President for coordinated efforts to raise fish output
Monday, 26 July 2010
President M Zillur Rahman has emphasised taking a coordinated programme, involving the non-government and voluntary organisations and research institutes to increase fish production in the country.
"It's not the responsibility of the government or its Fisheries Department alone to increase fish production," he said while releasing fish fries at 'Singha Pukur' (Lion Pond) at Bangabhaban, marking the National Fisheries Week-2010 Sunday, reports UNB.
Addressing the function, the President said apart from the government organisations, the private agencies, voluntary organisations, research institutes, fish-feed manufacturers, fish hatcheries, farmers of fishes and shrimps and all others involved in fish cultivation would have to come up with a coordinated programme for increasing fish production.
"I firmly believe that all concerned will come forward and play significant role in increasing fish production."
The President mentioned, presently there are about 2.80 million hectares of water bodies in Bangladesh that could be utilised to properly preserve and cultivate the indigenous species of fishes.
The President said apart from increasing production of indigenous fishes, massive self-employment will have to be created to eradicate poverty of the rural people through taking society-based fish management programmes.
He said the countrymen should be encouraged to produce and preserve all species of indigenous fishes to help protect the environment and the bio-diversity.
The President mentioned that the government had enacted the Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act 2010 and the Fish and Shrimp Hatchery Act 2010 with a view to increasing fish production in the country. He was optimistic when he said, "I hope, we'll soon see the benefits".
"It's not the responsibility of the government or its Fisheries Department alone to increase fish production," he said while releasing fish fries at 'Singha Pukur' (Lion Pond) at Bangabhaban, marking the National Fisheries Week-2010 Sunday, reports UNB.
Addressing the function, the President said apart from the government organisations, the private agencies, voluntary organisations, research institutes, fish-feed manufacturers, fish hatcheries, farmers of fishes and shrimps and all others involved in fish cultivation would have to come up with a coordinated programme for increasing fish production.
"I firmly believe that all concerned will come forward and play significant role in increasing fish production."
The President mentioned, presently there are about 2.80 million hectares of water bodies in Bangladesh that could be utilised to properly preserve and cultivate the indigenous species of fishes.
The President said apart from increasing production of indigenous fishes, massive self-employment will have to be created to eradicate poverty of the rural people through taking society-based fish management programmes.
He said the countrymen should be encouraged to produce and preserve all species of indigenous fishes to help protect the environment and the bio-diversity.
The President mentioned that the government had enacted the Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act 2010 and the Fish and Shrimp Hatchery Act 2010 with a view to increasing fish production in the country. He was optimistic when he said, "I hope, we'll soon see the benefits".