FINGERLING /YEARLING FINGERLING /YEARLING CULTURE IN MGNREGS CULTURE IN MGNREGS

PONDS AND GOVERNMENT PONDS AND GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE

Directorate of Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries, Orissa, CuttackOrissa, Cuttack

FINERLING CULTURE IN FINERLING CULTURE IN MGNREGS PONDMGNREGS POND

SALIENT FEATURESSALIENT FEATURES

• For fingerling culture minimum area required is For fingerling culture minimum area required is

0.2 ha (0.5Ac)0.2 ha (0.5Ac)

• Maximum stocking density is 0.50 lakhs nos of fry Maximum stocking density is 0.50 lakhs nos of fry (25-40 mm size)(25-40 mm size)

• Minimum culture period is 3 months Minimum culture period is 3 months

Management Practices in Management Practices in fingerling culturefingerling culture

1.1. Pre-stocking management Pre-stocking management

2.2. StockingStocking

3.3. Post-stocking management Post-stocking management

4.4. Feed managementFeed management

Tank Developed under Tank Developed under MGNREGS MGNREGS

Pre-stocking managementPre-stocking management

• Liming to be done @ 100 kg per acre 10 days Liming to be done @ 100 kg per acre 10 days before stocking if water pH of pond is 6.5-7.5before stocking if water pH of pond is 6.5-7.5

• Raw cow dung to be applied @ 2000 kg per Raw cow dung to be applied @ 2000 kg per acre as initial dose 7 days before stocking acre as initial dose 7 days before stocking

• Inorganic fertilizer urea- 50 kg/Ac and SSP 25 Inorganic fertilizer urea- 50 kg/Ac and SSP 25 kg/Ac to be applied 5 days before stockingkg/Ac to be applied 5 days before stocking

• Micronutrient to be applied @2 ltr per acre 2 Micronutrient to be applied @2 ltr per acre 2 days before stockingdays before stocking

Liming of PondLiming of Pond

Stocking of fry of 25-40 mm Stocking of fry of 25-40 mm sizesize

• Fry stocking @1 lakh per acre to be done Fry stocking @1 lakh per acre to be done

• Stocking should be done in early morning Stocking should be done in early morning or late after noonor late after noon

• Polythene bags are to be floated for 10-Polythene bags are to be floated for 10-15 minutes for acclimatization and after 15 minutes for acclimatization and after that the fry are to be released into the that the fry are to be released into the pondpond

Packing of FryPacking of Fry

Stocking of FryStocking of Fry

Post-stocking managementPost-stocking management

•Fertilisation of pond 1. Urea-10kg/Ac, SSP-5 kg/Ac ( Total 5

doses in every 10 days) 2. RCD @ 400 Kg/Acre for every 10 days 3. Micronutrients 2 ltr/Ac

Post-stocking managementPost-stocking management

WATER QUALITY PARAMETERSWATER QUALITY PARAMETERS

• Temperature-25-35Temperature-25-35˚̊CC• Turbidity-20 cm secchi disc visibilityTurbidity-20 cm secchi disc visibility• pH-7.o-8.5pH-7.o-8.5• Dissolved Oxygen - 4ppm(minimum)Dissolved Oxygen - 4ppm(minimum)• Alkalinity- more than 50 ppmAlkalinity- more than 50 ppm• Nitrogen (ammonia)-0.2-0.5 ppm Nitrite and Nitrogen (ammonia)-0.2-0.5 ppm Nitrite and

Nitrate form of N2 can be regulated by Optimum Nitrate form of N2 can be regulated by Optimum pH & temppH & temp

• Available Phosphorus-0.1-0.2 ppmAvailable Phosphorus-0.1-0.2 ppm

FEED MANAGEMENTFEED MANAGEMENT

Size in mmSize in mm No of days No of days % of biomass % of biomass Size of fish

