Aquaculture technologies and fishing practices in India

This publication is an outcome of the research project on "Strategies and options for increasing and sustaining fisheries and aquaculture production to benefit poor households in Asia" in which India is one of the partners. National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi has implemented this project in collaboration with central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagarh. The publication provides an overview of socio-economic profile of stakeholders (fishermen/women), fishing and aquaculture technologies, demand and expected supply, policies, institutions and support system