The book 'Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture' authored by Bimal P. Mohanty, Shahaji Phand, and Sushrirekha Das, serves as a comprehensive guide aimed at unlocking the potential within the fisheries and aquaculture sectors of India. With fish being recognized as a superfood, rich in animal protein and essential fatty acids like omega-3, among other vital nutrients, this publication addresses the growing demand for fish production to ensure food security in a rapidly increasing world population. The text outlines various entrepreneurial ventures in hatcheries, cage farming, ornamental fish culture, fish processing, and other sub-sectors essential for enhancing the Blue economy. It emphasizes the need for innovation and industry-level scalability, exploring government initiatives such as the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) designed to promote the aquaculture industry. The book is filled with successful case studies that illuminate potential business paths, serving as a vital resource for planners, practitioners, funding agencies, and aspiring entrepreneurs looking to dive into the aquaculture sector. Its structured content ranges from discussing agribusiness to exploring unique opportunities in freshwater pearl culture and aquaponics, making it a must-read for anyone passionate about contributing to the aquaculture boom.
Key Features
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Bimal P. Mohanty, Shahaji Phand, Sushrirekha Das |
| Focus Area | Entrepreneurship in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Prominent Topics | Cage farming, ornamental fish culture, fish processing, mariculture, and aquaponics |
| Government Initiatives | Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) |
| Case Studies | Includes successful business examples that inspire entrepreneurial action |
| Target Audience | Planners, Aquaculture practitioners, Funding agencies, and Entrepreneurs |
| Publication Type | Hardback |
| Ideal Use | Handbook for understanding aquaculture business opportunities |
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Publisher | Not Specified |
| Publication Date | 2023 |
| ISBN Number | Not Specified |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | Not Specified |
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Country Of Origin: India
Fish is a superfood and is one of the best sources of quality animal proteins; besides, being a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially the omega-3 PUFAs EPA and DHA, and micronutrients. Blue revolution has made aquaculture one of the fastest growing food production sectors. The, Blue food and Blue economy holds a great promise for the future by providing food and nutritional security to the ever-growing world population. India being the most populous country in the world, there is a need for scaling-up of the fish production for ensuring nutrition security. After formation of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India has taken several new initiatives for boosting up the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is a big step in that direction.
Fish is a superfood and is one of the best sources of quality animal proteins; besides, being a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially the omega-3 PUFAs EPA and DHA, and micronutrients. Blue revolution has made aquaculture one of the fastest growing food production sectors. The, Blue food and Blue economy holds a great promise for the future by providing food and nutritional security to the ever-growing world population. India being the most populous country in the world, there is a need for scaling-up of the fish production for ensuring nutrition security. After formation of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India has taken several new initiatives for boosting up the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is a big step in that direction. It is now realized that entrepreneurial approach is needed for taking fisheries and aquaculture to industry scale. Entrepreneurship is the ability and readiness to develop, organize and run a business enterprise, with all its uncertainties, to make it a profitable venture and the most prominent example of entrepreneurship is the starting of new businesses. It could be of any type; small business entrepreneurship, scalable start-up entrepreneurship, large company entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. Keeping in view, the much desired need for entrepreneurship in fisheries and aquaculture, this book Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture in India has been designed. The different sub-sectors including hatchery for fish breeding and culture, cage farming, pen culture, fish feed, ornamental fish and aquarium industry, dry-fish and fish processing sector, pearl culture, mariculture, aquaponics, fishing crafts and gears, sports fisheries and aqua- tourism, where there is a scope for entrepreneurial venture have been discussed to attract the bright minds with passion for entrepreneurship in aquaculture.
USPs
- Focus on entrepreneurship in fisheries and aquaculture
- Provides ideas on avenues in aquaculture for starting business enterprise
- Successful case studies included
- Ideal handbook for Planners, Aquaculture practitioners, Funding agencies and Dreamers who are passionate about Industry-scale aquaculture
Content
1. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in India - B.P. Mohanty
and Yasmeen Basade
2. Agribusiness and Aquapreneurship - Shakti Ranjan Panigrahy
3. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture: NFDB Initiatives - L.Narasimha Murthy
4. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Dry Fish Sector in India - Amit Ranjan and Siddhnath
5. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Cage Farming in India - M.A. Hassan, Gunjan Karnatak and
B.K. Das
6. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fish Processing Sector in India - Ranendra Kumar Majumdar
7. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Ornamental Fish and Aquarium Industry of India
- Atul Kumar Jain
8. Freshwater Pearl Culture: A Novel Idea to Boost up Aqua-economy - E.M.Chhandaprajnadarsini Shailesh Saurabh and Sambid Swain
9. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Freshwater Ornamental Fishery in India - Archana Sinha
10. Status and Opportunities of Mariculture in India - Imelda Joseph
11. Trout Culture in Kashmir: A Great Opportunity for Sport Fisheries - InainJaies, Sameena Khan and Keezia Khurshid, Tarannum Mushtaq, ImtiyazQayoom and Shabir A. Dar
12. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Aquaponics in India - B.C. Mohapatra, N.K. Chandan and
S.K. Panda
13. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fish Craft and Gear Technology - B. Meenakumari
14. Peri-urban Aquaculture as an Opportunity for Entrepreneurship in India - P. Routray, D.K. Verma K.C. Das and N.K. Barik
15. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Coldwater Fisheries in India - Atul K. Singh
16. Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Fish Feed and Food Sector in India - K. Ambasankar and
V. Rajaram
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