Bodoland University organizes training on freshwater pearl culture

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KOKRAJHAR: A two-day hands-on training on fresh water pearl cultivation for entrepreneurship development was organized by DBT- Gol Technology Incubation Centre (Dept. of Biotechnology), Bodoland University (BU), Kokrajhar recently.The inaugural session was chaired by Prof. PK Patra, in-charge Vice Chancellor as chief guest, Varnali Deka, Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar, as guest of honor, Prof. Jatin Sarmah, former Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology as Guest of Honour, Prof. Hilloljyoti Singha, Head of Zoology of Bodoland University, as guest of honour, Rulen Hazarika and Swarnalata Devi as resource persons.

Addressing the workshop, Varnali Deka, Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar, spoke about entrepreneurial eco systems and the importance of skills training in innovative areas of entrepreneurship.

A total of 64 participants attended the training from Bhutan, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and from other parts of Assam, including students from Downtown University, Birjhora Mahavidyalaya and other departments of Bodoland University, employees, officials and entrepreneurs. The main purpose of holding this training is to open a new horizon for student entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, rural entrepreneur for ample scope for entrepreneurship development for alternative income with little investment.

In this two-day training session, various process for cultivation of pearl-like image pearl, oval pearl, round pearl, nucleus less pearl, including cultivation in natural pond, cemented tank, Plastic tank, disease management, nucleus preparation, food for mussels etc were taught.

Assam in general and the BTR in particular has huge potential in pearl culture which can be explored. With little investment, entrepreneurs can find ample scope of alternative income. The mussel used in the training has wide uses. When alive, the mussel will be used to produce pearl and when dead, the flesh of the mussel is also sold for various purposes, including food and also for fishing. The shell of after harvested pearl is used to make calcium dust which is again used for making nucleus for insertion into the mussel for pearl formation.

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