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ICAR-CIBA is undertaking fisheries based livelihood development interventions for the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe families in Pulicat region of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.  As part of it, three days training cum exposure visit was conducted during 27th – 29th December 2023 for 25 SC and ST beneficiaries from Kattur colony, Kattur laximipuram and Senjiamman…

ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai organised “Brackishwater Aquaculture Farmers Meet” at Ellavur, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu on 22nd December, 2023 to observe the World Soil Day. About 75 shrimp farmers from the Gummidipoondi taluk participated in the programme. In his presidential address, Dr. M. Muralidhar, Principal Scientist emphasized the importance of maintaining the…

National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas is celebrated every year 23rd December 2023 in the honor of Chaudhary Charan Singh who was the fifth Prime Minister of India. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has observed the Kisan Diwas as an activity of Swachhata Pakhwada at Kasimedu fishing harbour, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,…

ICAR-CIBA takes immense pride in announcing that it has achieved significant milestone by getting National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation as per the standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017, solidifying the position as one among the few select ICAR institutes recognized for its state-of-the-art facility and ability in the field of biological testing. The…

ICAR-Central institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture have developed a cleaned stock of Indian white shrimp (P.indicus) which is growing on par with P.vannamei shrimp for species diversification in shrimp farming. The cleaned broodstock bred indicus shrimp seeds were given to shrimp farmers to assess its production potential at farmers ponds under the “Genetic Improvement Programme of…