Fisheries Development Board was established in October 2007 by the then Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock under Section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984. FDB is set up to provide and maintain a platform for enhancing and promoting fisheries sector in Pakistan, where the participants, professional and intermediaries may discuss issues of common interest, identify new solutions that enhance the efficiency of that sector, initiate development programs, promote regional and global integration and to undertake activities in Pakistan and / or abroad........Read More
Fisheries Development Board is efforting to promote fish culture of high value species like Pangasius and Tilapia in Pakistan. In this context, FDB had imported and distributed fish seed amongst the fish farmers in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan last year...... Read More
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- News: Tilapia Nilotica! FDB distributed Tilapia seed in Punjab in April 2012 on cost to cost basis.
- News: Pelleted Feed! FDB in collaboration with ASA is going conduct pelleted fish feed trial.
- News: Cageculture! A cageculture program through joint venture with private sector is going to be launched in next month.
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- Tilapia Nilotica Culture
About 150,000 k.g of fish production is expected in November 2012 as a result of Tilapia seed distribution in Punjab.- Learn more
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- Pellet Fish Feed
- Use of soybean in pellet fish feed is being try in collaboration with ASA.
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- Study on High Value Fish
- A study on high value fish species i.e Tilapia and Pangasius is in progress. These were freely distributed in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.
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