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ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai conducted a hands-on training programme on ‘Seed production and farming of brackishwater finfishes’ from 5th to 9th September, 2022. The training programme was inaugurated by Dr. K.P. Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai and briefed about the importance of species diversification and farming systems to attain sustainability in the aquaculture sector. Fifteen…

Kakdwip Research Centre of ICAR-CIBA conducted seven days hands-on training on “Farming and seed production technology of brackishwater fishes” from 01st to 07th September, 2022 for the aquapreneures, farmers and students engaged with brackishwater aquaculture and fish seed production. Dr. Debasis De, Officer-in-Charge, inaugurated the training programme and briefed the trainees about recent practices of…

As a part of mandatory educational tour, Final year Biotechnology students (41 no’s), IIIrd year B. Sc. Agri. (Hons) (180 no’s) and IIIrd year B. Sc. Horticulture (Hons) (52 no’s) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana visited the Muttukadu Experimental Station (MES) of ICAR-CIBA in six batches from 22.08.2022 to 02.09.2022. Each batch was accompanied by…

On 6th September, 2022 Shri. Biplab Roy Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries, Govt. of West Bengal visited Kakdwip Research Center of ICAR-CIBA. Dr. Debasis De, Officer-in-Charge, KRC-CIBA briefed the research activities of the centre and its importance for the eastern region of the country. The Hon’ble minister witnessed the ongoing activities such as pond reared…

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), under the Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) initiated a programme on “mud crab farming in tide-fed ponds” as an alternative livelihood option for Irular tribal groups in the tide-fed ponds of Kulathumedu village in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. These Irular families are traditionally crab, shrimp and clam collectors and fishers. ICAR-CIBA…