| Sanction Date: | 18.06.2020 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2020-2021 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 2 Months Project Extension | |||
| BTA : | LOEG | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Regional (Kashmir Valley (Dal lake ,Nageen Lake)) |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Department of Zoology University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, J&K- 190006 | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | State Fisheries Department Jammu & Kashmir | |||
| 2. | Godrej Agrovet Ltd, C41-46 Industrial Focal point Khanna District Ludhiana, Punjab 141401 | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed Khan |
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| Project Brief Description: | The high cost, undersupply of the conventional pelleted fish feed and intensification of aquaculture in the past decades has put an extra pressure on animal and fish nutritionists to search for the protein sources alternative to the conventional fish meal. To reduce the dependence on animal based protein in fish diet, plant based feed rich in protein are used which also decreases feed cost of supplementary fish feed containing fish meal. Exploitation of aquatic weeds as source of edible raw materials for fish have received a little attention despite being in abundance and constituting a menace for the beneficial use of the water resources (Mukherjee et al. 2010. While studying the current status of aquatic macrophytes in India, Varshney et al., 2008 concluded that the famous and beautiful lakes of Kashmir, namely the Dal, Nagin and Wular are sick with aquatic weeds. The aquatic weeds reported from these lakes include Nymphoides peltata, Polygonum amphibium, Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea spp, Trapa natans, Lemna gibba, L. Minor, L. Triscula, Spirodela polyrhiza and Salvinia natans (floating type); M. spicatum, Ceratophyllum demersum and Pometogeeton spp.(submerged type). Although very little work has been carried out on the nutritional composition of these weeds, but the practical utilization of their nutritional potential has not been undertaken till date. Hence utilization of these macrophytes in developing fish feed will be a novel work to be undertaken at the local level. Since aquatic macrophytes have been used as a partial replacement of the fish diet both at national and the international level, however no such work has been carried out on the aquatic macrophytes inhabiting valley lakes. A large population of Kashmir valley living on the embankment of the water bodies is dependent on these water bodies interms of livelihood. Appropriate use of aquatic macrophytes as animal feed ingredients will increase its demand and cost hence can serve as source of livelihood to the people dependent on these water bodies. So the present study deals with the partial replacement of the nutritionally rich aquatic macrophytes inhabiting various local lentic water bodies as the fish feed for two varieties of Cyprinus carpio. The study can be very much beneficial in conversion the unused mechanically removed waste aquatic macrophytes of infested water bodies into an asset that can help in setting up a local industry involving all the stake holders for restoring the health of the water body on one side and channelizing the removed aquatic macrophytes for the number of purposes including the feed for animal in general and fish in particular hence promoting the intensive production of the fish on the other side. Apart from this the study would also give an insight into the nutritional potential, best replacement level, and acceptance level for the mixture of nutritionally rich aquatic macrophytes in combination with the artificially formulated feed, its effect on the growth and hemato-biochemical parameters of the experimental fish. This would not only be a novel addition to the literature pertaining to field of fish nutrition but also a simple, sustainable and economical method for extensive production of the experimental fish resulting into its cost effective availability to the fish farmers and in turn to the consumer. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | The main beneficiaries of a this project would be those communities who are associated with the collection of aquatic weeds and other floating vegetables from water bodies are living on the embankment of water bodies basically belongs to OBC and ST categories. They will be directly and indirectly beneficiaries of this project. Moreover, large fishermen's population belongs to OBC/BPL class's habitation on the embankment of the water bodies and are mainly dependent on these water bodies in terms of their livelihood. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 74,96,440 (Rupees: Seventy four lakh ninety six thousand four hundred forty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To determine the nutritional status of commonly abundant macrophytes from various water bodies of the Kashmir valley. • To identify the presence of different secondary metabolites like flavonoids, iso-flavonoids and alkaloids from aquatic macrophytes, if any from lake eco-system of Kashmir valley. • To conduct feeding trials under laboratory condition with various combinations of nutritionally rich identified macrophytes in order to test their efficacy for better growth performance and survival in carp fingerlings and the bio-chemical constituents. • To develop aquatic macrophytes-based economically viable supplementary feed both for semi-intensive/intensive culture of common carp fish species. |
• A software based map indicated the abundance of macrophytes from the aquatic ecosystem of all major lentic water bodies of Kashmir valley • Data base on Nutritional characterization of commonly abundant macrophytes • Demonstration of the contribution of aquatic macrophytes in fish feed for better growth performance and survival of two common carp fingerlings • Formulation of macrophytes-based low cost fish feed for culture of common carp species in the valley as well as other part of the country • Field demonstration of supplementary feed to fish cultivators for direct benefit of tribal farmers (1350 No) • Improved income of the farmers by 10-15% from developed feed • Documentation of nutritionally rich macrophytes, their use for animal feed and its contribution to livelihoods and employment generation in the valley. |
• Software based map of lentic water bodies of Kashmir valley(No.) • Data on nutritional characterization of commonly abundant macrophytes (No.) • Farmers benefitted (Nos) • Income augmented (%) • Documentation of nutritionally rich macrophytes, their use for animal feed and its contribution to livelihoods and employment generation in the valley(No.) • Other Publications and Knowledge Products (Nos.). |
| S.No. | No. of Sanctioned Post | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.31,000/- + HRA |
| 2. | 01 JPF | @ Rs.20,000/-+ HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Bomp Calorimeter- 1 nos- Rs.19 lakh, Digital Hot air ovan-1 nos Rs.0.80 lakh and Water Analysis Kit- 1 nos- Rs.2.50 Lakh. | 22,30,000/- |
