Success stories on empowerment of and adoption of cage farming of fishes by Ulladen Tribes in Southern Kerala through TSP of ICAR - CMFRI, Kochi

Madhu, K and Madhu, Rema and Shilta, M T and Chellappan, Anulekshmi and Akhilesh, K V and Bhaskaran, Binoy and Abhilash, K S and George, Veena and Ali, Liyakhath and Mohan, Mrudhula and Harikrishna, N H (2025) Success stories on empowerment of and adoption of cage farming of fishes by Ulladen Tribes in Southern Kerala through TSP of ICAR - CMFRI, Kochi. In: Training programme on Cage, Pen, Ornamental fish, Biofloc, Mussel and Oyster culture for Tribal Department officials, Scheduled Tribes (STS) Promoters and Farmers. CMFRI Training Manual Series No. 47/2025 . ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 21-25.

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Abstract

The Ulladan are an indigenous Scheduled Tribe group found in Kerala, south India, and they are so named because they come from the interior forests, and some of them still live near the forests of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, though government has taken initiatives for their settlements. Hunting and fishing are the major source of revenue and way of life. Despite government control over growth, they have a low standard of living and a dated educational system. The community might gain a lot from improvements to these conditions, and preservation of their distinctive cultural legacy could also be aided. Considering these facts, CMFRI has taken initiatives to transfer the technology developed for fish farming in cages to the tribal population. For this CMFRI officials had visited various tribal extension offices, including Kottayam District and Ernakulam Districts and visited the tribal settlement colonies at Thandaserry, Chemmanathukara, North Paravoor and Thathappally. The farmers from these settlement colonies were given Hands on training on various aspects of cage farming right from cage fabrication, float tying, launching, mooring, net tying, seed handling and transportation, seed treatment prior to stocking, hapa rearing of seeds, daily feeding, release of seeds from hapa to cage, feed management during different phases of culture, net cleaning and exchange, monthly sampling and growth monitoring. Partial and need based harvest.

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