Economic Considerations, Management and  Marketing Strategies of Carp Polyculture System  Under SSMH Technique for Improving Yield and  Profitability

Koushik Roy

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

Economic Considerations, Management and Marketing Strategies of Carp Polyculture System Under SSMH Technique for Improving Yield and Profitability

Koushik Roy

Abstract :

Indian aquaculture is mainly carp based where the three Indian major carps (IMC), viz. catla, rohu and mrigal are grown together under polyculture system. Single stocking multiple harvesting (SSMH) is a recent and emerging technique in freshwater aquaculture industry of India, with a huge future potential. Six months (June to December) on-farm management, economics and marketing of 3 species IMC polyculture were supervised and carefully monitored in a rural fish farm of Arang district of Chhattisgarh. The standard “Single Stocking Multiple Harvesting (SSMH)” culture package developed by CIFRI was followed in the selected ponds. The realised economic, management and marketing considerations at farm level are discussed below which were adopted on hit and trial basis to successfully improve fish yield and profitability of the culture operation. The profit or net income from fish culture in a unit area (Y) is mainly affected by level of Production (Q), Cost of production and marketing (C), Price received (P). This relationship can be expressed by— (Y = Q.P - C). Hence major means of increasing profits are increase in yield or production, reduction in cost and increase in sale price. Annual profit of Rs. 21250.00 was realised in each 0.30 ha pond with a return to variable cost of about 53.66%. Efficient marketing system may play an important role in maximizing the return. Cost of production of per kg fish came out to be around Rs. 32.53.