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Kuttanad pilot to revive fish farming

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Kuttanad pilot to revive fish farming (GS3 · Fisheries, 23 August 2025)

What happened

  • A pilot will promote integrated, cage and biofloc fish farming and “one fish one paddy” in Kuttanad, Kerala, with Fish Farmers Producer Organisations [PIB].

Background

  • It was decided at a meeting at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Kuttanad’s below-sea-level paddy lands suit rice-fish systems.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-23): A pilot will promote integrated, cage and biofloc fish farming and "one fish one paddy" in Kuttanad, Kerala, with Fish Farmers Producer Organisations.
  2. Kuttanad's below-sea-level paddy lands suit rice-fish systems.
Quotable data point

A pilot will promote integrated, cage and biofloc fish farming and "one fish one paddy" in Kuttanad, Kerala, with Fish Farmers Producer Organisations.

PIB: Kuttanad fish farming pilot, 23 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Kuttanad.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Kuttanad is in

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Kuttanad fish farming pilot, 23 Aug 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending