A newly published Indian Council of Agricultural Research case study describes how a farmer in Bihar’s Rohtas district developed an 18-acre fish-farming business after completing technical training.
The ICAR account, listed on November 3, follows Mithilesh Kumar Singh’s move into aquaculture. It says his pond area includes a two-acre expansion made during 2026, rather than announcing a farm that has just opened.
Singh attended a seven-day inland fisheries management course at ICAR’s Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute in Barrackpore, sponsored by Bihar’s fisheries department. Training covered pond preparation, water quality, species selection, stocking and feeding.
His ponds produce rohu, catla and mrigal, alongside pangasius, according to the institute. The mix is intended to make use of pond resources while serving different markets.
ICAR says Singh returned for advanced training in 2026. The case study highlights continuing technical support and gradual expansion as features of his enterprise. It offers an example of inland fish production, not a guarantee that other farms will achieve similar results.
Archive illustration: an aeration system at an aquaculture pond near Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, photographed in October 2024. This is not the Bihar farm described in the story. Photo: iMahesh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; display may be cropped.
