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The workshop on the “GM crops and their derivatives for the aqua sector: Opportunities and way forward” was jointly organized by the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) and  the Biotech Consortium Pvt. Ltd (BCIL), on 25 July  2023 at ICAR-CIBA, Chennai. The main objective of this workshop was to create awareness and exploring market…

ICAR-CIBA formed a strategic alliance with an entrepreneur Mr. Raju Bhogil from Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra for establishing a small scale farm based feed mill.   Diversification of aquaculture is gaining considerable momentum in India in general and  Maharashtra in particular. Various species of finfish is being attempted for culture in inland and brackishwater in Maharashtra.…

Kakdwip Research Centre of ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (KRC of ICAR- CIBA) celebrated National Fish Farmers’ Day on 10th July, 2023 to commemorate the invention of induced breeding in Carp fish. A total of 50 brackishwater aquaculture farmers from three brackishwater districts of West Bengal viz. North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and…

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai, implemented interventions on “Community fish farming integrated with agro-based farming involving SC and ST communities” under the Scheduled Tribal Component (STC). Ten Irular tribal families of Laximipuram, Kattur Village, Minjur Taluk, Tiruvallur district were involved in this demonstration. Milkfish farming in pond and pens, seabass nursery rearing in…

ICAR-CIBA signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri  A.M.M. Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai,, Tamil Nadu on 4th  July, 2023 for evaluatin the efficacy of fishwaste converted CIBA-Plankton Plus in paddy crop.  Dr. Kuldeep K.Lal, Director, ICAR-CIBA stressed upon the need to explore the use of Plankton Plus in agriculture and horticulture crops…