<h1>Farmer expands from bananas to 24-pond pisciculture with RAS, meets fisheries licensing, biosecurity, labour and FPO rules</h1> A farmer in Uttar Pradesh transitioned from banana cultivation to pisciculture under a state-supported scheme, expanding from three ponds to 24 ponds and two nurseries, supplying fish seed to over 350 farmers and employing at least 10 people; the operation uses Pangasius and Indian major carp and incorporates a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). Legal considerations include compliance with fisheries and aquaculture licensing and stocking regulations, biosecurity and environmental impact requirements for RAS and stocking practices, labour and contracting obligations for hired workers, and statutory steps for forming a registered farmer producer organisation to access benefits.