• Collection of clamshells
• Conditioning before operation
• Imposition of graft and nucleus
• Post operation caring of clamshells
• Rearing of implanted shells in the lake.
• Collecting the pearls and shell's produce.

Pearl fanning needs a lake of minimum 10 x10 feet or a bigger sized lake. To start pearl fanning the farmer needs to collect the clamshells first. After that a small operation is done upon which designer moulds like that of a Ganpati, Buddha or flowers etc of 4 to 6 millimeter diameter is inserted in each clamshell. Then the shell is closed. These shells are kept in nylon bags for 10 days nurturing with natural fodder and antibiotics. They are checked daily and dead shells are removed. Then the shells are put into the lake. For this they are kept in nylon bags (two shells per bag) and hung in the lake with the help of a bamboo stick or PVC pipe and let loose in the lake at the depth of 1 meter. The sticky secretion deposits around the nucleus and in the end take the shape of a pearl. The designer slits open the shell and takes away the pearl after about 8 10 months.

• Their outer cover and muscles become loose. Shells should not be kept out of water for long.
• After the muscles loosen, a small granule of sand is inserted inside the shell through a hole, 2 to 3 mm in size, made on the surface of the shells.
• After the operation the clamshells are kept in a post operative tank for 10 days with some medicines.
• After 10 days these clamshells are taken out and kept in the main tank and checked every 5-6 days. To maintain the oxygen level of the water in the tank, it has to be rotated.
• For these 10 days the clamshells are checked every day.
• When the sand granule irritates the sell, it starts secreting the sticky matter.
• The shells are kept in nylon bags (2-3 per bag) and hung in the lake with the help of a bamboo stick or PVC pipe. After 15 to 20 months the pearl gets ready and you can take them out by breaking the cover.

If you are interested in doing business with minimum investment and get good profit, then this news is useful for you. You can achieve your this financial goal by doing pearl farming. By investing just 2 lakh rupees you can earn about Rs. 20 lakh in a year. Start with investing Rs. 20,000: One clamshell costs about Rs.20 to 30. The cost of pearls from 1 mm to 20mm is about Rs.300 to Rs.1, 500 in the market. Nowadays the designer pearls have a good demand for which you can get good returns. Compared to Indian market you can earn well by exporting pearls to foreign markets. Also you can sell the shells after getting the pearls out of it. These shells are used as decorative material.

• You can start pearl manufacturing by rearing 100 clamshells. Each clamshell costs about Rs. 15 to 25.
• For this the expenses on structure set up will be about 10 to 12,000 rupees, 1,000 rupees for water treatment and 1,000 rupees to buy instruments.
• Calculating thus, if your pearls are of good quality, you can earn about 1 lakh rupees within 15 to 20 months.
• Earnings can be in lakhs.
• After 15 to 20 months, one pearl gets ready in one clamshell for which the price you can get in the market is from 300 to 1500 rupees.
• For good quality and designer pearls you can get much more prices estimated to about 10000 rupees in the international market.
• You can increase the number of clamshells as per your resources. For example, if you rear 2000 clamshells, the expenses will be nearly 2 lakh rupees.

• Pearls are generally round, but through farming you can rear designer pearls which are costly.
• Moulds of different shapes (Ganesh, Christ, Cross, flowers etc) are inserted in the shells. After the whole process the pearls take the same shape.
• There is a great demand for such pearls in our country and in foreign countries and they sell at much higher prices than the common pearls.Calculating thus, if your pearls are of good quality, you can earn about 1 lakh rupees within 15 to 20 months.
• If the quality is good, a single pearl can be sold from 300 to 15,000 rupees.
• It is very important to sell the produce after fanning. But it is not so with pearls.
• Thousands of merchants deal in pearls in cities like Hyderabad, Surat, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
• Agents of big companies are spread across the country and come in contact with pearl manufacturers.
• Apart from this, you can sell your pearls through internet or other such media.

There is an increased demand for pearls everywhere including India, but due to exploitation and pollution, its production is decreasing. To fulfill the domestic demand, India is importing pearls in heavy quantity from the international market every year. My motherland emits gold and pearls. Truly our country has a long sea coastal line and many perennial rivers and lakes. Apart from fishing, our unemployed youth and farmers can earn good profit now by rearing pearls.

The fanners bearing the disasters because of draught and bad monsoon as well as the jobless students should come forward in the field of pearl rearing because the demand of pearls in and out of the country the future of pearl farming seems bright. Many youth from different states have accepted pearl farming as a profession.

• Registration
• Introduction
• Collection of clamshells
• The method of putting them in the bag after operation.
• The method of putting them in the pond.
• The method of making designer pearls.
• The method of making the nucleus of a round pearl.
• The method of inserting the design in the shells and discussion on all these factors.

Information about pearls:

• 2 hours - basic information (uses, benefit, investment and legible discount)
• 2 days - complete information (with all technical details)

Information about pearls:

• Consulting: the consulting on pearl farming will be of the company
• Raw material: Will be provided by the company. The cost of the raw material will be decided as per the timing and circumstances. (cost: 15 rupees per each clamshell) Care of the pearl farm by the company
• For farm with 2000 clamshells 1 visit will be paid every 2 months.
• For farm with 5000 or more clamshells 1 visit will be paid every month.
• You can sell the ready produce directly in the market. This depends on the shape, looks and color of the pearls.
• It is necessary to consult the informed person of the company for the selection of the place

• Deducting the mortality rate to about 20%, the pearls produced in the clamshells are saleable.
• Designer pearls get ready in a year while round pearls take 2 years to get ready.
• 2 designer pearls are obtained from one clamshell. The price of each is Rs.100.
• One round pearl is obtained from one clamshell, the price ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 1500. If maintained longer, more weight in carats can be obtained.
• The formula to decide the number of clamshells suitable to your space is as follows: length + breadth + depth x 3 = number of clamshells.
• You need to appoint an operator for operation (surgery). The company will help to train the operator.
• The company provides the surgery set for the operation of the shells, the price of which is Rs. 1200.
• The designer dye can be obtained from the company the price of which is Rs. 1,000.
• Designer dye and round nucleus will be provided by the company as per the placed order.
• One caretaker is necessary to be appointed for the maintenance of the lake.
• Training will be given on two bases:
  • for information
  • With agreement (MOU).
• Complete responsibility for the fish rearing done along with pearl farming will be of the company. Inserting seeds, maintenance, buying fish, buyback will be done as per the market rate at the given time.