Makhana & other Aquatic Resources for Livelihood Diversification in Bihar by Professor Meera Mishra

"Makhana or gorgon nut is cultivated in the stagnant pools of northern Bihar, utter Pradesh, lower Assam, Manipur, Orissa,.Jammu and Kashmir etc. Its wild varieties are also found in Bangala desh, Japan, China, Russia etc. The makhana- fish combined cultivation provide sustenance to thousand of members of the fishing community. Makhana has nutritional and medicinal properties, and generates scope of improving cottage industries. Therefore, as there is a great export potential of this crop. The government of India has launched, several schemes on the crop. It is high time that steps were taken to boost our country economy by harnessing its natural resources to the optimum. The harvest of sadhana from the beds is an arduous task performed traditionally by fishing community. Thousand of stagnant pools spread over northern and North- Eastern India and abroad hold a great promise in this direction. The integration of ‘sadhana‘ with fish culture will definitely enhance the aquatic productivity, which will alleviate the income and economic conditions of the resources among poor farmers of the region. It is expected that this effort would fill in the gap existing in this field and shall be able to attract attention of the upcoming research workers, social scientist, agricultural scientists and planners etc.".
"Author- Prof. Saket Kushwaha Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi Univ., Arunachal Pradesh and former Vice- Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila Univ., Darbhanga, Bihar. Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness Management, Professor of Agriculture Economics (African and Indian Universities). Member Board of Management in JNKVU, Jabalpur, Member Governing Council, Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. Member Standing Committees (AIMS) Patna, Bihar, Academic Council AIMS, Patna. Author Prof. Meera Mishra Served as Professor and Head of the Univ. Dept. of Sociology, L.N.M.U., Darbhanga out of which served as Univ. Professor twenty years and total teaching experience thirty nine years in Lalit Narayan University, Darbhanga Bihar. Achieved seven medals of her credit which includes ‘Mother Teresa Global Award’, ‘Indira Gandhi Award and Gold Medal’, Best Personality of India Award’, ‘Best Indian Educationist Award’, ‘World Medal of Honour’, ‘Dronacharya Award’. The book published entitled, “Samajik Paribartan Evam Bhartiya Nari”. Conducted U.G.C. research Project on Makhana. Fifteen research papers at national and International repute have been published of credit. Served as Member of Academic Council, L. N. Mithila Univ., Darbhanga. Twelve students awarded Ph.D. degree under supervision."

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