Pond fish farmers around Raipur need healthy young fish to stock each monsoon. In Chhattisgarh, gram panchayats lease village ponds to local fishermen groups and women's self-help groups, so a small team can start with little money.
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This business raises tiny fish fry into fingerlings (finger-sized young fish) in a village pond and sells them to farmers who stock their own ponds. Rohu, catla and mrigal are the usual fish, and a batch takes a few months to grow.
Raipur district has many village ponds. Under Chhattisgarh's fisheries policy, gram panchayats lease smaller ponds on long leases, with preference for fishermen groups, fish cooperatives and women's self-help groups. NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan for Raipur puts fishery at Rs 87.99 crore of credit potential. Rice bran from the district's many rice mills, mixed with oil cake, is the usual low-cost feed.
You need the pond lease, nets, lime, feed and a small aerator, plus training from the district fisheries office. The hard part is keeping the fry alive: they die from poor water, predators and disease, and a weak monsoon can leave ponds low. Buy fry only from trusted hatcheries and keep records of each batch.
Sell to pond owners and fishermen's cooperatives before the stocking season, and let the district fisheries office know you have seed ready.
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