ICT4D
ICT for Inland Saline Aquaculture
Background
There is a need for development of user friendly technologies for easy adoption by the farmers. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) helps in making the right information available at right time and the right place to farmers and stakeholders in the value chain. There is a manifest demand from farmers for technical and market info as well as skill sets that is timely, credible, regularly updated and user-friendly. ICAR-CIFE, as the key proponent of inland saline aquaculture, has the responsibility and opportunity to fulfil these unmet demands.
Key Activities
Instructional Material
Preparing and publishing farmer-friendly and multi-lingual know-how and do-how content on better management (BMPs / GAPs) and market practices for inland saline aquaculture (ISA) in degraded and inland salt-affected areas (ISA)
Farmers Network
Mobilising and creating networks of shrimp/fish farmers in inland saline areas for better adoption of BMPs/GAPs and skill enhancement
Digital Outreach
Developing and launching of the project web portal, a bilingual and feature-rich mobile app, blended online courses on inland saline aquaculture, and an internet radio channel on fisheries and aquaculture with focus on farmers and students
COST & Benefit Assessment
Documenting and quantitatively assessing the benefits as well as costs of aquaculture in degraded soils from social, economic and ecological perspectives especially in the Haryana and Punjab region
Instructional MaterialS
BMP Manual & More
Farmer friendly manual, posters and leaflets in English & Hindi on Best Management Practices in L. vannamei farming are prepared and available here view pdf
Videos on ISA
Short video clips of BMPs, success stories and area specific problems of farmers are captured and made available for farmers. view videos
Rohtak Declaration
National Workshop on ISA: Environmental Challenges & Eco-friendly Technologies was organised at Rohtak on 5th and 6th October 2019 view pdf
digital OUTReach
mJhinga Mobile App
ICAR-CIFE has developed a one-stop and feature rich mJhinga app for shrimp farmers with weather, market info and ISA advisories
Online Courses
Online courses on ISA, in English and Hindi, are being designed for educated rural youth, entrepreneurs and farmers.
Internet Radio
A dedicated internet radio channel and podcasts with focus on shrimp farmers in ISA is under development.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Survey & Ecology
ISA Survey
Surveyed the present cropping pattern, farmers knowledge, socio-economics and ecology of shrimp farming.
WhatsApp Group
CIFE-mJhiga whatsapp group is active with Punjab and Haryana shrimp farmers for regular exchange of info. Interested farmers are welcome to join by emailing Project staff.
Farmer Database
ICAR-CIFE has a database of shrimp farmers of Haryana and Punjab, and interacts regularly with them.
