Our work beyond the farm gate

Five areas where ADS works to strengthen aquatic livelihoods, from climate-resilient ponds and insurance to women-led enterprises and safe drinking water, with results from the field.

Our interventions

Five areas of work

How Aqua Doctor Solutions groups its work with farmers, communities and institutions.

01

Rural livelihood improvement

  • Aquaculture-based livelihood
  • Climate resilient aquaculture for pond-based ecosystems
  • Water-based enterprise development
02

Access to finance and leverage

  • Aquaculture insurance
  • Financial support from government and semi-government organisations
03

Institution building and empowerment

  • Support to FFPOs and SHGs
  • Support to fisheries institutes and KVKs
04

Education, training and skill building

  • Aqua Learning sessions
  • Community development programme, Sundarbans coastal areas
05

Health, nutrition and sanitation

  • Value-added products and services
  • Desalination water filtration

Results from the field

What the work has achieved

Figures and outcomes as reported in the Aqua Doctor Solutions Annual Report 2025.

A solar-powered boat aerator on a village pond
Climate resilient aquaculture

Solar-powered aerators in Kajla village

25farmers adopted climate-resilient practices

With support from IITG–TIDF, ADS introduced solar-powered aerators in Kajla village. The intervention ensures reliable oxygen supply without electricity or fuel, reducing costs, improving fish survival and supporting sustainable, low-carbon livelihoods.

Women from coastal families at a training meeting
Aquatic livelihood

Steadier incomes for coastal families

120coastal families in West Bengal

ADS strengthened aquatic livelihoods by promoting scientific and sustainable aquaculture practices. Through training and field support, 120 coastal families improved productivity, reduced risks and achieved more stable incomes.

Women entrepreneurs at a community event
Aqua enterprise development

Supporting women entrepreneurs in aquatic livelihoods

Together with micro and small enterprises, and with Community-Based Organisations, Self-Help Groups, Fisheries Cooperatives and Farmers' Producer Organisations, ADS fosters inclusive economic growth and gender empowerment.

Fish farming training, handholding support and enterprise-oriented solutions help strengthen women-led businesses and their economic independence.

Farmers and ADS staff outside a cooperative office
Access to finance

Insurance and financial support

25farmers insured with National Insurance

ADS facilitated aqua insurance coverage to protect fish farmers from disease outbreaks, natural calamities and production losses. The organisation has also received financial support from government and semi-government organisations, such as NABARD, to scale up its interventions.

A meeting with a fish farmers' producer organisation
FFPOs and SHGs

2,000+ farmers and 10 FPCs/FFPOs

Technical, enterprise and market support that promotes scientific aquaculture and collective growth across the ADS network.

A drone flying over a fish pond
Fishery institutes and KVKs

MoUs with 5+ institutes and KVKs

Technical support, training and field demonstrations to promote scientific and climate-resilient aquaculture.

A classroom training session
Aqua Learning

100+ sessions last year

Online and offline training at institutes on fisheries and employment, promoting aquapreneurship development.

Poster of fish fillet products: tilapia, basa and bhetki fillets
Value-added products

10+ products, engaging 20+ women

Fish value-added products that increase income and reduce post-harvest losses, with hygienic processing and enterprise development.

A desalination water filtration unit
Desalination water filtration

Safe drinking water in the Sundarbans

A desalination filtration system that provides safe, affordable drinking water and reduces the financial burden on households in salinity-affected areas.

Community engagement through aquaculture

Adopt the Village in East Midnapore

Kajla Janakalyan Samity (KJKS) and Aqua Doctor Solutions, in collaboration with Upakulia Primary Matsyajeebi Samabay Samity Ltd. (UPMSS), run a transformative initiative in East Medinipur, West Bengal, to revolutionise sustainable aquaculture and rural livelihoods.

Despite the region's vast inland water resources, only part of them are productively utilised. The project's core mission is to enhance incomes, create jobs and establish a climate-resilient aquaculture value chain through eco-friendly technologies.

591,476hectares of inland water resources
48.56%productively utilised
750+cooperative members, 52% women

Five Gram Panchayats

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Handing over support under the Adopt the Village programme
Community programme with women cooperative members
A farmer holding fish from his pond

Projects and engagements

Programmes, summits and new technology

Projects we run, summits we take part in, and technology we bring to the pond.

Guests at the Aqua North-East Summit 2025
Community engagement programme · 12th December

Aqua North-East Summit 2025, Guwahati

Organised by ADS with Fishery News as media partner at Taj Vivanta, Guwahati. The summit brings together aquaculture experts, scientists, farmers and businesses from across India to share knowledge, showcase innovations and discuss strategies to strengthen fisheries and aquatic livelihoods in the North-East.

Dr. Barman speaking at the UP fisheries summit
Summit · 2025

Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Growth and Investment Summit 2025

A river landscape in Jhargram
Project

Integrated Aqua Tourism in Jhargram

The ADS stall at the ASEAN Economic Forum
International

ASEAN Economic Forum Summit, Bali, Indonesia

A drone over a fish pond
Technology

Drone application in aquaculture pond monitoring

Delegates on stage at the Blue Economy summit
Summit

Blue Economy Summit, KIIT, Odisha

The Matsya Sathi app presented on a large screen
Launch

Matsya Sathi app

India's first integrated aquaculture companion app, from ADS.

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