BSS, Rajshahi :
By dint of diversified efforts and holistic approach, Rajshahi has attained the success of surplus fish production for the last couple of years.
After meeting up its gradually increasing local demand, the district has been supplying at least 100 trucks of fish to different districts including the capital Dhaka every day.
Officials of Department of Fisheries revealed this at a discussion and film show programme titled “Present Government’s Achievements in Fisheries Sector” held at the conference hall of Divisional Deputy Director of Fisheries yesterday afternoon.
District Fisheries Office organized the discussion in observance of Fisheries Week- 2016 being observed here since Tuesday last like other parts of the country.
Divisional Deputy Director of Fisheries Md Muniruzzaman addressed the meeting as the chief guest with District Fisheries Officer (DFO) Golam Rabbani in the chair.
Deputy Project Director Ruhul Amin, Senior Assistant Directors Rafiqul Islam and Dr Niaz Uddin, Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Shahed Ali and fish farmers Rowshan Ali and Golam Mostofa also spoke.
DFO Golam Rabbani told the meeting that around 66,882 tonnes of fishes were harvested from 48,678 open and closed water bodies in 2014 against the demand of 53,993 tonnes. In 2013, the district yielded 61,768 tonnes.
In the current year, the fish production target was set to 70,084 tonnes and the target is expected to be achieved.
There are 47,984 ponds measuring 10,716 hectares and 694 open water bodies including canal, beel, river and floodplain. In addition to the surplus fish production, Rajshahi has another fame of selling and supplying live fish to different destinations.
Earlier on, most of the fishes were died during transportation from ponds to market. But now, time and situation has been changed based on demands of the consumers.
Many people including the professionals’ ones have built their fortune through the fish farming activities. Fish farming has the potential to contribute to poverty reduction and food security through a number of pathways, including employment, incomes and fish consumption.
“Through various interventions, we are addressing the existing problems being faced by the growers to make the fish farming activities more attractive and profitable,” Rabbani added.
By dint of diversified efforts and holistic approach, Rajshahi has attained the success of surplus fish production for the last couple of years.
After meeting up its gradually increasing local demand, the district has been supplying at least 100 trucks of fish to different districts including the capital Dhaka every day.
Officials of Department of Fisheries revealed this at a discussion and film show programme titled “Present Government’s Achievements in Fisheries Sector” held at the conference hall of Divisional Deputy Director of Fisheries yesterday afternoon.
District Fisheries Office organized the discussion in observance of Fisheries Week- 2016 being observed here since Tuesday last like other parts of the country.
Divisional Deputy Director of Fisheries Md Muniruzzaman addressed the meeting as the chief guest with District Fisheries Officer (DFO) Golam Rabbani in the chair.
Deputy Project Director Ruhul Amin, Senior Assistant Directors Rafiqul Islam and Dr Niaz Uddin, Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Shahed Ali and fish farmers Rowshan Ali and Golam Mostofa also spoke.
DFO Golam Rabbani told the meeting that around 66,882 tonnes of fishes were harvested from 48,678 open and closed water bodies in 2014 against the demand of 53,993 tonnes. In 2013, the district yielded 61,768 tonnes.
In the current year, the fish production target was set to 70,084 tonnes and the target is expected to be achieved.
There are 47,984 ponds measuring 10,716 hectares and 694 open water bodies including canal, beel, river and floodplain. In addition to the surplus fish production, Rajshahi has another fame of selling and supplying live fish to different destinations.
Earlier on, most of the fishes were died during transportation from ponds to market. But now, time and situation has been changed based on demands of the consumers.
Many people including the professionals’ ones have built their fortune through the fish farming activities. Fish farming has the potential to contribute to poverty reduction and food security through a number of pathways, including employment, incomes and fish consumption.
“Through various interventions, we are addressing the existing problems being faced by the growers to make the fish farming activities more attractive and profitable,” Rabbani added.
