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Navsari-Gujarat Research centre of ICAR-CIBA demonstrated farming of whiteleg shrimp P. vannamei as a livelihood option for SC communities in Navsari and Vejalpore in Matwad village in Gujarat during May to September, 2022 under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP). Based on their request, shrimp farming was taken up as an activity under the SCSP on Self-Help…

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between ICAR-CIBA, Chennai, represented by Dr. K.P. Jithendran, Director and Mr. Ganesh, a progressive farmer from Karnataka on 23rd September 2022 for transfer of cage-based pearlspot seed production technology to cater demand of pearlspot seeds for farming in the west coast. Subsequently, on 3rd Oct 2022, scientists of ICAR-CIBA conducted…

ICAR-CIBA conducted a six-day hands-on training programme on “Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in Brackishwater Shrimp Aquaculture” from 26th September to 1st October 2022. The training programme was organized with the goal of improving the technical skills on EHP diagnosis and management among various stakeholders. There were 11 participants from…

Navsari Gujarat Research Centre (NGRC) of ICAR-CIBA conducted a four day training programme on “Brackishwater cage farming of Asian seabass for project associates of Mangrove and Marine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation of Maharashtra from 28th September to 1st October, 2022. Mangrove foundation has been associated with ICAR-CIBA since 2018 and the collaborative research efforts have resulted in demonstration…

During 2021-22, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai under the Tribal STC and SCSP schemes initiated technological interventions viz., ‘Diversification of livelihoods among coastal tribal groups through brackishwater aquaculture technologies’ integrated with agro-based technologies for the Irular Tribal Groups and Scheduled Caste Families in Pulicat region of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. On 30th…