DG, ICAR inaugurates Business Development Centre at ICAR-CIFA

26th December 2022, Bhubaneswar

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) visited ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture today. He inaugurated the new facility “Business Development Center” constructed with the support of RKVY. The new facility will provide hand-holding support to the aquapreneurs and Start-ups.

Dr Pathak had an interaction with all the staffs of ICAR-CIFA and heads of other ICAR institutes located in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. He stressed on ‘One ICAR’ wherein the disciplinary boundaries of the institutes will merge and the institutes will serve the farming community in a better way. The DG emphasized the need for science to generate technologies, and products. Reaching out the farmers and enabling them practice in a profitable way is the focus of the whole agricultural research and extension system said Dr. Pathak.

He also visited Kristi Vigyan Kendra located in the Institute campus

Dr P. K. Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA & National Professor briefed about the significance research achievement and other activities of the Institute.

An exhibition of farm produces and value-added products developed by Women Self Help Groups was  also organized in the KVK campus. Dr Pathak was impressed with the Farmers Producers Organisations, promoted by KVK and laid emphasis on sound business plans for its growth.

(Source: ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar)