Distribution-cum-awareness Programme to Promote Self-reliance Among Rural Tribals of Sundarbans
10 September 2024, Kolkata: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute organised an input distribution-cum-awareness programme in collaboration with Joygopalpur Gram Vikas Kendra under the Scheduled Tribe Component’ with the objective of providing vital fisheries inputs and training to promote sustainable development and self-reliance among the tribal community through small-scale aquaculture development, at Joygopalpur, Basanti, in the Sundarbans region, today.
Dr B.K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI, briefed about the small-scale aquaculture practices, fish disease management, and SIF conservation techniques to enhance aquacultural productivity and sustainability.
Dr Arun Pandit, I/C Fisheries Economic Section, ICAR-CIFRI, spoke about the vocational training, micro-finance, self-help groups, and alternative livelihood opportunities to promote economic empowerment.
After the awareness sessions, inputs like fish seed and fish feed were distributed to the participants, which will help them implement the knowledge gained and thus will improve their livelihoods. The programme was a significant step toward addressing the challenges faced by these communities. The programme successfully combined awareness-building with resource distribution, providing the necessary tools and knowledge for sustainable development.
About 130 tribal fishers from various villages in the Basanti, Sundarbans attended the programme.
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