{
  "id": 12833787,
  "title": "From saline fields to 50 biofloc tanks: Punjab women rewrite the farm story with fisheries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/from-saline-fields-to-50-biofloc-tanks-punjab-women-rewrite-the-farm",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:25:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-women-farmers-aquaculture-shrimp-farming-pmmsy-subsidy-biofloc-jalandhar-10912360/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Jalandhar district of Punjab, Kamal Sahney, a BTech IT professional based in Canada, has transformed her 1.25-acre farm into an intensive aquaculture enterprise using 50 circular tanks lined up under a polysheet-covered shed. Each tank, nearly 7-8 feet deep and four metres wide, holds around 15,000 litres of water and fish seeds in a controlled environment. Sahney, who started her project in February, aims to sell 7-8 lakh fish seeds in her first year for Rs 1 to Rs 8 per piece, capitalizing on the off-season demand. Her project, costing around Rs 50 lakh with 60 per cent subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), showcases the potential for significant profits from a small area, with successful aquaculture ventures fetching over Rs 50 lakh from an acre or more.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Kamal Sahney transforms 1.25-acre farm into 50 biofloc tanks aquaculture",
    "Aims to sell 7-8 lakh fish seeds in first year at Rs 1 to Rs 8 per piece",
    "Project funded with Rs 50 lakh under PMMSY, yields over Rs 50 lakh profit"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}