Farmers' Training Programme on Culture, Processing and value added products of Trout at Kullu ( HP)
A need felt hands on training was conducted for the trout growers of Kullu and Lahaul Spiti district of the Himachal Pradesh in collaboration with CIFT, Cochin and KVK, Bajoura during 11- 13 Dec. 2013. It is an intervention of the DCFR, Bhimtal to popularize the new value added products of the Rainbow trout in tourist places like Kullu, Manali and Lahaul Spiti. Training was conducted at KVK, Bajoura and coordinated by Dr. N. N. Pandey, Sr. Scientist and Dr. S. Ali, Scientist, DCFR Bhimtal. Dr. A. Barat, Director (Act.) DCFR and Dr. C. N. Ravishankar, Principal Scientist & HOD, CIFT, Cochin inaugurated the programme on 11th Dec, 2013.
Dr. Chandrakanta (SMS) and Dr. Deepali Kapoor (SMS) extended full support for the training. Demonstration for the preparation on Trout fillet, trout streak, trout cutlets, trout ball, trout fingers, trout wafers and feed preparation by using trout silage was given by Dr. Bindu. J. Sr. Scientist and Dr. Mohan, C. O., Scientist from CIFT and their technical staff. Technical knowledge of culture and breeding of the trout was provided by the DCFR. 50 farmers of the distt. Kullu and Lahaul Spiti participated in the training programme and prepared the value added products of trout. This was learning by doing exercise for the participants and they took keen interest in learning different recipes of the trout.
