Farming carp with convictions

Farming carp with convictions

Source: thefishsite

8/9/2024

Girdhari Mukhiya, who has served two jail terms and faced severe financial losses, has overcome the odds to become one of the biggest fish farmers in India’s Bihar state.

What inspired you to embark on a career in aquaculture?

My father had a small agricultural field in this (Pipra) village of Supaul district but the income was barely enough to run the household. I passed my Class-X exams in 1978 and started looking for a government job to supplement my father’s income. But I failed to get any job.

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