Ganjam KVK develops app to aid crab farming | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Ganjam-II, under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), has developed an app to assist farmers in crab farming.The ‘Crab Farming’ app, claimed to be the first of its kind, was launched by Arabinda Padhee, principal secretary, agriculture and farmers’ empowerment department, during the state-level research and extension council meeting held at OUAT in Bhubaneswar recently.The app was developed by a team of scientists from KVK (Golanthara), including S K Nath, senior scientist, S S Das (fisheries), and B R Palai, an IT professional.“The app is available on Google Play Store. It is designed to provide comprehensive information and guidance to farmers interested in starting or improving their crab farming ventures,” said Nath. “The main objective of the app is to promote crab farming for fostering entrepreneurship, technological advancement and sustainability in the brackish water fisheries sector,” he added.He said with practical tips on the best farming techniques, feed management, water quality control and disease prevention, the app addresses almost all queries of farmers to conduct successful crab farming. “It will help rural youths, small and marginal farmers, as well as well-to-do interested persons, to adopt crab farming as a successful and profitable venture,” he further said.“With a long coastline of 575 km, the state has ample opportunity for brackish water aquaculture. Apart from shrimp culture, mud crab cultivation and fattening is a profitable enterprise for the coastal saline ecosystem. Depending on the farming method and market price, a farmer can earn up to Rs 6 lakh per annum per acre through scientific crab farming,” Nath said.
