Correct Answer - Option 1 : Fish
The correct answer is Fish.
- Fish culture is the rational cultivation of fish in a confined water area where the practices of both agriculture and animal husbandry are applicable.
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Fish farming in controlled or under artificial conditions has become the easier way of increasing fish production and its availability for consumption. Farmers can easily take up fish culture in village ponds, tanks, or any new water body and can improve their financial position substantially.
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Common Carp Silver Carp & Grass Carp are varieties of fish commonly found in Madhya Pradesh.
- Fish are harvested in April/May.
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Blue Revolution in India
- It was launched in India during the 7th Five Year Plan (FYP) that went from 1985 to 1990, during which the government sponsored the Fish Farmers Development Agency (FFDA).
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During the 8th FYP, from 1992-97, the Intensive Marine Fisheries Program was launched in which collaboration with MNCs was encouraged.
- Over a period of time, fishing harbors in Tuticorin, Porbandar, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, and Port Blair were established.
- A number of research centers have also been set up to increase the production as well as to do improvement in species.
