ICAR-CCARI established a small-scale ornamental fish unit in Kerala

    ICAR-CCARI established a small-scale ornamental fish demonstration unit for awareness and income generation for the students of AMLP School, Kodamukk with the assistance from scheduled caste fishermen of the Venkitangu Inland fishermen co-operative society, Kodamukk, Thrissur coastal district of Kerala on 12 September 2024. The unit will be maintained by the students and staff (20 students and 3 staff) of the school and the five SC fishermen will provide technical and logistic support for the operation and marketing. The unit will be an ideal demonstration unit for the hobbyists, women, children and youth, who will be interested to take up ornamental fish culture as a backyard and income generation activity. Dr Sreekanth GB, Senior Scientist (FRM) highlighted the research and development activities of CCARI, Goa and assured all the technical support for the agriculture and allied activities in the coastal region.