Tuesday, 12 May 2026
In order to study the impact of lockdowns on fish farming, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Gadvasu), Ludhiana, organised an online meeting of Innovative Fish Farmers Association (IFFA), Punjab.
Strategic resilience action plan to mitigate the anticipated production losses during the current year was also discussed. Prabjeet Singh and Sachin O Khairnar, assistant professors, coordinated the meeting and delivered lectures on “judicious use of probiotics and its benefit in aquaculture” and “care of fish during monsoon”, respectively. Amit Mandal, assistant professor, aquaculture department, apprised the farmers to re-cycle farm waste into aquaculture through vermicomposting for added economic benefits. Queries of farmers were addressed through an interactive session between farmers and the faculty of the college.
Meera D Ansal, head, aquaculture department, assured continued technical support to farmers via different electronic tools. She also said every sector has to change and adapt to post Covid-19 social setup, so as to sustain production targets through novel scientific interventions. Further, she added that patience and a positive attitude are also required to bounce back to normal in the future.
Expressing sincere concerns for the farming community, Kulbir Singh Sandhu, dean, College of Fisheries, said the university has left no stone unturned in continuing its academic and extension activities during lockdown period and is still exploring every possible solution to serve the farmers of the state with the required technical assistance and guidance. Harish Kumar Verma, director, extension education, Gadvasu said university is providing consistent support to the farmers through online consultancy, webinars, trainings and timely publication of university monthly extension magazine “Vigyanik Pashu Palan”, which gives specific advisories for livestock, poultry and fish farmers of the state.
