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A “Hands-on skill development training on Aquafeed Preparation Techniques and Quality Control” was conducted by ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai, from 27th to 29th September 2022. This specialized training was aimed to offer skill development in indigenous aqua feed formulation, feed processing using extruder and pelletizer and feed management for sustainable brackishwater aquaculture.…

ICAR-CIBA organised “harvest mela cum workshop on biofloc based grow-out farming of shrimp for ecobased aquaculture at Muttukadu Experimental Station of ICAR-CIBA, Muttukadu, Tamil Nadu on 27.09.2022 under the SCSP scheme. About 25 farm families along with 5 beneficiary families were participated to witness the harvest under the SCSP schemes. The programme commenced with the…

ICAR-CIBA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fish workers Welfare Federation of India (FISHFED India), Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra for technology transfer of CIBA-PlanktonPlus on 27.09.2022. CIBA-PlanktonPlus is a value added product developed from fish-waste using a unique technology under Swachh Bharat Mission. It is a micro and macro nutrient rich hydrolysate which enhances the natural…

ICAR-CIBA organized a farmers awareness programme on ‘homestead mixotrophic rearing system in brackishwaters’ at Chellam theru, Marakkanam, Chengalpattu District of Tamil Nadu on 26.09.2022 under the SCSP scheme. About 55 scheduled caste women participated in the awareness programme. Dr. P.S. Shyne Anand, Senior Scientist, Crustacean Culture Division and programme coordinator briefed the gathering about the…

On 23rd September 2022, 41 students of first year Biochemistry, Ethiraj College for Women along with two faculty members visited the Muttukadu Experimental Station (MES) of ICAR-CIBA. On the same day, another batch of 47 students of first year from Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology & Nutrition, Apollo Arts and Science College, Madhavaram, Chennai, accompanied by three…