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ICAR-CIFRI organized set of awareness programmes on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Fish Farming and Inland open waters

Barrackpore, 22^nd October, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to humans and both to terrestrial and aquatic animals and in the recent years it has become a global concern. Awareness has been found to be one of the most effective strategies towards reducing the AMR through updating the scientific knowledge. Realizing the importance, ICAR-CIFRI carried out series of mass awareness programmes on AMR in Fish farming and Inalnd Open waters in association with SCSP-TSP programme of ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore at Kanti Ghat, and Dhaanyaganga KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK), Ramakrishna Mission, Sragachi, at ICAR-CISH KVK, Malda and at Farakka during 19th to 22nd October 2022. This is an important step taken by ICAR-CIFRI to sensitize the fish farmers during the input distributions such as fish seed, fish feed and chemicals before starting the Fish farming.

This innovative concept was developed by Dr. B. K. Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI and Dr. A. K. Sahoo, PI and co-coordinator of the awareness programmes. It was realized that before distribution of chemicals to the fishers, scientific knowledge on use and mis-use of chemicals during fish farming should be known, so that at grass root level the degree of AMR would be minimized. During the entire awareness programme period, Dr. B.K.Das highlighted the role of antibiotics in the fish diseases particularly during the fish rearing period and ornamental fish rearing period. Dr. Das urged fishermen not to use the chemicals without scientific advises from the Fish expert. Dr. Das also highlighted one health approach towards combating AMR that has been taken up at the national and international level. Dr. A.K.Sahoo, PI of AMR Project highlighted the use and misuse of the chemicals in the aquaculture and major fish diseases.

Furthermore, Dr. Sahoo highlighted the factors responsible for AMR in Inalnd Open waters and the role of awareness for minimizing the AMR. More than 450 fishers including 345 women fishers from Tribal and SC communities were participated. Scientific inputs including leaflets, banners and posters in local languages were shown and distributed to the fishers for better understandings on AMR towards prevention and effective use of chemicals in fish farming.