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Success Stories at KisanFlex!

Biofloc technology (BFT) has become very popular among the fish farmers in India in the last decade. This is mainly due to its high productivity and limited need for water exchange. As with any new technology, Biofloc comes with its share of misconceptions. However, with proper training and know-how, fish farmers have been able to debunk the myths and achieve remarkable success in this field.

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Success Stories at KisanFlex!

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  1. SuccessStoriesatKisanFlex Biofloctechnology(BFT)hasbecomeverypopularamongthefishfarmersinIndia inthelastdecade.Thisismainlyduetoitshighproductivityandlimitedneedforwaterexchange.Aswithanynewtechnology,Biofloccomeswithitsshareofmisconceptions.However,withpropertrainingandknow-how,fishfarmershavebeenabletodebunkthemythsandachieveremarkablesuccessinthisfield. “Everysmalldetailcounts….” Mr.SupriyoGhosh,fromTarakeshwar,WestBengal,isoneofthepioneersin BioflocfishfarminginEasternIndia.Helefthishighlylucrativejobasthe MarketingHeadofareputedITfirmin2018,topursuehispassionfororganicfish farming.HehasbeenkindenoughtosharehisexperiencesonBioflocfishfarmingwithus- Theidea: “Ihadbeendoingmyresearchforalongtime.Inmid-2019,Mr.YoramAvnimelech, whoisregardedasthefatherofBioFlocTechnology,conductedaseminarat Lakkhiserai, Bihar. Iattended that seminaralong with87 otherfish farmers/entrepreneursfromacrossIndiaandmanagedtogatherafair understandingofBFT,butIwasstillnotclearabouthowtosetupmyownBioflocfishfarm” Thejourney: Mr.Ghoshwentontosay“IwasluckyenoughtomeetMr.PrantikSinha,whoalso wasoneoftheattendeesattheseminar.Mr.Sinhaguidedmethroughtheentire process,rightfromassistingwiththetechnicalknow-howtosettinguptheBiofloc fishtanksandmaintainingtheecosystem.” Mr.GhoshstartedhisbusinesswithaninitialinvestmentofjustRs.3lacswith whichhecouldmanagetosetup4Bioflocfishtankswithinasmallareaofaround15000sq.ft. “ItriedtofolloweverythingIlearntattheseminarandpaidattentiontoeverydetail liketemperatureofthewater,dissolvedoxygen,pHlevel,TDS,C:N,TAN,etc.atallstagesoftheprocess.Everysmalldetailcounts,youknow…” Tilldate,Mr.GhoshhassuccessfullyharvestedCatfish,Singhi,Magur,Pabda,Koi, Tilapia,Bata,JapaniPuti,andRupchandaandisnowtryingtobreedandharvest RohuandKatlafishesusingBFT.

  2. Theexperience: “Istartedwith5kgsofKoiandTilapiaseedsandharvested450kgsoffishinjust5 months.Thisisalmostdoubletheyieldofwhatyougetfromtraditionalpond aquaculture.Goodqualityprobioticensuresbetterfishhealthandhigher productivity.Mr.Sinhaintroducedmeto“Humifloc”,whichhappenstobethebest qualityprobiotic.Thisprovedtobeagamechanger.” Mr.Ghoshpointedouttheimportanceofwatertemperatureinthisprocess.“The yieldistypicallylowinthewintermonthsduetothedropintemperature.Thiscanbe easilymanagedbysettingupaPolyhouse.”APolyhouseisagreenhouse-like structureforfishesforregulatingthetemperatureinsidethetanks. Heinformedabouttheneedofbeingup-to-datewiththedevelopmentsinBiofloc Technologyasitisacontinuouslyandrapidlyevolvingfield.Thisensuresproperandoptimalutilizationofresources. Hefurtherremarked,“ObservationisthekeytosuccessinBioflocfish farming.Youneedtobeverycarefulabouttheessentialparameters.Ifyouareparticularabouttherulebook,youareboundtogetthedesiredresults.” Thepatronage: “TheKisanTalksseminarsarrangedbyKisanFlexunderthepatronageofMr. SumanChowdhury,aneminentfigureinthisfield,benefittedmewiththenecessarytechnicalknowhowandaholisticunderstandingofBioFlocfishfarming.” “IwasfortunatetohaveMr.AnilJhavarandMr.SinhafromKisanFlexbymyside, whoprovidedmewiththebestqualityequipmentformybusiness.“ We,atKisanFlex,aregratefultoMr.SupriyoGhoshforhisvaluableinsightsand areproudtobeapartofhispioneeringeffortsinpromotingBFTinEasternIndiaregion.HehasrecentlyestablishedatrainingcentrenearTarakeshwar,toaddresstheknowledgegapamongthefishfarmersandupdatethemonthenewerdevelopmentsinthisfield. WewishhimgreatsuccessinBioFlocfishfarmingandhopetoservehimbetterin future,withourwiderangeofproducts.

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