ICAR-CIBA technologies in brackishwater aquaculture elicited huge interest in the ‘Aqua Goa Fish Festival.’ Hosted by Government of Goa during 7-10th December 2017

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ICAR-CIBA, Chennai showcased the novel technologies at the exhibition ‘Aqua Goa Fish Festival, Panaji, Goa’ organized by the Government of Goa during 7th to 10th December 2017. Smt. Mridula Sinha, Hon’ble Governor of Goa & Shri. Manohar Parikar, Chief Minister of Goa visited the ICAR –CIBA Stall on 7th December 2017 and interacted with the…

ICAR- CIBA Celebrated World Fisheries Day Celebrations at Koovathur Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu – 21st November 2017

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  The World Fisheries Day was established to draw attention to the importance of fisheries and fish farming and to focus to the issues such as overfishing, habitat destruction and other serious threats to the sustainability of global marine and freshwater resources. CIBA celebrated this day on 21st November 2017 at Keelarkollai village in Koovathur…

Propagation of native, Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus) in Sirkhazhi, Tamil Nadu

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Scientists from ICAR-Central Institute of brackishwater aquaculture (CIBA), a premier research institute in the country, are exploring ways to increase farmer’s profitability by promoting species diversification. Though exotic shrimp vannamei has totally captured coastal aquaculture diaspora contributing almost 4.06 lakh tonnes with Rs 26,000 crores, this has its demerit as single species and imported broodstock…

Under the Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) Programme of ICAR: ICAR-CIBA’s initiative on innovative student project module on brackishwater aquaculture – 27 October 2017

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  Farming in land or water is the noble occupation and farmers consider it as their way of life. As on day, India is self-sufficient and self-reliant in food production and also exporting food grains. However, due to less profitability and an attitudinal bias towards city based jobs participation of the younger generation in farming…