The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Around seven thousands small and marginal fish farmers are rehabilitated through CAARP (Cyclone Affected Aquaculture Rehabilitation Project) technical assisted by the World Fish Centre-Bangladesh and funded by the USAID.

Devastating SIDR has rendered the coastal areas with empty of wealth, public health and broken rural economy created a long term effect on south-western coastal people's livelihoods.

Ravaged 38 unions of five highly affected upazillas like Mirjagonj, Galachipa, Dosmma, Kalapara and Patuakhali sadar under Patuakhali district's small and marginal fish farmers have received around 3.1 million white fish fingerlings and prawn juveniles, some 52 metric tons limestone and around 15 metric tons of TSP, of urea and of mustered oil cake, respectively.

Furthermore, around 25 per cent farmers have taken money proportionately of their ponds area against dyke repairing & construction.

Recently, Dosmina upazila Nirbari Officer's (UNO) quoted on dyke repairing money distribution ceremony of his inaugural speech that unparallel Sidr package will have been made the small fish farmer's livelihood strengthening and created an opportunity to household level IGAs (Income Generating Activities) support.

Dr. Manjurul Karim, programme manager of CAARP specked out that we would like to involve making work oriented of sidr affected poor people, especially involved to earn pro-poor and poor women for increasing capabilities of family income. Pre-stocking, stocking and post stocking aquaculture inputs package including informal training enable to cultivate fish on their household ponds and earn a lot for family with keeping role for increasing nutrition level through intake their cultivated fish.