The farmers in various parts of the State are raking in lakhs of rupees through fishery which is helping the State Government to speedily achieve the target of doubling the farmers’ income. In fisheries and aquaculture sector, the Department of…
T. Prasad Rao Dora of Odisha elected as Vice Chairman of International Fisheries Cooperative Federation
Sri. T.Prasad Rao Dora, President FISHCOPFED-India and FISHFED-Odisha has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the International Fisheries Cooperative Federation. Dora got elected to this global body at the Global Conference & General Assembly Conference which was conducted by International Cooperative…
CM Naveen Pattnaik inaugurates recreational Jetty at Satpada Puri with spending of 19 crores to build it
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a multipurpose recreational jetty at Satpada in Puri on Friday. A total of 200 boats can anchor at the jetty at a time and Rs 19 crore was spent in completion of the project. The…
Odisha Govt starts initiative of selling fish with launch of Fish on Wheels
Now food lovers can enjoy lip-smacking fish delicacies at various places across the city. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated fleet of food trucks under the banner of Fish on Wheels. Besides, the CM also inaugurated an ultra-modern Chilika…
Odisha says it has received Rs 466 crore of investment proposals for Seafood park at Deras
Odisha has received proposals worth Rs 466 crore for the setting up of processing units at Seafood Park at Deras near the state capital here. The state govenrment has already allotted required land to 20 interested firms, official sources said…
Aquaculture school goes live in Mayurbhanj to train fish farmers of Odisha
An Aquaculture Field School (AFS) was opened at Kailash Fish Hatchery in Astapura under Betnoti block of Mayurbhanj district. Set up in collaboration with ICAR-CIFA, the AFS will provide training to farmers interested in aquaculture. The AFS will act as…
Odisha aims at Rs 20,000 cr annual seafood exports in 5 years, exported worth Rs 2100 crore in 2016-17
Odisha exported seafood worth Rs 2100 crore in 2016-17 Odisha has set the ball rolling to achieve the targeted Rs 20,000 crore seafood exports annually in the next five years by initiating the process to prepare a road map and…
Fishing harbour to come up in Ganjam district with an investment of Rs 100 crore
A project to set up a full-fledged fishing harbour near Sana Arjipalli in Ganjam district is likely to start soon. To be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.100 crore, the proposed project will have all modern facilities. Around 1,000…
Dubai based MNC Darvesh plans 500 crore Fish processing unit in Odisha
According to this report in business standard , Dubai-based MNC Darvesh is planning to set up a processing unit in Odisha with an investment Rs 500 crore for production of isolates and concentrates from marine fish. “The company is keen…
After Siripur Square, CRP square, now Saheed Nagar gets third Chilika Fresh outlet in city
State fisheries and animal resources development minister Pradeep Maharathy on Sunday inaugurated third Chilika Fresh outlet in Saheed Nagar area of Bhubaneswar. State-owned FISHFED, an apex body of all primary fishermen cooperative societies in the state, already opened two such…