Report Fish Disease App

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About Report Fish Disease App:

It will strengthen the farmer-based disease reporting system and for improving the reporting of aquatic animal diseases in the country.
The app has been developed by ICAR-NBFGR under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD).
Funded under: Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampadaYojana by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

What are the benefits?

It will help the farmers in reporting the incidence of diseases in finfish, shrimps, and molluscs on their farms with the field-level officers and fish health experts.
This shall help farmers in getting scientific advice for the efficient management of the disease.
The data regarding the diseases will be stored on temporal & spatial scales and can be used for mapping the disease cases.
It would support farmers in improving farmer-based reporting, getting scientific advice, and reducing losses due to diseases, thereby increasing farmers’ income.

Key Facts about Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana

It is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crores for its implementation during a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories.
What are the aims of the scheme?
- It aims at enhancing fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonnes by 2024-25.
- Increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.1,00,000 crore by 2024-25.
- Doubling of incomes of fishers and fish farmers, reducing post-harvest losses from 20-25%.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Q1) What are Molluscs?

Molluscs are a diverse phylum of invertebrate animals that includes well-known organisms such as snails, clams, squids, and octopuses. They have a soft body that is typically protected by a hard shell, although not all molluscs possess shells.

Source: Shri Parshottam Rupala to launch the ‘Report Fish Disease’ App developed by ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) under National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD)