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General information
| Innovation ID | 353 |
| Version ID | 109 |
| Innovation Title | Better Management Practices for Carp Intensification adopted by Women Self Help Groups in India |
| Innovation description | Adoption of better management practices for carp polyculture systems involving nutritious small indigenous fish species (the mola carplet, Amblypharyngodon mola) have been set up and used to train Women Self Help Groups in India (Odisha State). |
| Reporting Staff | Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag (WF), Arun Panemangalore (WF) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2019 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Production systems and Management practices |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 4: uptake by next user |
| Year (Stage) | 2019 |
| Stage Description | 2400 Women Self Help Groups (24,000 individual women) in Odisha started fish farming in long-term leased public ponds (1877 Ha) which were under-utilised earlier for fish production, by implementing Better Management Practices. Government schemes in place to support the Women Self Help Groups to do that. |
| Next User Organization | Government |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | WorldFish |
| Top 5 contributors | Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department of the Government of Odisha; Department of Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti; Department of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | WorldFish-CGIAR Center/Program (Center); Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department of the Government of Odisha-Government; Department of Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti-Government; Department of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water-Government |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems |
| Flagship project | FP1-Sustainable aquaculture |
| Cluster | FP1-3-Aquaculture systems |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | India |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Increased livelihood opportunities |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased availability of diverse nutrient-rich foods |
| Other Sub-IDO | Gender-equitable control of productive assets and resources |
Evidences
| Evidences | "Sustainable aquaculture and fisheries in Odisha, India, through technical collaboration with the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department."“Revolution in Fish Farming through Women Self Help Groups” Odisha Shows the Way [https://orissadiary.com/revolution-fish-farming-women-self-help-groups-odisha-shows-way/] WorldFish 2019. FARD_Odisha-WorldFish Project Work Plan for 2019-20 (Year 1 of the Phase 2) [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4172] Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (Program with Department of Fisheries, Odisha): Project brief April 2019 to March 2020 [https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4172] Capacity Building of Tribal Women Self Help Groups of Mayurbhanj, Odisha on Inland Fisheries Management [https://icar.gov.in/content/capacity-building-tribal-women-self-help-groups-mayurbhanj-odisha-inland-fisheries] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones |
| Outcome Impact Case | The adoption of aquaculture Best Management Practices to benefit the livelihoods and nutrition of more than 2,000 Women Self-Help Groups in Odisha, India https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/d3d8e6 The adoption of aquaculture Best Management Practices to benefit the livelihoods and nutrition of more than 2,000 Women Self-Help Groups in Odisha, India The adoption of Aquaculture Best Management Practices by fisherwomen is contributing to livelihoods and nutrition improvements for nearly 200,000 people in Odisha, India https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/0476aa The technical collaboration between WorldFish and the Government of Odisha (India) reaches nutrition and income goals for over 151,407 people https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/e65eaf |
| Policy |