40-4540-45 1-10 days 1-10 days @ 4% of biomass @ 4% of biomass 1.0gm

45-5045-50 11-20 days11-20 days -do--do- 2.5gm

50-5550-55 21-30 days21-30 days @3 % of biomass@3 % of biomass 5.0

55-6055-60 31-40 days31-40 days @2.5 %of @2.5 %of biomassbiomass

8.0gm8.0gm

60-7060-70 41-50 days41-50 days -do--do- 10 gm10 gm

70-8070-80 51-60 days51-60 days @2 % of biomass@2 % of biomass 15 gm15 gm

80-10080-100 61-70 days61-70 days @2.5 % of @2.5 % of biomassbiomass

20 gm20 gm

ECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC ANALYSIS

• Requirement of fund for production of Requirement of fund for production of fingerlings in 0.5 acre (0.20 ha) of water fingerlings in 0.5 acre (0.20 ha) of water spread area with a stocking density of 0.50 spread area with a stocking density of 0.50 lakhs of fry 25- 40 mm (construction of tanks lakhs of fry 25- 40 mm (construction of tanks under MGNREGS):under MGNREGS):

(Total culture period = 100 days)(Total culture period = 100 days)

ECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC ANALYSIS

• Requirement of Inputs Requirement of Inputs

AA Seed cost for initial stocking Seed cost for initial stocking 50,000 fry50,000 fry

(Cost of seed + packing and (Cost of seed + packing and transportation (6250 +1750)transportation (6250 +1750)

@ Rs. 125/- per thousand. @ Rs. 125/- per thousand.

8000.00 8000.00 Total Amount Total Amount required for required for input:Rs.2600input:Rs.26000/- 0/-

BB Inputs -Lime,RCD, etc (other then Inputs -Lime,RCD, etc (other then feed) feed)

3800.00 3800.00

CC Cost of feed 695 kg @ 20/- per Cost of feed 695 kg @ 20/- per Kg Kg

13900.00 13900.00

DD Medicines Medicines 300.00 300.00

TotalTotal 26,000.026,000.000

ECONOMIC ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

• Total production of fingerling Total production of fingerling with 80% survival): 40,000 with 80% survival): 40,000 nosnos

• Income from sale of 40,000 fingerling @ Rs.1.00/ Pc Income from sale of 40,000 fingerling @ Rs.1.00/ Pc Rs.40,000.00Rs.40,000.00

• Total expenditure on Input: Rs. Total expenditure on Input: Rs. 26,000.0026,000.00

• Net Profit: (40,000/- - Rs.26,000/- ) = Rs.14,000.00Net Profit: (40,000/- - Rs.26,000/- ) = Rs.14,000.00

• # Net profit after subsidy adjustment # Net profit after subsidy adjustment

= Rs.40,000/- -Rs.13,000/- = Rs.27,000.00= Rs.40,000/- -Rs.13,000/- = Rs.27,000.00

• INTERESTED FARMERS CAN TAKE INTERESTED FARMERS CAN TAKE UP HORTICULTURE ACTIVITY ON UP HORTICULTURE ACTIVITY ON THE EMBANKMENT OF POND FOR THE EMBANKMENT OF POND FOR EXTRA PROFITEXTRA PROFIT

Government Assistance for Government Assistance for fingerling culture under fingerling culture under

NFDBNFDB

Name of activity/schemeName of activity/scheme Unit costUnit cost Pattern of assistancePattern of assistance

Construction of fish seed Construction of fish seed

rearing units for rearing fry rearing units for rearing fry

to large fingerling of 80-100 to large fingerling of 80-100

mm size new fish/prawn mm size new fish/prawn

ponds and tanksponds and tanks

3.00 lakhs /ha for plain area 3.00 lakhs /ha for plain area

4.00lakhs/ha in Hill 4.00lakhs/ha in Hill

States/Districts and NE States/Districts and NE

regionregion

3.00 lakhs ha for plain area 3.00 lakhs ha for plain area

4.00lakhs/ha in Hill 4.00lakhs/ha in Hill

States/Districts and NE States/Districts and NE

regionregion

Government Assistance for Government Assistance for fingerling culture under CSPfingerling culture under CSP

ProgrammeProgramme Unit cost (Rs in Unit cost (Rs in lakhs/ha)lakhs/ha)

Admissible subsidyAdmissible subsidy

Fish seed rearing Fish seed rearing unitunit

3.003.00 20% for all 20% for all categorycategory