In the fisheries sector, retail fish marketing has provided vast employment opportunities especially for fisherwomen. However, owing to lack of financial support and managerial skills, the retail fish marketing by fisherwomen is still in traditional fashion, without any modernization. West Bengal Govt. under NFDB will provide subsidy to augment the ...
Read More »West Bengal: Assistance For New Wholesale Fish Markets
In the coming years, it is anticipated that national fish production will increase. Similarly, the demand for fish will also increase considering the health value of eating fish. Hence, it is very essential to supply good quality fish to consumer in a hygienic environment. The private entrepreneurs have to play ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Development/Construction Of New Retail Markets, Complexes And Retail Outlets
The retail outlets are important links in the entire domestic marketing system. It is only through retail markets, fish is traded to consumer. The main drawback of the retail market is that the fish reaches for distribution in poor quality due to handling, storage and transportation problems. To improve the ...
Read More »West Bengal: Assistance For Modernization Of Wholesale Fish Markets
The wholesale fish markets are generally located at strategic points where the fish and fishery products arrive and distributed to different parts of the country. Most of the wholesale markets in the state at present are in an unorganized way, without adequate facilities for fish handling and storage. This scheme ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Edible Oyster Farming
Farming of edible oyster is being undertaken by small scale farmers in shallow estuaries, bays and backwaters in a big way. Spat collection of oysters is done either from the wild or produced in hatcheries, on suitable cultch materials. Harvesting is done manually with a production rate of 8-10 Tonnes/ha. ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Setting Up Of Open Sea Cage Culture Units
Fishing industry is facing a major crisis with fish stocks depleting all over the India as well as in West Bengal State. This decline in the fish supply is the result of over fishing, indiscriminate fishing methods and degradation of coastal and inland ecosystem due to various reasons. There is ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Mussel Farming
Mussel Farming is the farming of saltwater and fresh water species groups which have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. It is during the marine phase i.e. December to May that the ...
Read More »West Bengal: Scheme For Production Of Fin Fish Seed
In view of the need for diversification of the defunct shrimp hatcheries, the scheme has been demised production of fin fish seed for completing the demand. Under this scheme West Bengal Govt. will provide assistance for construction of new finfish hatcheries and for modification of the defunct shrimp hatcheries for ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Development Of Innovative Technology In Fish Farming
To provide need based financial assistance for increasing fish production/productivity and brood stock development, culture of new species, production of low cost feed with high nutritive value, promotion of New Farming Practices (cage/pen culture etc.) and Development of diagnostic 83 kits (including biotechnological kits), West Bengal Govt. is providing financial ...
Read More »West Bengal: Financial Assistance For Cage Culture In Ponds And Brackish Water Areas
To promote diversification in coastal aquaculture fin fishes like seabass, groupers, mullets and milk fish can be cultured in cages placed in ponds and brackish water areas for achieving higher production and for the purpose of establishing cage culture, West Bengal under NFDB is providing financial assistance. Eligibility: Entrepreneurs and ...
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