Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying launches “Report Fish Disease” App, contributing to the vision of “Digital India”. The app has been developed by ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR). A press release on the same was issued on 28th June, 2023.
The app will be a central platform for connecting and will integrate fish farmers, field-level officers and fish health experts seamlessly. The disease problem faced by the farmers which used to go unnoticed or not reported earlier, will reach to the experts and the problem will be addressed in efficient manner within a short period of time.
The farmers using this app will be able to connect directly to district fisheries officers and scientists. The Farmers and stakeholders can make self-reporting of diseases of finfish, shrimps and molluscs on their farms through this app for which scientific technical assistance will be provided through the same App by scientists/ Experts to the farmers. Early warning system and scientific advice being provided to the farmers will be helping the farmers to reduce their losses due to diseases and will further strengthen the disease reporting by fish farmers in the country.
