Fisheries

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand, gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. Fishing may include catching aquatic animals other than fish also. Fisheries and aquaculture not provides fish as a food option but it also provides direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state. The Department of Fisheries is carrying out various schemes for development of Fisheries in the state.

Dairy

Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation Ltd. (abbreviated as UCDF Ltd.) is an apex level State Federation of District Milk Cooperative Unions in the state of Uttarakhand. It was established in the year 2001, under registration no; 555, dated12-03-2001, with its head office at Mangal Parao, Haldwani (Nainital) for the successful implementation of the Dairy Programme within the state. Organization has registered brand name, known as “AANCHAL".

Sheep and Goat

Over 10,000 Sheep and Goat Farmers of Uttarakhand including 70% women are organised into Primary Sheep and Goat Societies under the roof of Uttarakhand Sheep Goat Rabbit Farmers’ Cooperative Federation Limited [USGCF]. An economically viable unit of twenty females and one male of higher genetic potential are being established for each cooperative farmer member under this project supported by NCDC.

Co-operative

A Co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.

Uttarakhand Cooperative Development Programme - (UKCDP)

Uttarakhand Cooperative Development Project (UKCDP) is India’s first integrated cooperative development project which is aimed to improve rural economy by giving a boost to the cooperative, agriculture and allied sectors through Multi-Purpose Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (MPACS). About 8-10 lakhs small and marginal farmers of the state would be directly benefited from UKCDP