Trout Farming Project Launched in Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan is implementing a Rs. 50 million trout farming project in District Ghizer as part of efforts to strengthen food security and support economic growth in the region.

According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has directed its development resources towards food and nutrition security through fisheries, trout farming, modern agriculture, and early childhood development programmes.

According to the report, the project titled “Ensuring Food Security and Economic Growth through Extension of Trout Farming in District Ghizer” is under implementation with a total cost of Rs. 50 million and an allocation of Rs. 22.8 million during the current year.

Gilgit-Baltistan is also implementing the “Targeting Blue Revolution towards Food, Nutrition and Livelihood Security through Conservation of Local Species in Gilgit-Baltistan” project with a total cost of Rs. 80 million and an allocation of Rs. 2.97 million.

Another project, “Improving Rural Livelihood and Food Security through Modern Agricultural Techniques in District Ghizer,” is being implemented with a total cost of Rs. 30 million and an allocation of Rs. 5.3 million.

According to the report, these initiatives form part of the region’s broader strategy to improve food and nutrition security through investments in fisheries, agriculture and related sectors.

The report also highlights several other nutrition-related programmes currently under implementation in Gilgit-Baltistan.

These include the Food Fortification Programme of the Food Department with a total cost of Rs. 99 million and an allocation of Rs. 5.5 million, and the School Meal Programme for Female Primary Schools with a total cost of Rs. 112.7 million and an allocation of Rs. 6.5 million.

The Gilgit-Baltistan Scaling Up Nutrition Programme Phase-II is also under implementation with a total cost of Rs. 72.7 million and an allocation of Rs. 2.4 million.

Gilgit-Baltistan’s development priorities reflect the region’s distinct ecological and geographic context, with a focus on food and nutrition security through fisheries, trout farming, modern agriculture and early childhood development initiatives.

The Rs. 50 million trout farming project in District Ghizer is among the key interventions currently being implemented to support food security and economic growth in the region.