culture of commercially important fishes.
- It provides Better Management Practices to be followed in maintaining the soil & water quality and has a provision to enable farmers to ask doubts to experts.
- Upon completion of each course module, an e-Certificate can be auto-generated.
Aquaculture in India
India is the 2nd largest country in aquaculture (which is topped by China) and ranks 3rd in fisheries production. It provides employment to around 14.5 million people and contributes to 1.07% of India’s total GDP.
Recent Related News:
i.On April 13, 2021, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the web portal called ‘e-SANTA’ (Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers’ Trade in Aquaculture). It is an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect Aqua Farmers and the Buyers.
About Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Formed – May 2019
Union Minister – Giriraj Singh (Begusarai, Bihar)
Minister of State – Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh), Pratap Chandra Sarangi (Balasore, Odisha)
