India's first commercial tropical trout farm to be inaugurated in Hyderabad on Monday
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....ndia's first commercial tropical trout farm to be inaugurated in Hyderabad on Monday<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 4-1-2026<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh will inaugurate India's first commercial-scale tropical Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS)-based Rainbow Trout farm and research institute in Hyderabad on January 5. ....
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.... The facility, established by Smart Green Aquaculture Ltd at Kandukur Mandal in Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, demonstrates that high-value cold-water species can be farmed year-round in tropical climates using precision engineering and advanced water recirculation technologies, an official statement said. The project overturns the long-standing assumption that premium aquaculture species are ....
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....geographically constrained to specific climatic zones, establishing technology rather than climate as the primary determinant of aquaculture viability. The facility also functions as a live training and demonstration platform, providing youth with hands-on experience in advanced aquaculture systems, automation, and biosecurity. Major investment in Fisheries Sector The Centre has significan....
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....tly ramped up investments in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in recent years. Since 2015, cumulative investments totalling Rs 38,572 crore have been approved or announced across various schemes. Cold-water fisheries are emerging as a high-potential segment, driven by rising market demand for premium species, expanding export opportunities, and increasing investments in sustainable aquacultu....
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....re technologies. Trout farming, largely concentrated in Himalayan and hill states such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, leverages cold, well-oxygenated water from snow-fed streams and rivers. Production and expansion The Department of Fisheries has developed rainbow trout hatcheries that have substantially increased fish production and crea....
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....ted local employment. With new hatcheries and advanced aquaculture techniques, annual production of 14 lakh trout seeds has been achieved. Uttarakhand has signed an MoU with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) under the vibrant village scheme to provide trout fish. The Department of Fisheries has also notified the development of cold-water fisheries clusters in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, U....
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....ttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The government is driving aquaculture as a strategic growth engine through focused investments, technology adoption, and institutional reforms, transitioning the sector from subsistence-led practices to a technology-driven, market-oriented ecosystem aimed at meeting growing domestic demand and export opportunities. PTI LUX HVA<BR> News - Press release - PIB....
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