Get Rs 11,300 Every Month through Backyard Fish Farming! Know the Economics & Assistance Required

In Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS), the water is recycled and resused, after the removal of waste materials. It is mainly used for high-density culture of various fish species. This technology will improve income and encourage small-scale farmers and women to take up fish culture in their household backyards.

Hitul Awasthi Updated 6 July, 2020 9:35 AM IST

Introduction

The technological know-how, needed for this project will be provided by the National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health (NCAAH) and Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala.

Most suitable fish species for backyard culture with RAS technology are Monosex, Tilapia, and Pangasius.

Assisstance for the project

The experts from NCAAH will help the farmers in setting up of fish tank, getting water testing kits, cages, pumps, aerators, filters etc. There is also a provision for subsidy under RAS technology:

S. No.	Category of States	Category of Beneficiary	Subsidy (INR, in Lakhs)
1.	For General States	General	1.68
		ST/SC/Women	2.52
2.	For North East and Hilly States	General	2.52
		ST/SC/Women	3.78

Details and cost of setting up of a RAS Unit

Cost of the Project

S. No.	Project Component	Cost (INR)
1	Tank Construction	1.00 Lakh
2	Procurement and installation of pumps, filters, cages, aerators, water-testing kits	4.60 Lakh
3	Seed (4,500 fingerlings @ INR 6/piece	27,000
4	Feed (28-30% protein content)	72,000
5	Transportation	6,000
6	Probiotics	15,000
7	Electricity	8,000
8	Others including service delivery	12,000

Economics of the Project

S. No.	Component	Outcome
1	Culture period/ cycle	5-6 months
2	Stocking	1500 fish per cage
3	Harvest size	450g
4	Expected Survival	80%
5	Expected yield per cycle	540 kg per Cage
6	Crops per year	2 crops
7	Total yield per unit per year	3,240 kg
8	Market price	INR 130/kg
9	Returns per year	INR 4,21 lakh
10	Profit in one year	INR 1.36 lakh
11	Income per month	INR 11,300