Report Fish Disease App

About Report Fish Disease App:

 

• It will strengthen the farmer-based disease reporting system and for improving the reporting of aquatic animal diseases in the country.
• The app has been developed by ICAR-NBFGR under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD). 
• Funded under: Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampadaYojana by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

 

What are the benefits?

• It will help the farmers in reporting the incidence of diseases in finfish, shrimps, and molluscs on their farms with the field-level officers and fish health experts.
• This shall help farmers in getting scientific advice for the efficient management of the disease.
• The data regarding the diseases will be stored on temporal & spatial scales and can be used for mapping the disease cases.
• It would support farmers in improving farmer-based reporting, getting scientific advice, and reducing losses due to diseases, thereby increasing farmers’ income.

 

Key Facts about Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana

• It is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crores for its implementation during a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories.
• What are the aims of the scheme?
  • It aims at enhancing fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonnes by 2024-25.
  • Increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.1,00,000 crore by 2024-25.
  • Doubling of incomes of fishers and fish farmers, reducing post-harvest losses from 20-25%.
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

 

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Q1) What are Molluscs?

Molluscs are a diverse phylum of invertebrate animals that includes well-known organisms such as snails, clams, squids, and octopuses. They have a soft body that is typically protected by a hard shell, although not all molluscs possess shells.

Source: Shri Parshottam Rupala to launch the ‘Report Fish Disease’ App developed by ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD)