Assam: Training Imparted on Induced Breeding of Indian Magur Fish in Golaghat

GOLAGHAT: A two-day training programme on induced breeding of Indian Magur fish was held recently at Bengenakhowa, Golaghat.

The training programme was conducted as a part of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India-funded Women’s Scientist-B project under Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University.

The Principal Investigator (PI) of the project Dr Mrigakhi Borah, DST Women’s Scientist-B under the mentorship of Dr Ashalata Devi, Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, conducted the training program on ‘Induced breeding Techniques of Indian Magur’ fish. A total of 22 unemployed men and women from 10 different villages of Golaghat district participated in the training programme.

Dr Rimen Bordoloi, retired Professor of Golaghat Debraj Roy College, was present as the resource person at the training program. The participants immensely benefitted from the training as well as learned the techniques of induced breeding of magur fish. The session concluded productively with participants requesting for further trainings on this area of aquaculture in future. Dr. Mrigakhi Borah stated, “The aim of this training program is to encourage entrepreneurship among the unemployed men and women of the villages of Golaghat district in magur seed production through induced breeding technique. Commercial seed production of indigenous magur has not been done in Assam till date. So it is very important to train the people with this technique and guide them in all possible self-employment opportunities in this field. If commercial seed production becomes possible with trained magur breeder, then it will not only help the people with income generation but at the same time it will contribute towards the conservation of this nutritionally very rich fish species, as sustenance of this fish species in our water bodies has also been threatened by the invasive magur (Clariasgariepinus).”

Dr Bordoloi, the resource person said that, “The availability of indigenous magur fish is decreasing day by day; so induced breeding has become very important for this species to survive in nature. So, this training programme has taken place at the very right moment.” He also added that, there are large markets for magur seed can definitely act as an alternate livelihood for many unemployed youths in the near future.

After the completion of the training program, participants were provided with ‘Ovafish hormonesso’ so that they can start their own induced breeding trials in magur fish within the current breeding season itself.

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