Hazaribagh: India’s First Pearl Farming Cluster

Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state is set to emerge as India’s first and only pearl farming cluster.

  • This initiative is being led by the Fisheries Department, with government support to promote scientific aquaculture and generate employment.

Key Points

  • Pearl Cluster: Hazaribag was notified as the Pearl Cluster on 30 August 2024 under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
  • Objective: The project aims to promote scientific pearl cultivation, strengthen rural employment, and develop a structured ecosystem for production, training, and marketing.
  • Primary Species: For a brood bank specifically for Hyriopsis Cumingii (a high quality Vietnamese mussel species) a proposal has been moved.
  • Impact: ....
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