BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 26: Lured by fast cash, more farmers in Rupandehi are turning to commercial fish farming.
Many farmers in the district are shifting from traditional food crop to fish farming as the rate of return on the latter is high.
According to District Agriculture Office (DAO) Rupandehi, commercial fish farming is done in around 900 hectares in the district. In Chapiya of Dayanagar-8 alone, commercial fish farming is done in over 200 hectares.
Gopal Prashad Pandey, a farmer from Chapiya, told Republica that farmers are shifting to commercial fish farming as crop yields cannot meet even their daily needs. “Many farmers here have become financially successful through fish farming,” Pandey, who is also the chairman of Jaldevi Fish Production Cooperative, said.
According to Pandey, overseas returnees are also involved in commercial fish farming.
Not only the farmers of Chapiya, the popularity of fish farming has gripped the Maanmateriya VDC also. Punya Prashad Chaudhary, a farmer of Maanmateriya, said he recently fish farming from 0.20 hectare to 4 hectares. “Unlike traditional crops, fish farming ensures regular income throughout the year,” he added.
Farmers say they do not have problem finding market for their production. “We do not have to stroll in the city to sell our products as merchants come to our village itself,” Faudar Tharu, a farmer at Bhaglapur, said.
Apart from 900 hectares of land, commercial fish farming is also being done in 126 natural ponds in the district. According to DAO Rupandehi, 3,510 tons of fish is produced in the district annually.
Source: myrepublica.com, 26th Jan 2014
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Many farmers in the district are shifting from traditional food crop to fish farming as the rate of return on the latter is high.
According to District Agriculture Office (DAO) Rupandehi, commercial fish farming is done in around 900 hectares in the district. In Chapiya of Dayanagar-8 alone, commercial fish farming is done in over 200 hectares.
Gopal Prashad Pandey, a farmer from Chapiya, told Republica that farmers are shifting to commercial fish farming as crop yields cannot meet even their daily needs. “Many farmers here have become financially successful through fish farming,” Pandey, who is also the chairman of Jaldevi Fish Production Cooperative, said.
According to Pandey, overseas returnees are also involved in commercial fish farming.
Not only the farmers of Chapiya, the popularity of fish farming has gripped the Maanmateriya VDC also. Punya Prashad Chaudhary, a farmer of Maanmateriya, said he recently fish farming from 0.20 hectare to 4 hectares. “Unlike traditional crops, fish farming ensures regular income throughout the year,” he added.
Farmers say they do not have problem finding market for their production. “We do not have to stroll in the city to sell our products as merchants come to our village itself,” Faudar Tharu, a farmer at Bhaglapur, said.
Apart from 900 hectares of land, commercial fish farming is also being done in 126 natural ponds in the district. According to DAO Rupandehi, 3,510 tons of fish is produced in the district annually.
Source: myrepublica.com, 26th Jan 2014
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