To promote the ecosystem-based Integrated Wetland Management, the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata initiated the Fishers’ Field School at Khalsi Beel, Haringhata, Nadia, West Bengal today.
It is based on the principle of Farmers’ Field School Approach of FAO, which is basically a group-based adult learning approach that may enlighten the fishers, farmers and community members to solve their problems by themselves.
Around 40 women beneficiaries from the Fishermen Community were selected for the two Interactive Learning Schools.
The ICAR-CIFRI has adopted the Khalsi Beel under a DBT Societal Sector Project and Scheduled Caste Sub Plan for up-scaling the socio-economic status of the fishermen community. The Components like Pen Culture, Culture Based Fisheries, Ornamental Fish Culture, Backyard Poultry Farming, Kitchen Gardening and Mushroom Cultivation have been introduced as the cost-effective technologies for the economic empowerment of the fishermen community.
A multi-disciplinary team of Scientists from ICAR-CIFRI and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal initiated the Fishers’ Field School at Khalsi Beel area to encourage self-confidence and self-reliance among the community members which will lead to the livelihood improvement of the Beel dependent community.
The Institute also organized a Training Programme on “Empowering Women of Wetland dependent Community through Cost-effective Technologies” during the occasion.
A total of 77 Fisherwomen and 35 Fishermen participated in the Training Programme.
Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata
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